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 Council Bluffs
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 are accepted at the Council Bluffs Recycling Center and priced by weight at forty-five cents a pound, with televisions, monitors in all three screen types, computers, printers, phones and networking gear all on the accepted list.
City cost & eligibility
From $0.45 per pound for electronic devices at the Council Bluffs Recycling Center, with devices weighed on arrival and charged on actual weight and transactions rounded to the nearest dollar. Accepted electronics include televisions in flat screen, plasma and CRT types, LCD, LED and CRT monitors, computers and laptops, printers and scanners, phones and tablets, networking equipment, cables and chargers, electric scooters and fluorescent light ballasts. Electronics are also named on the city's bulky waste list, where two collections a year are arranged with the hauler instead.
When & how
Take the devices to the Council Bluffs Recycling Center at 4441 Gifford Rd, open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., or call Waste Connections at (712) 890-5549 to add electronics to a bulky collection.
Get it ready
Wipe stored data where the device powers on, keep cords and accessories with it, and expect the centre to weigh the load on arrival, since the charge is per pound of actual weight. The centre is not a landfill or transfer station and does not take household garbage, ashes, asbestos, ammunition, dirt or soil.
The Recycling Center charges construction material by the ton with a minimum per load, so clean concrete, unpainted untreated lumber and mixed construction debris are kept apart, and loose insulation is bagged. Electronics are weighed on arrival at forty-five cents a pound, so bringing the devices separately keeps the charge clear. Payment is required at the time of service and scavenging is prohibited, and household garbage, ashes, asbestos, ammunition, dead animals, dirt, soil, fire-damaged material and fireworks are refused.
Household hazardous material goes to the Council Bluffs Recycling Center but only during its own window, which is closed Monday and open Tuesday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on the second Saturday of the month from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Leave material in its original container, bring a driver's licence, and expect a short questionnaire, with unlabelled items accepted subject to an extra questionnaire. Cleaning products, automotive fluids and filters, pesticides, paint, rechargeable batteries, fluorescent tubes and bulbs, cooking oil and bagged vape devices are all accepted.
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.
City of Council Bluffs Solid Waste with Waste Connections
Waste Connections appliance and bulky collections
A Council Bluffs household with up to two appliance pick-ups and two bulky waste pick-ups a year, covering furniture, mattresses, toilets, bathtubs, carpets and electronics.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes the allowance of two appliance and two bulky collections a year without a rate, so the charge is confirmed with Waste Connections at (712) 890-5549 when the collection is booked.
Arrange it
Call Waste Connections at (712) 890-5549 to schedule, remembering that each appliance counts individually toward the two appliance pick-ups, that only one bulky pickup may be scheduled per collection day, and that the two types cannot be combined.
A bulky load must fit in an eight by four by four area, loose items are bagged at thirty pounds or less, mattresses and box springs must be bagged or shrink wrapped, and construction debris, garbage, recycling and yard waste are excluded from bulky waste.
City of Council Bluffs Solid Waste with Waste Connections
Council Bluffs Recycling Center
A household with recyclables, electronics, construction debris or household hazardous material to drop off.
Cost & conditions
From $10 for minimum charge per load for construction material, where clean concrete is $40 per ton prorated at $10 per 500 pounds, regular construction debris is $75 per ton prorated at $10 per 260 pounds and unpainted untreated lumber is $40 per ton, with electronics at $0.45 per pound weighed on arrival. Open to residents, with payment required at the time of service, recycling of paper, plastic, cardboard, metal and glass, and a separate hazardous material window. Scavenging is prohibited.
Arrange it
Drop off at 4441 Gifford Rd, Council Bluffs, IA 51501, open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., with hazardous material only Tuesday to Friday 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and the second Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The centre number is (712) 890-5454.
Household garbage, ashes, asbestos, ammunition, dead animals, dirt and soil, fire-damaged material, fireworks and human or animal waste are refused, and the centre is not a landfill, transfer station or bottle redemption site.
Self-haul in Council Bluffs means the Council Bluffs Recycling Center at 4441 Gifford Rd, open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. It takes household recyclables alongside construction debris, electronics and household hazardous material, charges construction material by the ton with a ten dollar minimum per load, charges electronics at forty-five cents a pound on the scale, and requires payment at the time of service. Hazardous material only comes in on its own window, Tuesday to Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and the second Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and the centre refuses household garbage, ashes, asbestos, ammunition, dead animals, dirt and soil, fire-damaged material and fireworks because it is not a landfill or transfer station. Recycling center address, hours and refusalsConstruction debris accepted items and ratesElectronics accepted items and per pound rateHousehold hazardous materials accepted and hours
City recycling and drop-off centre
Council Bluffs Recycling Center
4441 Gifford Rd, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Household recyclables such as paper, plastic, cardboard, metal and glass, construction debris including concrete, drywall, glass, insulation, metals, plastics, roofing, tile, flooring and wood, electronics including televisions, monitors, computers, printers, phones and networking equipment, and household hazardous material including cleaners, automotive fluids and filters, pesticides, paints, rechargeable batteries, fluorescent tubes and bulbs, cooking oil and bagged vape devices.
Household garbage, ashes, asbestos materials, ammunition, dead animals, dirt and soil, fire-damaged materials, fireworks and human or animal waste are refused. The centre is not a landfill or transfer station and not a bottle redemption site, payment is required at the time of service, and scavenging is prohibited.
Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with household hazardous material accepted Tuesday to Friday 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on the second Saturday of the month from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Published phone (712) 890-5454.
From $10 for minimum charge per load for construction material, where clean concrete is $40 per ton prorated at $10 per 500 pounds, regular construction debris is $75 per ton prorated at $10 per 260 pounds and unpainted untreated lumber is $40 per ton, with electronics at $0.45 per pound weighed on arrival and all transactions rounded to the nearest dollar. Payment is required at the time of service. Household hazardous material is dropped during its own window, and reusable items in good condition are available to residents at no charge through the resource room.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
TV removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Council Bluffs.
How much does TV removal cost in Council Bluffs?+
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 Council Bluffs?+
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 computers go in Council Bluffs?+
To the Council Bluffs Recycling Center at 4441 Gifford Rd, where electronics are priced at forty-five cents a pound with the device weighed on arrival, or onto one of the two bulky waste collections a year arranged with Waste Connections at (712) 890-5549. The centre accepts televisions, CRT and flat screen monitors, computers, printers, phones, networking gear and chargers, and it is open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Council Bluffs?+
Waste Connections collects under the city contract and is the single number for scheduling, missed collections and account questions at (712) 890-5549. The contract covers weekly garbage and yard waste, single stream recycling every other week, seasonal yard waste between April 15 and May 31 and again between October 15 and November 30, two appliance collections and two bulky waste collections a year, and a special collection for residents with disabilities. The WasteConnect app shows the collection day for an address.Official guidance
Where do Council Bluffs paint, oil and batteries go?+
To the Council Bluffs Recycling Center at 4441 Gifford Rd, but only during the hazardous material window: Tuesday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and the second Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and closed Monday. Cleaning products, automotive fluids and filters, pesticides, latex, oil, spray and stain paint, rechargeable batteries, fluorescent tubes and bulbs, cooking oil and bagged vape devices are accepted. Leave material in its original container, bring a driver's licence, and expect a short questionnaire.Official guidance
What does Council Bluffs charge for large items?+
The city publishes the allowance rather than a rate: two appliance pick-ups and two bulky waste pick-ups a year, arranged with Waste Connections at (712) 890-5549, so the collection charge is confirmed with the hauler. Drop-off rates at the Recycling Center are published, with construction material charged by the ton and a ten dollar minimum per load, and electronics at forty-five cents a pound weighed on arrival.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 Council Bluffs.
