GreenCitizen

It was a very convenient location for me to drop off old computer and cables but noticed as of today they are closed and now sign saying where they moving to. Now have to find another recycling center :-(

Definitely not worth it for old electronics. Other places take it for free. Might be good for hard drives, but not for simple things like printers, etc.

These guys are awesome! Super friendly staff, and they take all kinds of stuff (e-​waste, old CDs, working electronics, etc). They even have the ability to recycle clean white styrofoam! Note that they are closed on Sundays and Mondays.
*** Note that they have recently had to change their policy (effective May 11, 2015 I believe) and they now charge for e-​waste: $ 0.50 per pound. ***

Recycled batteries, old CD-​Rs and RWs, cell phones, a LAPTOP with secure and authorized destruction certification! (for $ 20!), and a ton of old cables and remotes.
Super easy and while it’s a relatively cramped space and the organization is somewhat questionnable, I really appreciate the service that these guys are providing!
You can recycle a ton of stuff for free and it’s just so nice to be able to dump a lot of electronic doodles that you have lying around and not have to worry about where it’s going. Definitely worth a trip at least once a year!

I searched everywhere for a place that recycles (or ideally, reuses) CRT TV sets. Green Citizen accepted them for free! They told me they manage to reuse 30% of the electronics they receive. I was delighted to hear it, since the TVs I brought in are in perfect working order and have beautiful pictures.
The staff was friendly and helped us get the heavy TVs from my car into their building. I recommend their courteous and much-​needed service.

5 stars Unilocal defines as «As Good As It Gets» and GreenCitizen is definitely that!
So easy, so helpful and so convenient and at no cost. I had a huge TV sitting around for too long and finally found GreenCitizen. They’ll take anything that plugs in and they can even destroy computer drives for you.
GO THERE!

You should definitely visit this place if you have any old electronics sitting around… It’s free and couldn’t be simpler… I just brought in an old CRT tv and just had to fill out short eform.
Also I never write reviews but I think it’s important to help out businesses that are great.

Free to drop off my lap top! A very friendly girl working explained to my confused self as to how they make a profit if electronics drop off is free. Took about 3 minutes. Parking very easy!

Unilocal helped me find this place and it is THE place to go. FREE recycling.
Easy to get to at Showers and El Camino Real near the Whole Foods there, parking lot is big enough, they provide you with a cart to roll your items in, NO CHARGE for computers and flat screens and just about everything, to my knowledge (another reviewer says they charge for cassette and VHS tapes, $ 5 a box).
Friendly helpful staff, I was in and out of the parking lot in 10 minutes.

Great way to safely dispose of old electronics. Fast and easy. Conveniently located. Free except for styrofoam. Parking right in front. Nice staff. I’ll definitely be coming back.

Really convenient. Just drop off almost anything electronic. Parking right in front the several times I’ve been there (plus they have carts).

Took less than 10 seconds to drop off huge box of used electronics and go — very easy!

Drama free, super fast and efficient! Highly recommend this place to recycle electronic junk!

Great service this place provides– recycling electronics at no charge, plus a sweet frequent-​recyclers program. Convenient location and hours. Will definitely bring all my old electronics here in the future!

GreenCitizen might have charged for electronic recycling in the past, but they don’t now — with the exception of cassette and videotapes at $ 5 a box. I had 2 VHS tapes and a handful of microcassettes, and the customer service person was nice and just took them — turns out it’s $ 5 for a bankers box and I didn’t have that many. I appreciated the kindness there!
I’ve gone back a few more times after helping others downsize, and never had a problem with parking or customer service. You might spend a whopping minute there if you bring in a screen, as you need to enter a name and address for state regulations, but otherwise this is a great deal.

This is definitely a service that is much needed in this area! I appreciated that they took almost everything from our small office — including all the cords, accessories, and the weird/​random electronic things we couldn’t even identify. We’re VERY happy to get that stuff out of the closet! And the cost of disposing of the harddrive was well worth it — we couldn’t wipe it ourselves (because the CD-​Rom drive was broken), so appreciated that they could take care of that for us.
My only complaint — their employees need more training on professional conduct in general. I was very turned off at the beginning when they had their employee vehicles parked in the spaces reserved for customers — when I have 100+ lbs of electronic equipment to drop-​off, I’m NOT parking in the street. Also, they could clearly see that I had a ton of stuff to unload, but no one offered to help (or even to just help keep the door open while I manhandled the now heavy cart inside!!!). And later, when I called to ask them a question that they couldn’t answer immediately, I was asked to call back — because apparently they couldn’t be bothered to write down my name/​number and call me back?
So — glad they were in existence, will definitely return, but more than a little frustrated by their customer care (or lack there of).

I dropped by a few months ago to recycle an old-​and-​busted desktop computer and a handful of miscellaneous computer parts. They took everything I had for free.
Visit their website to see a full list of items they accept; some are free to recycle and some aren’t (there are certain conditions, etc., you know, asterisks and stuff).

Oh heck no! I refuse to pay any money to recycle any type of electronics!

Came here today with my boss to recycle some old electronics from our office since we are in the process of moving offices. Very helpful woman was assisting us today. They have plenty of carts to use to haul your items from your car to the inside of the store.
Monitors are free to recycle but everything else costs $ to recycle which we were okay with. It was worth the $ 40 not to look at it cluttering up our office anymore and for $ 40 we recycled A LOT of stuff, including old batteries.
Definitely will be back in the future to recycle more items if needed.

They just moved here a few weeks ago, between the Whole Foods and Peets coffee in downtown palo alto.
It’s nice to come in and actually have the president and CEO talk to you personally, tell you how business is going, while also asking questions about you. I never met the guy before but he was immediately warm and personable, and very energetic.
Sure, it costs money to recycle some things, like the 10 year old desktop computer I brought in, but they will clean your hard drive (if reusing), or crash your drive (if recycling) for you. That’s worth the convenience and peace of mind.
I hope they thrive and take over the world!