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 Medford
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.
Televisions and monitors are recycled through the hauler at a published per item charge on Tuesdays, and mercury devices can go to the City Hall public works office.
City cost & eligibility
$41.4 for the published per item charge to recycle a television or monitor, paid to the hauler when the pickup is scheduled. Eligible Medford residents who schedule and pay through Waste Management on 800-972-4545, with televisions and monitors picked up only on Tuesdays. Mercury bearing items such as button cell batteries, cell phones, compact fluorescent bulbs and thermometers can also be recycled at City Hall Room 304 through the department of public works.
When & how
By appointment through the hauler on a Tuesday for a television or monitor, or during the department of public works office hours at City Hall Room 304 for mercury bearing items.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the curbside recycling bin, which the City lists electronics as excluded from, and keep the device dry and accessible for the Tuesday pickup. Fluorescent tubes taken to City Hall have to be no more than four feet long with a maximum of four tubes per drop off, and a broken bulb requires calling the department on 781-393-2417 to schedule a pickup.
Bulky items and metals are two different hauler routes
A sofa, a desk or an area rug goes through the bulky item collection at the published per item charge, while a white good, appliance, metal item, lawn mower, snow blower or piece of exercise equipment goes through the metals route at its own per item rate, and a television or monitor at a higher rate again. Both are scheduled and paid through the hauler, and the metals and electronics pickups happen only on Tuesdays.
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 Medford Department of Public Works with Waste Management
Metals and electronics recycling through the hauler
A Medford household with a white good, an appliance, a metal item, a lawn mower, a snow blower, exercise equipment, a television or a monitor.
Cost & conditions
$26.91 for the published per item charge for white goods, appliances, metal items, lawn mowers, snow blowers and exercise equipment, with televisions and monitors at a higher published per item charge. Eligible Medford residents who schedule and pay through Waste Management on 800-972-4545, with these pickups available only on Tuesdays.
Arrange it
Call the hauler, name the item so the right rate is applied, pay for the pickup, and have it ready at the sidewalk the afternoon before the Tuesday visit.
These items are not part of the ordinary bulky furniture collection, the pickup day is fixed to Tuesdays, and mercury bearing devices can also go to the City Hall public works office instead.
Medford City Hall Room 304, Department of Public Works
Medford City Hall Room 304, Medford, MA
Mercury bearing items such as button cell batteries, cell phones, compact fluorescent bulbs and thermometers, fluorescent tube lights of no more than four feet in length, and nickel cadmium rechargeable batteries and cell phones.
Fluorescent tubes are limited to four feet long and four tubes per drop off, and a broken bulb requires calling the department of public works on 781-393-2417 to schedule a pickup rather than being brought in.
The pages retrieved do not publish the office hours for Room 304, so a first visit should be confirmed on 781-393-2417.
No charge. Medford residents dropping the accepted mercury bearing items, fluorescent tubes and nickel cadmium batteries at the City Hall public works office, which the City lists without a charge.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
TV removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Medford.
How much does TV removal cost in Medford?+
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 Medford?+
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.
What does it cost to recycle a television?+
The City publishes a per item charge for televisions and monitors, higher than the rate for white goods and metal items, payable to the hauler when the Tuesday pickup is scheduled on 800-972-4545. Mercury bearing items such as compact fluorescent bulbs are a separate free drop off at City Hall Room 304.Official guidance
Where do mercury items and batteries go?+
To City Hall Room 304 at the department of public works, which takes mercury bearing items such as button cell batteries, cell phones, compact fluorescent bulbs and thermometers, along with nickel cadmium rechargeable batteries and cell phones, and fluorescent tubes of no more than four feet with a limit of four tubes per drop off.Official guidance
Who collects the waste in Medford?+
Waste Management, under the city contract, with the City setting the rules. Curbside trash and single stream recycling come on the same day, bulky items and the metals and electronics routes are scheduled and paid through the hauler, and the department of public works on 781-393-2417 handles City questions and the City Hall drop off.Official guidance
How do I find my collection day and bin schedule?+
Follow the City calendar and the blue or green bin schedule for the address, which sets the weeks for recycling and the collection day. Recyclables go out on the same day as trash, both by 7:00 a.m., and nothing is placed at the sidewalk before the late afternoon or evening of the day before pickup.Official guidance
Where do batteries go?+
Nickel cadmium rechargeable batteries and cell phones can be recycled at City Hall Room 304 through the department of public works, and button cell batteries and mercury bearing devices go to the same office. Batteries are excluded from the curbside recycling bin.Official guidance
Can clothing and textiles be recycled?+
Yes, through a City partnership that collects unwanted clothing and textiles, with a three bag minimum for a pickup to keep routes efficient. Bagged textiles can also be dropped at collection bins at Medford public schools, including Curtis Tufts, McGlynn and Missituk, and those donations generate funding for each school's parent teacher organization.Official guidance
What is the cheapest way to clear a large item?+
Donation first, since the City lists Vietnam Veterans of America and the Salvation Army for usable items and asks residents to consider donating before scheduling a pickup. After that the cost depends on the item: the bulky furniture rate is the lowest published charge, white goods, metal items and exercise equipment are higher, and a television or monitor is higher again.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 Medford.
