Electronic waste recycling in Kearny Mesa
Electronic waste recycling in Kearny Mesa at 5450 Kearny Mesa Rd
You can drop off old electronics at 5450 Kearny Mesa Rd, inside Associated Storage, next to SR-163. Check in at the storage office. It's open every day, and you don't need an appointment. It also takes small appliances such as vacuums, toasters and coffee makers. With weekday hours until 6 PM, electronic waste recycling in Kearny Mesa fits around a workday.
What to expect
How drop-off works at Kearny Mesa
Step 1
Drive to Associated Storage
Drive to Associated Storage at 5450 Kearny Mesa Rd, which is close to SR-163 and SR-52.
Step 2
Check in at the office
Check in at the Associated Storage office and say you're dropping off electronics for Dream E-Waste.
Step 3
Unload with our team
After that, staff will point you to our unit, where our team helps unload.
Accepted here
What you can bring for electronic waste recycling in Kearny Mesa
The Kearny Mesa recycling center takes electronics and small appliances. Microwaves, large appliances, scrap metal and bulbs go to Point Loma or Chula Vista, as listed below.
Cell phones, tablets, cameras, game consoles, stereos and other home electronics.
Keyboards, mice, webcams, speakers, headsets, docks and other computer accessories.
Hard drives, SSDs, USB sticks, backup tapes, CDs and DVDs. Every drive is destroyed by default.
Vacuums, toasters, coffee makers, blenders and other small household appliances. Microwaves go to Point Loma, Chula Vista or San Marcos.
Not accepted here
What the Kearny Mesa recycling center can't take
- Microwaves, large appliances, scrap metal, fluorescent bulbs, bikes and pallets go to our Point Loma recycling center, about 12 minutes away (appliance recycling).
- Loose household batteries go to Point Loma, Chula Vista or San Marcos. From here, Point Loma is closest, about 12 minutes away (battery recycling).
- Servers, rack-mount equipment and other large or industrial items are collected through our business electronics recycling pickup instead.
- Solar panels need an email with photos first, because we never take them as a walk-in (solar panel recycling).
- Damaged, swollen, leaking or burned loose batteries can't be accepted at any of our sites. Take them to the City of San Diego Miramar Recycling Center, by appointment through the City's website, and read how to handle a swollen battery. Batteries still inside a device are fine.
- Also, we can't take trash, furniture, mattresses, cardboard, construction debris, hazardous waste (paint, chemicals, fuel), medical waste or gas cylinders that still hold pressure at any of our sites.
Not sure about an item?
Check the full list of items we recycle, or call us at (619) 889-1305 before you drive over.
Compare what each site takes on our San Diego e-waste drop-off locations page.
Services
More services for electronic waste recycling in Kearny Mesa
Besides drop-off at Kearny Mesa, we offer free pickup, data destruction and business recycling across San Diego County.
Six sites across San Diego County with no appointment. Electronics are free to drop off.
Five or more computers, laptops, monitors, servers, printers or TVs? We collect them free anywhere in San Diego County.
Residential Electronics Recycling
Household TVs, computers, phones and small electronics, dropped off or picked up from your home.
Business Electronics Recycling
Office clean-outs, IT refreshes and server rooms, with certified data destruction and recycling records.
Pickups for apartments, HOAs and commercial properties, including move-out clean-outs and bulk items.
Tracked, documented retirement of company IT, from inventory to data destruction and recycling.
Servers, storage and networking removed with a documented chain of custody and NIST 800-88 data destruction.
Recover value from retired IT through evaluation, buyback and resale, with certified recycling for the rest.
Drives are crushed or shredded by default, with witnessed destruction and a Certificate of Destruction on request.
On-Site Hard Drive Destruction
We destroy drives at your office, so the data never leaves your building.
Electronics processed under the R2v3 standard at our certified Point Loma facility.
Free community collection events with schools, businesses and neighborhood groups.
Data security
Data security for electronic waste recycling in Kearny Mesa
Every computer, laptop, tablet and phone left here goes to our processing sites, including our R2v3-certified Point Loma facility, where each data-bearing device is wiped and its drive physically destroyed by default. To watch drives being destroyed or get a Certificate of Destruction, use our Point Loma recycling center instead, about 12 minutes away, or book on-site hard drive destruction for your business. California's rules for e-waste are explained by CalRecycle's electronic waste program.
Our registrations: CalRecycle CEWID 127772, U.S. EPA ID CAL000484577 and California DTSC facility ID 36681. We're also RIOS-certified (ID 10240807). See our certifications for details, or our hard drive destruction service.
Directions
Getting to our electronic waste recycling center in Kearny Mesa
5450 Kearny Mesa Rd sits between SR-163 and SR-52 in Kearny Mesa. So it's the closest Dream E-Waste site for Clairemont, Serra Mesa, Tierrasanta, Linda Vista and much of central San Diego. Also, our Miramar recycling center is a separate Associated Storage site about 8 minutes north on the same road.
Photos
Photos from our Kearny Mesa recycling center
Areas closest to the Kearny Mesa recycling center
Because Kearny Mesa is our nearest site for 26 neighborhoods and cities, we list them here grouped by typical drive time without traffic. Open a group to see each area's page.
Nearby areas
Find your area near Kearny Mesa
Need a pickup instead?
Don't see your area listed?
We pick up free across San Diego County when you have five or more computing devices.
Local reviews
Reviews of electronic waste recycling in Kearny Mesa
Larissa Palmeri This was the easiest way to get rid of my TV and old microwave. Definitely coming back again!
Chris O'Neill Easy drop off. Thanks!
Thong Le Corey was awesome!
Nytasja Sanders Pretty easy drop off. You check in at the Associated Storage Building. I was able to recycle my old portable air conditioner. The staff lady was nice.
Nhi Katrina Dinh They were so nice when taking my microwave and air fryer 15 minutes before they close. The worker, Cory, helped me carry it out of my trunk and was to answer my questions about the recycling center. Overall, a good and speedy experience.
Michael Helson Easy
Jessica Fielder Friendly fast service
Ashlee O'Grady Drop off was very easy and Corey was a huge help!
Julia Glorioso Very convenient place to drop off your e waste. Corey was very helpful!
Six sites across San Diego County
Our other San Diego County recycling centers
Finally, our San Diego e-waste drop-off locations page compares hours and accepted items for all six sites.
Questions
Questions about the Kearny Mesa recycling center
Kearny Mesa
Electronics recycling in Kearny Mesa
Kearny Mesa is one of San Diego's main business districts, packed with offices, shops and the Convoy Street restaurant strip. That makes this site handy for small offices clearing out old computers, monitors and printers on the way to or from work.
The site sits inside a storage facility, and we take everything left here to our processing sites. It takes electronics and small appliances. For large appliances, scrap metal or a very large load, call (619) 889-1305 first and we'll tell you whether this site or our Point Loma recycling center, about 12 minutes away, suits it better.
