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 Ann Arbor
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 refused in the carts and accepted at the Recycle Ann Arbor Drop-Off Station, with a television priced by screen size.
City cost & eligibility
From $2 for the published Drop-Off Station electronics prices, which start with small items and rise by component and size, with a monitor charged per unit and a television charged at one dollar per diagonal screen inch, and the gate fee added. Residents and businesses bringing electronics to the Drop-Off Station, with the city pass waiving the gate fee for Ann Arbor residents and credit card the only accepted payment. Michigan law also requires free manufacturer take back programs for televisions, computers and printers.
When & how
Drop off during posted hours at the Drop-Off Station, since electronics are never collected in the trash cart or at the curb.
Get it ready
Delete personal data before handover, keep batteries out of the electronics load because alkaline, lithium and rechargeable batteries are refused at these sites, and separate cords, cables and small items so the gatehouse can price the load.
The city states that large items such as furniture, mattresses and appliances left at the curb will not be collected and can draw a fine, and that televisions, computers and other electronics and appliances containing freon are not cart material either. Those loads go instead to the Recycle Ann Arbor Drop-Off Station on East Ellsworth Road or to the Recovery Yard on Jackson Road.
The city pass that waives the Drop-Off Station gate fee
Ann Arbor residents can apply online at the city stream portal for a pass that waives the three dollar gate entry fee at the Drop-Off Station, with proof of residency required and commercial users excluded. The pass covers the entry fee only, so the per item disposal charges for large items and hard-to-recycle materials still apply, and the site takes credit card only.
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 Ann Arbor Public Works with Recycle Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County
Apply for the city Drop-Off Station pass
An Ann Arbor resident who regularly brings large items or hard-to-recycle material to the Drop-Off Station.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The pass is free to Ann Arbor residents with proof of residency and waives the three dollar gate entry fee, while the per item disposal fees for large items and hard-to-recycle materials still apply. Commercial users are not eligible.
Arrange it
Apply online through the city stream portal, search for the recycle or drop off application, create an account, and use the pass emailed after approval on each visit.
The pass covers the entry fee only, so the hard-to-recycle fee and every per item charge are still collected at the gatehouse, and payment is by credit card only.
City of Ann Arbor Public Works with Recycle Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County cleanup day
A county resident with electronics, household hazardous waste, bulky waste, appliances or scrap tires who can wait for an event day.
Cost & conditions
The city lists the cleanup days and their hours but publishes no entry price, and registration is required, so confirm the location, the registration window and any charge with Washtenaw County before the event.
Arrange it
Register ahead for one of the events at a county location, then arrive with the load between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on the event day.
Materials from businesses, government agencies, non profits and other organisations are not accepted, and each event location takes a set list of material, so the registration page has to be checked for what is accepted that day.
Household drop-off for large items and hard-to-recycle material
Recycle Ann Arbor Drop-Off Station
2950 East Ellsworth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Traditional recycling in mixed paper and boxboard, cardboard, plastic bottles, tubs and containers numbered one, two and five, metal cans and scrap metal, glass bottles and jars, shredded paper and textiles and shoes up to three bags, plus hard-to-recycle material including motor oil, antifreeze, oil filters, vegetable oil, polystyrene foam and plastic bags, and separately priced items such as electronics, monitors, televisions, appliances, furniture, mattresses and box springs, tires, bulbs, empty fire extinguishers, lead acid car batteries, propane tanks, clean wood, pallets, shingles, tile, yard waste and small construction quantities.
The station refuses alkaline, lithium and other rechargeable batteries, damaged batteries, asbestos, asphalt, brick, blocks and granite, concrete, deceased animals, fertilizer, food and household solid waste, liquids other than motor oil and vegetable oil, paints and varnish, root systems, sod, soil, sand, stumps and logs over eight inches wide, toxics and plastics numbered three, four, six and seven. It is self service, children under 13 and pets stay in the vehicle, and payment is by credit card only. In the winter months scrap metal, general waste, bulky waste, furniture and yard waste are not accepted after 5 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Monday, Wednesday and Sunday.
From $3 for the per day residential gate fee, with a large volume gate fee, a published hard-to-recycle fee for the materials on that list and separate per item prices for electronics, appliances, furniture, mattresses, tires, fluids, wood, shingles, tile and yard waste. Residents and businesses, with Ann Arbor residents able to waive the gate fee through the city pass while the disposal fees still apply. Credit card is the only accepted payment.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
TV removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Ann Arbor.
How much does TV removal cost in Ann Arbor?+
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 Ann Arbor?+
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 is a television priced?+
A television is charged at one dollar per diagonal screen inch, and a monitor is charged at a flat per unit price, with other electronics and appliances priced from a few dollars each according to their component makeup. The per day gate fee also applies. A load that contains one of the materials on the hard-to-recycle list, such as motor oil, antifreeze, oil filters, vegetable oil, foam or plastic bags, also pays the published hard-to-recycle fee.Official guidance
Is there a free take back option for electronics?+
Michigan's electronic take back law requires free and convenient manufacturer programs for televisions, computers and printers, and the city page lists the programs available in the Ann Arbor area alongside the drop-off route.Official guidance
How do the drop-off sites take payment?+
Both Recycle Ann Arbor sites are credit card only, with no cash or checks, and the gatehouse assesses each load and takes payment before the material is unloaded. Bring help because the drop-off areas are self 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 Ann Arbor.
