Electronics Recycling in Moorpark, CA
Moorpark e-waste events take printers, phones, radios, DVD players, tablets and game consoles; Community Cleanup events do not take electronics.
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Before you go
- List each device; operators often price printers, phones and audio equipment differently.
- Erase phones and remove memory cards before you drop them off.
- Ask whether there’s a per-pound or per-item fee.
California rules
- DTSC lists typical e-waste as TVs, monitors, tablets, laptops, computers, printers, VCRs, DVD players, cell phones, telephones and radios. Source: DTSC: Electronic Hazardous Waste (E-Waste) (opens in new tab)
- Smashing or destroying e-waste without authorization is illegal, including in rage rooms. Source: DTSC: Electronic Hazardous Waste (E-Waste) (opens in new tab)
More California rules (12)
- The Cell Phone Recycling Act of 2004 requires cell phone retailers to have a take-back program for customers' used cell phones. Source: DTSC: Electronic Hazardous Waste (E-Waste) (opens in new tab)
- Battery-embedded products such as many cell phones, smart watches, wireless speakers and headphones carry a recycling fee of 1.5% of the retail price, capped at $15 per device. Source: CalRecycle: Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Fee (opens in new tab)
- The CEW recycling fee is not a deposit and is not refunded when you recycle. Source: CalRecycle: Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Fee (opens in new tab)
- Unwanted covered electronic devices are universal waste and may not go in household trash. Source: DTSC: Covered Electronic Devices (opens in new tab)
- DTSC says e-waste (any unwanted electronic device or CRT) is a universal waste in California, a type of hazardous waste, and must go to an authorized e-waste handler, not household trash. Source: DTSC: Electronic Hazardous Waste (E-Waste) (opens in new tab)
- CalRecycle's banned-from-trash list says not to throw electronic devices in the trash, including TVs, monitors, laptops, computer CPUs, printers, radios, microwave ovens, VCRs and phones. Source: CalRecycle: Waste Banned from the Trash (opens in new tab)
- DTSC says universal wastes (batteries, electronic waste, CRTs, lamps, mercury wastes, non-empty aerosol cans and PV modules) must go to a designated handler or recycler and cannot go in household trash or landfills. Source: DTSC: Universal Waste (opens in new tab)
- It is illegal to dispose of household hazardous waste in the trash, down the drain, or by abandonment; it must go to a household hazardous waste facility. Source: DTSC: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- DTSC lists antifreeze, batteries, e-waste, household cleaners, paints, pesticides, pool cleaners, solvents, used oil and mercury wastes among common household hazardous wastes. Source: DTSC: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- Many cities and counties run household hazardous waste collection programs; DTSC keeps a map of HHW facilities. Source: DTSC: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- Many HHW facilities keep set days and hours, some cap daily amounts, some only hold events once or twice a year, and many require an appointment. Source: DTSC: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- CalRecycle says it is illegal to dispose of hazardous waste in the garbage, down storm drains or onto the ground. Source: CalRecycle: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (35)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- City of Camarillo: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Camarillo
- The City holds two HHW drop-off events on the second consecutive Friday and Saturday of each month; book online or call (805) 987-0717. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Waste is only accepted by appointment. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Accepted items include household and auto batteries, electronics/e-waste, and latex or oil-based paint. Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare drop-off site locator data (sites.json) (opens in new tab) · PaintCare
- PaintCare lists City of Camarillo HHW Facility at 880 Verdulera St, Camarillo 93010 as a paint drop-off site (HHW and VSQG Businesses in Camarillo Moorpark Oxnard Port Hueneme Santa Paula Thousand Oaks Unincorporated Ventura County). Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Moorpark: Community Cleanup Events (opens in new tab) · City of Moorpark
- Accepted items include mattresses, box springs, pots and pans, barbecues and patio furniture; not accepted: motor oil, hazardous waste, refrigerators, electronic waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Exclusively for City of Moorpark residents; appointments limited to 12 items. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Moorpark: E-Waste and Paper Shredding (opens in new tab) · City of Moorpark
- The City hosts free e-waste and shredding events for Moorpark residents on third Saturdays in January, May and September at 627 Fitch Avenue. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Accepted e-waste: televisions (all screen types), computers, monitors, cell phones, printers, radios, VCR/DVD players, tablets, game consoles. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Events are by appointment only; walk-ins are not accepted; residential properties in Moorpark only. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The service is only for residential properties in the City of Moorpark. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Moorpark: Free Landfill Days (opens in new tab) · City of Moorpark
- The Simi Valley Landfill offers Moorpark residents two Free Landfill Days a year; residents may drop off extra trash, bulky items and recyclables at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Hazardous materials, electronic waste and biological/medical waste are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Moorpark: Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Moorpark
- Moorpark residents may take HHW free to the Camarillo location (second Friday-Saturday of each month, call 805-987-0717) or Simi Valley; the City pays. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Port Hueneme: Universal & Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Port Hueneme
- Oil-based paint, solvents and other hazardous waste go to Clean Harbors, 880 W Verdulera Street, Camarillo, free for Port Hueneme residents by appointment. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CalRecycle: Thank You for Recycling Your Electronic Waste! (consumer flyer) (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
- CalRecycle says Californians have many opportunities to recycle unwanted e-waste with an authorized collector at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Because the state pays collectors only for e-waste from California, collectors of TVs and monitors ask for your name and address. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CalRecycle: Electronic Waste Management (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
- The CEW Recycling Program, set up under the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003, provides all Californians with convenient recycling for unwanted electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Since January 1, 2026, SB 1215 adds covered battery-embedded products (products with batteries not easily removed by the user) to the CEW Recycling Program. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CalRecycle: Covered Electronic Waste (CEW) Recycling Program (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
- Covered electronic devices are video display devices with screens over four inches diagonally: CRT TVs and monitors; LCD/LED TVs, monitors, laptops, tablets, smart displays and portable DVD players; plasma TVs; and OLED TVs, monitors, laptops and tablets. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CalRecycle: SB 1215 Covered Battery-Embedded Products (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
- A covered battery-embedded product contains a battery not designed to be easily removed by the user with common household tools; certain medical devices, energy storage systems and e-cigarettes are excluded. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CalRecycle points people to its eRecycle directory to find a local e-waste collector. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DTSC: Covered Electronic Devices (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
- Unwanted covered electronic devices are universal waste and may not go in household trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DTSC: Electronic Hazardous Waste (E-Waste) (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
- DTSC says e-waste (any unwanted electronic device or CRT) is a universal waste in California, a type of hazardous waste, and must go to an authorized e-waste handler, not household trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DTSC lists typical e-waste as TVs, monitors, tablets, laptops, computers, printers, VCRs, DVD players, cell phones, telephones and radios. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Smashing or destroying e-waste without authorization is illegal, including in rage rooms. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The Cell Phone Recycling Act of 2004 requires cell phone retailers to have a take-back program for customers' used cell phones. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CalRecycle: Waste Banned from the Trash (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
- CalRecycle's banned-from-trash list says not to throw electronic devices in the trash, including TVs, monitors, laptops, computer CPUs, printers, radios, microwave ovens, VCRs and phones. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CalRecycle: Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Fee (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
- Battery-embedded products such as many cell phones, smart watches, wireless speakers and headphones carry a recycling fee of 1.5% of the retail price, capped at $15 per device. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The CEW recycling fee is not a deposit and is not refunded when you recycle. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DTSC: Universal Waste (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
- DTSC says universal wastes (batteries, electronic waste, CRTs, lamps, mercury wastes, non-empty aerosol cans and PV modules) must go to a designated handler or recycler and cannot go in household trash or landfills. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DTSC: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
- It is illegal to dispose of household hazardous waste in the trash, down the drain, or by abandonment; it must go to a household hazardous waste facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DTSC lists antifreeze, batteries, e-waste, household cleaners, paints, pesticides, pool cleaners, solvents, used oil and mercury wastes among common household hazardous wastes. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Many cities and counties run household hazardous waste collection programs; DTSC keeps a map of HHW facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Many HHW facilities keep set days and hours, some cap daily amounts, some only hold events once or twice a year, and many require an appointment. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CalRecycle: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
- CalRecycle says it is illegal to dispose of hazardous waste in the garbage, down storm drains or onto the ground. Checked October 26, 2026.
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