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 Hickory
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.
North Carolina bans televisions, computers, monitors, printers and similar devices from landfill disposal, and the city publishes no curbside screen pickup. Catawba County runs a free residential electronics drop-off at the Blackburn Landfill, and Caldwell TV in Hickory takes televisions for a donation program whether they work or not.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Catawba County residents dropping televisions, computers and other electronics at the landfill's residential electronics area. The county states the service is free and accepts no business waste, and Caldwell TV takes televisions at no charge for its donation program.
When & how
The residential electronics area at the Blackburn Landfill on Rocky Ford Road is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Call the landfill at (704) 462-1348 or Caldwell TV at (828) 324-1202 before a special trip.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data from a computer, phone or drive before handing it over, and keep screens, printers and towers out of the garbage and out of a curb pile. Call Public Services at (828) 323-7500 before setting any screen out for curbside collection, because the city does not publish a curbside electronics route.
Bulky items wait at the curb with clearance around the rollouts
Bulky items are placed at the curb and the city asks that they sit where proper clearance is kept around the rollout containers and the yard waste, so crews can reach each pile. Keep a furniture pile separate from appliances, screens, tires and renovation material, and keep the pile off any storm drain or sidewalk. The bulky collection runs on the same day as the regular garbage run, in a separate pass.
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.
Donate a working or dead television at Caldwell TV
A household with a television that would rather see it reused than dropped as e-waste, working or not.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Catawba County lists Caldwell TV in Hickory as accepting televisions from residents and businesses at no charge; flat panels are preferred and the store refurbishes the sets for senior citizen programs.
Arrange it
Call Caldwell TV at (828) 324-1202 or (828) 327-3161 to arrange the drop-off or donation before bringing a set in.
This is a donation route for televisions, not a general e-waste or appliance drop-off, and the county's free electronics area at the landfill remains the route for computers, monitors, printers and other devices.
County landfill and free residential electronics, paint and battery drop
Blackburn Landfill
4017 Rocky Ford Road, Newton, NC 28658
Municipal solid waste, construction and demolition waste, separated clean asphalt, brick, block and concrete, clean natural wood, ground brush, limbs and trees, loose grass and leaves, scrap tires from residents, white goods and appliances, household batteries, latex and oil based paint and a full range of electronics from residents.
County facility with per-ton pricing and weighing. A safety vest is required on site, loads must be covered or secured, unloading after hours is charged, and the residential paint and electronics service takes no business waste. The landfill page prints an 8 a.m. weekday opening while the fee schedule prints 7 a.m., so confirm the gate time.
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., closed Sunday; the residential electronics and paint area is published as open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
The landfill prices loads by weight, and the landfill page and the adopted fee schedule print different per-ton amounts for municipal solid waste, so confirm the material and the current amount at (704) 462-1348. Clean separated asphalt, brick, block and concrete, residential paint and residential electronics and televisions are listed at no charge.
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 Hickory.
How much does TV removal cost in Hickory?+
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 Hickory?+
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 Hickory?+
State law keeps televisions, computers, monitors and printers out of landfills, so they go to Catawba County's residential electronics area at the Blackburn Landfill in Newton, which takes them from residents free of charge, or to Caldwell TV in Hickory, which accepts televisions for its donation program. The city does not publish a curbside screen pickup, so call Public Services at (828) 323-7500 before setting one out.Official guidance
Who handles what inside Hickory and what does the county take?+
The City of Hickory Public Services Sanitation Division serves waste generators inside the city limits, running garbage, recycling, yard waste and the bulky pass. Catawba County runs the Blackburn Landfill, the five staffed convenience centers and the county curbside franchise through Republic Services, and those county sites are where renovation material, scrap metal, tires, appliances and electronics go when the city route does not cover them.Official guidance
Is there a free place to drop off a television or computer?+
Yes. Catawba County runs a free residential electronics area at the Blackburn Landfill on Rocky Ford Road in Newton, open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and it takes televisions, computers, monitors, printers and other devices with no business waste. Caldwell TV in Hickory also accepts televisions at no charge for its donation program.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 Hickory.
