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 DeKalb
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.
Electronic waste is collected by request on the first full week of every month, and Illinois bans disposing of it in a landfill.
City cost & eligibility
The monthly collection is offered to DeKalb homes that have LRS garbage and recycling cart service, and the program page publishes no separate charge for it, so confirm the terms with LRS at 844-633-3577. The City's own page states separately that the Illinois EPA regional sites take household hazardous waste at no charge.
When & how
Submit a request through the hauler at least 48 hours ahead, Monday to Friday, then put the devices at the curb by 6 a.m. on the regular collection day during the first full week of the month. The published 2026 collection windows run month by month, for example the first week of January, February and March and later windows in the year.
Get it ready
Keep electronic waste separate from the refuse, recycling and yard waste containers so the driver can identify it, and put small items in a brown paper bag or a box no larger than 24 by 24 by 24 inches marked E-WASTE. A television or monitor over 100 pounds or larger than 60 inches has to be arranged with LRS directly because it may need special equipment.
Electronics, appliances and hazardous waste all need a request first
Nothing from those three streams goes out as a surprise: appliances must be prescheduled with LRS before the service day, electronic waste needs a request at least 48 hours ahead for the first full week of the month, and household hazardous waste is scheduled directly with the resident after a request. Everything else, including the free weekly bulk item, goes out by 6 a.m. on the regular collection day.
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.
A household with a television, computer, monitor, printer or another accepted device to dispose of.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The monthly electronic waste collection is included for DeKalb homes with LRS garbage and recycling cart service, with no separate charge published on the program page.
Arrange it
Request the collection at least 48 hours ahead on a weekday, then put the devices at the curb by 6 a.m. on the regular collection day during the first full week of the month, separate from the carts and marked E-WASTE when they are in a box or bag.
Appliances, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, microwaves, vacuum cleaners, household batteries, light bulbs, liquids and medical equipment are refused, and a television or monitor over 100 pounds or larger than 60 inches needs a call to LRS first.
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 DeKalb.
How much does TV removal cost in DeKalb?+
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 DeKalb?+
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.
How does electronic waste collection work in DeKalb?+
Request a collection from LRS at least 48 hours ahead on a weekday, and the devices go out on the regular collection day during the first full week of the month. Accepted items include cable and satellite receivers, cell phones, computers, converter boxes, DVD players, keyboards, mice, fax machines, MP3 players, printers, scanners, servers, televisions and monitors, VCRs and game consoles. Illinois bans putting electronics in a landfill.Official guidance
How should electronic waste be set out?+
Separate from the carts and easy for the driver to see, with small items in a brown paper bag or a box no larger than 24 by 24 by 24 inches marked E-WASTE, at the curb by 6 a.m. A television or monitor over 100 pounds or larger than 60 inches needs a call to LRS first.Official guidance
How is DeKalb's trash service set up?+
The City contracts LRS as the exclusive collector for homes receiving weekly curbside or alley service, and the service is paid through the City utility bill. Refuse, recycling, yard waste and organics all run on one weekly collection day, Wednesday through Friday by address, with everything out by 6 a.m.Official guidance
What is the fastest way to clear a house in DeKalb?+
Use the free weekly bulk item for furniture, a mattress or a bed frame, wrap each mattress and box spring in plastic, and prepay additional items for the same week. Appliances have to be prescheduled, electronics wait for the monthly requested collection, and hazardous material goes through the home collection, with construction debris needing its own special pickup estimate.Official guidance
What happens to Christmas trees?+
Real trees are collected on the collection day during the first two weeks of January at no charge. The tree should be bare of bags, tinsel, lights, ornaments, wire and glitter and preferably cut under seven feet, and it will not be collected if it is frozen to the ground. After January 15 prepayment and prescheduling are required.Official guidance
What do I do with leftover paint?+
Oil based paint and flammable oils go through the household hazardous waste home collection or a state regional site. Dry latex paint and its container may go in the regular trash, but liquid latex paint may not be taken by haulers and is saved for the health department's annual latex paint collection, usually in the summer.Official guidance
Where do old medications go?+
To the DeKalb Police Department's 24 hour drop box in the front lobby, which the City lists as the route for prescription medications.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 DeKalb.
