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 Worcester
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.
Computers, printers, monitors and televisions are on the city's bulk schedule, with televisions priced the same whether they are 25 inches and under or larger and on a console. None of it belongs in the yellow bag or the recycling bin, and the curbside option costs far more for a television or monitor than carrying it to Millbury Street.
City cost & eligibility
$5 per electronic item dropped off at the Residential Drop-Off Center, where computers, printers, monitors and televisions are all on the flat per item bulk schedule. Worcester residents with proof of residency and a bulk waste appointment; a television or monitor collected curbside by the contractor is billed at its CRT rate.
When & how
Book the bulk appointment with Worcester 311 and bring the devices to 1065 Millbury Street during the Wednesday or Saturday window.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data before the device leaves the house, keep cords and remotes with the item they belong to, and keep electronics and hazardous material out of the recycling bin, which does not accept them.
Only trash in an official City of Worcester yellow bag is collected, and the bags are sold at local retailers and at the 311 customer service center. Small bags carry a 15 pound weight limit and large bags a 30 pound limit. Trash and recycling go out together between 6 and 7:30 in the morning, and if a collection day falls on a holiday that day and the rest of the week slide one day later. Anything that does not fit a bag, or that weighs more than the bag allows, is a bulk item.
The city is direct about this: large items left on the curb are a violation of municipal ordinance, and illegal dumping carries a fine. Bulk items such as furniture, appliances and electronics have to go to the Residential Drop-Off Center by appointment, or onto the city contractor's curbside bulk route if the household books and pays for it. On the contractor route, bulk items must be on the curb by 7 a.m. on the scheduled day, and the fee is not refundable without a 24 hour cancellation notice.
The drop-off center at 1065 Millbury Street is for Worcester residents, so bring proof of residency along with a driver's licence or state identification, and if you use a property tax or water invoice it has to be for the current year. Payment is by check or exact cash because no change is available on site, commercial vehicles are not permitted, and waste from a commercial source is refused. Bulk drop-off runs April through November or December as the weather permits, with appointments in half hour windows booked up to 48 hours ahead, and the center closes on the city holidays it lists.
Electronics, chemicals and tires stay out of the bin
Zero sort recycling takes cans, boxboard, corrugated cardboard, glass bottles and jars, paper and plastic bottles, jugs, tubs and lids, and the city lists electronics, hazardous material, batteries, scrap metal, pans, aerosol cans, ceramics, medical waste, clothing and yard waste including wood and tires as materials that do not belong there. A bin with unacceptable material is not collected. Electronics go to a bulk appointment, oil based paint and chemicals wait for a hazardous waste day, latex paint dries and goes in the yellow bag, and motor oil goes back to a retailer.
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 Worcester Department of Public Works and Parks with Casella Waste Management of Massachusetts
Take the load to the Residential Drop-Off Center
A Worcester household that can transport its own furniture, appliance, mattress, television, tires or other bulk items and wants the lowest published price.
Cost & conditions
$5 per bulk item dropped off at 1065 Millbury Street, where the city charges one flat fee per item and prices only mattresses and box springs differently. Worcester residents with a bulk waste appointment and proof of residency; payment is by check or exact cash and commercial vehicles and commercial waste are not permitted.
Arrange it
Book a half hour appointment online or through Worcester 311 up to 48 hours ahead, then bring the load to 1065 Millbury Street on a Wednesday between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. or a Saturday between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The center runs April through November or December as weather permits, quantities of certain items can be limited in a calendar year, exercise equipment and mixed renovation debris are not on the published schedule, and tires over 22 inches are refused.
City of Worcester Department of Public Works and Parks with Casella Waste Management of Massachusetts
Book a curbside bulk pickup with the city contractor
A household without a vehicle big enough for the load, or one that would rather not make the trip to Millbury Street.
Cost & conditions
Rates are published per item rather than as one figure: the first burnable item such as a couch, furniture or rug is 30.92 dollars with 25.70 dollars for each additional piece, a CRT television or computer monitor is 55.25 dollars, a mattress or box spring is 134.96 dollars each, other metals are 31.85 dollars, a sectional sofa is 30.92 dollars plus 25.70 dollars per additional piece, a sectional with a sleeper is 62.77 dollars plus 30.92 dollars per additional piece, a sleeper sofa is 73.69 dollars, and a freon appliance is 47.18 dollars. Confirm the exact total with Casella when booking.
Arrange it
Call Casella Waste Management of Massachusetts at 508-832-2349, the city's curbside bulk collector, book an appointment, and pay by credit card or money order when the appointment is made. An unlimited number of items can be collected per appointment.
This is a private fee paid to the contractor rather than a city fee, the service covers single family and multi-family buildings of up to six units, the charge is not refundable without 24 hours notice, and the items have to be at the curb by 7 a.m. on the scheduled day.
Bulk waste, recycling and yard waste drop-off by appointment
Worcester Residential Drop-Off Center
1065 Millbury Street, Worcester, MA 01607
Bulk items by appointment including couches and other furniture, appliances and white goods, mattresses and box springs, computers, monitors and televisions, tires up to 22 inches, metals and mercury containing products, plus household recycling, clothing and textiles, compost pickup, cooking grease and oil collection and free leaf and yard waste drop-off
Worcester residents only with proof of residency, and the documentation has to be accompanied by a driver's licence or a state or federal identification card. Waste from commercial sources is not accepted, commercial vehicles are not permitted, payment is by check or exact cash only, tire over 22 inches and exercise equipment are not on the bulk schedule, and the public works department may limit quantities of certain items in a calendar year.
Bulk waste drop-off by appointment April through November or December as weather permits, Wednesdays 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Yard waste drop-off Wednesdays 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Fridays 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Recycling, textiles, compost and cooking grease year round with seasonal and winter hours. Closed on the city holidays listed for the year.
$5 per bulk item dropped off at the center, where the city charges one flat fee per item and prices mattresses and box springs at 15 dollars each. Worcester residents with an appointment and proof of residency; mercury containing products are free of charge, and yard waste, recycling, textiles, compost pickup and cooking grease drop off are free with no appointment.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
TV removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Worcester.
How much does TV removal cost in Worcester?+
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 Worcester?+
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 old televisions go in Worcester?+
To the Residential Drop-Off Center with a bulk waste appointment. Televisions of any size, computer monitors, CPUs and printers are on the city's bulk schedule at the same flat per item fee, and they are refused in the recycling bin, where electronic devices are on the not accepted list.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Worcester?+
The city does, through the Department of Public Works and Parks. Household trash has to be in official City of Worcester yellow bags bought at local retailers, recycling is zero sort in a single bin for buildings of up to six units, and bulk items, which include furniture, appliances and electronics, go to the Residential Drop-Off Center by appointment or onto the city contractor's curbside bulk route.Official guidance
Do I need an appointment to drop off bulk items in Worcester?+
Yes. Bulk waste drop-off at 1065 Millbury Street is appointment only, booked online or through Worcester 311 in half hour windows up to 48 hours in advance, and the day and time window is Wednesday between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. or Saturday between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. while the center is open for bulk drop-off.Official guidance
Can I leave a couch on the curb in Worcester?+
No. The city states that large items left on the curb are a violation of municipal ordinance, and only trash in a yellow city bag is collected curbside. A couch goes to the Residential Drop-Off Center by appointment, or onto the city contractor's curbside bulk route if the household books and pays for that service.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 Worcester.
