Keep the screen you want. Make a plan for the one you don’t.
One screen too many
The new TV is in. The old one is still here.
It has been replaced, stopped working or simply isn’t coming with you. Now it needs a way out. Book its pickup online, with a clear price and updates along the way.
An exact price for your TV.
Choose the TV that matches yours. See the price online, with loading, transportation and disposal included. No visit needed to get a quote.
A day to get it gone.
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, or choose a future date shown at checkout. Arrange to have the TV outside before pickup.
You’ll know when it’s gone.
Get a text when your hauler is on the way and photos when the job is done. With your TV outside and accessible, you don’t need to stay home for pickup.
The TV’s type and size determine which item to choose. A new model and an old model can use the same option if their shape and screen size match.
Flat-screen TVs
Measure the screen diagonally, corner to corner, without the frame. Choose under 42 inches or 42 inches and larger. A TV measuring exactly 42 inches belongs to the larger option.
Tube TVs
An older tube or CRT television has curved glass and a deep, heavy body. Choose Tube TV even if its screen is small. A rear-projection TV is different; send a photo before booking so we can check the fit.
TV stands and other electronics
The TV price covers the television. Add a media console, computer monitor or other item separately if it is going too. Choose only what you want removed and review the combined price.
TV removal prices in Ankeny
First item / additional item
TV (Under 42")$79 / $19
TV (42"+)$129 / $39
Tube TV$249 / $249
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
Your TV can stay inside while you book. Before pickup, arrange to have it disconnected, taken down if mounted and moved to an accessible outdoor spot.
A pickup day is not an exact arrival appointment. If your building allows only a short loading window, contact us before booking to confirm a workable plan.
Your place. One easy pickup plan.
A house, a condo or an apartment. Choose an accessible outdoor spot that works for your property. You arrange the move outside; we take it from there.
Dropcurb does not remove TVs from walls or do indoor carrying. Arrange the help you need before pickup day, including the trip down interior stairs or through an elevator.
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Choose a permitted outdoor spot.
Use a stable, accessible location with a clear path for loading. Keep the TV separate from anything staying. Check building rules before placing it in a shared pickup area.
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Show us the TV that is going.
Add a location photo and access notes after booking. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation. For exposed broken glass or unusual damage, send a photo and check with us before booking.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
Electronics go to the authority's hazardous waste drop-off, which charges by the pound for electronics and by screen size for televisions, and the landfill takes electronics by the ton but refuses cathode ray tube material.
City cost & eligibility
From $0.5 for the published per pound charge for computer waste and electronics at the Metro Hazardous Waste Drop-Off, with televisions charged per set by screen size and the landfill's electronics rate charged by the ton on a self hauled load. Any household bringing material to the Bondurant drop-off during its posted hours, with the same items available by appointment at the Grimes transfer station except that Grimes does not accept electronics or televisions at all.
When & how
Drop off during the posted weekday and Saturday hours at Bondurant, or by appointment at the Grimes transfer station, or take a load to Metro Park East Landfill during its posted hours.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the garbage cart and the recycling cart, remove and set aside any battery the household can take out safely, and expect cathode ray tube televisions and monitors to be refused at the landfill's electronics stream, which leaves the hazardous waste drop-off as the route for those sets.
Two gates for household chemicals, plus a houseside option
The Metro Hazardous Waste Drop-Off at 1105 Prairie Drive SW in Bondurant takes household chemicals during its posted weekday and Saturday hours and is where containers can be poured off. The Grimes transfer station takes the same material by appointment only, keeps the containers, and does not accept electronics, appliances or tires. Ankeny residents can also use the houseside collection service on an as needed basis for a fee.
Metro Park East Landfill takes the self hauled loads
The landfill at 12181 NE University Ave. in Mitchellville is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. between April 1 and October 31 or from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. between November 1 and March 31. Small vehicles pay a flat rate by vehicle and larger vehicles pay by the ton with a minimum, and a load mixing material types is charged at the highest applicable rate.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
Private haulers under contract with Ankeny households, with Metro Waste Authority and the City of Ankeny Public Works
Houseside collection of household chemicals
An Ankeny household with hazardous waste that cannot be taken to a drop-off during the posted hours.
Cost & conditions
The authority lists houseside collection as a service available for a fee, and the price depends on what is collected, so confirm the materials and the charge before the appointment.
Arrange it
Request the houseside collection through the authority, describe every material being set out, and follow the container and labeling instructions given at the time of the request.
The service is for household hazardous waste rather than for trash, furniture or construction material, and the same acceptance rules apply as at the drop-off, including the limit on the free weight allowance.
Household hazardous waste, batteries, cooking oil, light strands, lawn and garden chemicals, automotive chemicals, household cleaners, gasoline, light bulbs, motor oil with oil filters, antifreeze, oil based paint, pesticides, pool chemicals, stains and varnishes, sharps in an acceptable container, small appliances, computer waste, electronics, televisions, fire extinguishers, paper for shredding, one pound propane bottles and tires, plus bagged compost, recycling drop-off and bottle and can redemption on the same schedule.
Most items are free up to 75 pounds per visit with a per pound charge above the limit, and specific items carry published fees, including small appliances, electronics and computer waste by the pound, televisions by screen size, latex paint by the gallon can, paper shredding by the pound, one pound propane bottles, fire extinguishers and tires by size. Sharps cost extra when they arrive without an acceptable container. This site pours containers off; the Grimes transfer station keeps them and does not accept electronics, appliances or tires.
Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, closed on major holidays.
No charge. Most household chemicals, batteries, light bulbs, motor oil, antifreeze and oil based paint are free to households up to a 75 pound per visit allowance, with a per pound charge above the allowance and published fees on the items listed in the restrictions.
Residential garbage, construction and demolition material, yard waste at the compost center on site, mattresses and box springs, appliances including refrigerators, freezers, ranges, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, water heaters, furnaces, washers, dryers, dishwashers and microwaves, electronics and televisions that do not contain a cathode ray tube, tires and bulky waste such as telephone poles and unprepared trees.
Cathode ray tube electronics and televisions are refused, doors must be removed from refrigerators and freezers before appliance recycling, loads carrying more than one material type are charged at the highest applicable rate, and payment is due at the time of service by cash or card. Bulky waste over 6 feet long and 18 inches in diameter carries its own per ton rate.
Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. between April 1 and October 31 and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. between November 1 and March 31.
From $12 for the flat rate for a car load under 200 pounds, with vans and SUVs and then large vehicles at higher flat rates, and vehicles over 6,000 pounds charged by the ton with a minimum for residential garbage, yard waste, construction and demolition material and electronics, plus separate appliance, television and tire rates. Any household delivering waste to the landfill, with payment due at the time of service. A load that mixes material types is charged at the highest applicable rate, and appliance recycling has its own published residential rate.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
TV removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Ankeny.
How much does TV removal cost in Ankeny?+
A flat-screen TV under 42 inches is $79 as the first item and $19 as an additional item. Larger flat screens and tube TVs have their own prices. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Choose the type that matches your TV and review your total, including any applicable tax, before payment.
Can I get same-day TV pickup in Ankeny?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup. Choose from the dates offered at checkout and have the TV outside according to your confirmation. We text you when your hauler is on the way and provide photos when the pickup is done.
Will Dropcurb remove my TV from the wall or carry it downstairs?+
You arrange unmounting, disconnection and indoor carrying before pickup. Dropcurb starts at an accessible outdoor location, where we load your TV and take it away. If you need help removing a mounted TV or moving a heavy tube TV outside, arrange that separately before your pickup day.
Do you pick up old tube or CRT televisions?+
Yes. Choose Tube TV for an older television with curved glass and a deep, heavy body. Its price is $249 as the first item and $249 as an additional item. A rear-projection television is a different item; send a photo before booking rather than choosing the tube-TV option.
Does my old TV have to work?+
Your TV does not need to turn on for removal. Choose its type and size and arrange to have it outside before pickup. A non-working TV and a TV with exposed broken glass are different situations; send a photo of unusual damage so we can confirm the plan before you book.
Where do televisions and electronics go in Ankeny?+
To the Metro Hazardous Waste Drop-Off at 1105 Prairie Drive SW in Bondurant, which accepts computers, electronics and televisions and publishes its hours. The Grimes transfer station takes hazardous waste by appointment but not electronics or televisions, and the landfill refuses cathode ray tube material.Official guidance
What do electronics cost at the drop-off?+
Computer waste and electronics are charged by the pound, and a television is charged per set by screen size, with the smaller size costing less than the larger one. The same program takes batteries, light bulbs and oil based paint at no charge within its weight allowance.Official guidance
When is the hazardous waste drop-off open?+
The Metro Hazardous Waste Drop-Off at 1105 Prairie Drive SW in Bondurant is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, closed on major holidays. The Grimes transfer station takes the same material by appointment only.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
The old TV has somewhere to go.
Choose your TV. See the exact price. Book your pickup day in Ankeny.
