Old computer, spare monitor, printer that’s ready to go, gone from the curb. Choose your electronics, see the exact price and book by 2pm for same-day pickup.
Keep the setup you use. Clear out the one you don’t.
The old setup can go
You’ve moved on. Your old electronics haven’t.
The new laptop is working. The old monitor, tower and printer are still taking up a corner. Give the equipment you no longer use a pickup day, with the price settled before anyone arrives.
An exact price for your actual items.
Choose each device and see the total online. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. No visit just to find out the price.
A day to get it done.
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, or choose a future date shown at checkout. Prepare your devices and have them outside before pickup.
Updates through the handoff.
Get a booking confirmation, a text when your hauler is on the way and photos when the pickup is done. Your retired equipment is one less thing to keep track of.
A separate monitor and tower count separately. Small devices and cables have their own box option. Choose what is actually leaving so your price matches the pickup.
Monitor, desktop or laptop.
Choose Computer monitor for each separate display. Desktop computer covers one tower or one all-in-one computer. A laptop is its own item. Add only the devices going.
Printer or office copier.
A printer with a built-in scanner belongs under Printer. A floor-standing copy machine belongs under Office copier. The shape matters more than the brand.
A box of smaller electronics.
Use Box of electronics for small devices, cables and chargers together in one box. For a large or heavy box, unusual contents or separate batteries, send a photo and confirm the fit before booking.
Electronics removal prices in New Brunswick
First item / additional item
Computer monitor$79 / $19
Desktop computer$79 / $19
Laptop$79 / $19
Printer$79 / $19
Box of electronics$79 / $19
Phone$79 / $19
Office copier$159 / $85
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.
Prepare devices while they are still indoors and connected. Move them to an accessible outdoor pickup spot once they are ready to leave.
Dropcurb provides removal. Data erasure or certified data destruction is not included. For a device with a battery or condition concern, contact us before booking to confirm whether it can be collected.
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.
Save the files you want to keep. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions to sign out of accounts and erase personal information. If a device will not turn on, resolve any data concerns before handing it over.
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Separate what stays from what goes.
Unplug the equipment and count the devices in your booking. Set aside any accessories you are keeping. Group the items being collected so the right equipment is easy to identify.
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Arrange the outdoor handoff.
Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation. Add a location photo and access notes. You arrange any carrying from inside your home or building; we load and take away the prepared items outside.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
Laptop, desktop and tower computers, monitors, printers and fax machines are accepted from city residents at the Second Saturday drop-off, and Middlesex County points residents to retailer and NJDEP-listed electronics recyclers as well.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no separate fee for the Second Saturday drop-off. Middlesex County notes that recycling these devices is required by state law and lists Staples for printers, computers, monitors and fax machines but not televisions, NewTech Recycling for all covered devices, and AIT Electronic Recycling for computers, laptops, servers, hard drives, phones and tablets but not televisions. Confirm the current terms with the Division of Recycling at 732-745-5059.
When & how
Come to 400 Jersey Avenue on the second Saturday of the month between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m., or use a retailer or NJDEP-listed recycler the county names if the item is not a screen.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data from anything that powers on, remove batteries where the device allows, and keep electronics out of the trash cart and the recycling cart. County household hazardous waste days refuse computers, printers and other electronics.
Use the Second Saturday event and prepare county loads
Electronics and paint go to the Department of Public Works at 400 Jersey Avenue on the second Saturday of the month between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m., with electronics accepted from city residents and paint from county residents. Every paint container must be labeled. At a county household hazardous waste day, load the material in the trunk or truck bed so it cannot roll or spill, keep containers to 10 gallons or less, and stay in your vehicle.
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 New Brunswick Department of Public Works and Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management
Second Saturday electronics and paint drop-off
Televisions, computers, monitors, printers, fax machines and paint products brought to the Department of Public Works once a month.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes no separate fee for the Second Saturday drop-off. Confirm the current arrangements with the Division of Recycling at 732-745-5059 before a trip.
Arrange it
Come to 400 Jersey Avenue on the second Saturday of the month between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. Electronics are accepted from city residents, and paint products including latex and oil based paint, varnishes, lacquers, thinners, aerosol spray paint and driveway sealer are accepted from county residents.
Paint containers must all be labeled, empty containers and dried out latex paint are refused, and no commercial or industrial paint waste is accepted. Televisions and other electronics are refused at county household hazardous waste days, so a screen has to come to this event or to a recycler the county names.
New Brunswick runs its own twice-a-week trash, alternate-week recycling and appointment-based bulky collection, and the appointment is what unlocks a curbside pickup for furniture, mattresses, appliances, scrap metal and brush. Televisions and other electronics are dropped off at the Department of Public Works on the second Saturday of the month, where county residents can also bring paint. Tires, household hazardous waste, cooking oil and textiles stay on the county side of the system, with rotating hazardous waste days and four tire centers, and construction or demolition material cannot go out at all without permission from the Director of Public Works. 2026 trash and recycling scheduleTrash and recycling informationElectronics and paint drop-offCounty recycling programs and events
City drop-off
New Brunswick Department of Public Works
400 Jersey Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ
Laptop, desktop and tower computers, monitors, printers and fax machines.
City residents only, on the second Saturday of the month from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 400 Jersey Avenue. Wipe personal data first and keep electronics out of the trash cart. Middlesex County points residents of towns without a program to Staples for printers, computers, monitors and fax machines, to NewTech Recycling for all covered devices, and to AIT Electronic Recycling for computers, laptops, servers, hard drives, phones and tablets.
Second Saturday of each month, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., for electronics and paint. Used motor oil is taken at the central garage Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The city publishes no separate fee for the Second Saturday drop-off or for the motor oil service. Confirm the current arrangements with the Division of Recycling at 732-745-5059 before a trip.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Electronics removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in New Brunswick.
How much does electronics pickup cost in New Brunswick?+
A computer monitor is $79 as the first item and $19 as an additional item. Choose the actual devices and quantities to see your combined price online. A separate desktop tower and monitor are separate items. Loading, transportation and disposal are included; review the total and any applicable tax before payment.
Can you pick up old electronics today in New Brunswick?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup. Choose from the dates shown at checkout and have the prepared items outside according to your confirmation. We text you when your hauler is on the way and provide photos when the pickup is done. The booking is for a day, not an exact arrival time.
Does computer removal include my monitor and printer?+
Desktop computer covers one tower or one all-in-one computer. Add a separate monitor, printer or laptop as its own item if it is going too. For small devices, cables and chargers together, choose Box of electronics and check the description before booking.
Do you erase data from old computers?+
Data erasure and certified data destruction are not included in Dropcurb removal. Back up the information you need, then follow the manufacturer’s sign-out and reset instructions before pickup. If a device cannot be erased or contains sensitive business information, arrange suitable data handling before giving it away. Completion photos confirm the pickup, not data destruction.Official guidance
Can I book one box of old cables and small electronics?+
Yes. Box of electronics is an existing option for small devices, cables and chargers together in one box. A monitor, desktop computer and printer each have their own item option. Send a photo before booking for a large or heavy box, unusual contents or separate batteries so we can confirm the fit.
Can I put a computer out with the trash?+
No. Recycling of computers, monitors, televisions, printers and fax machines is required by state law, and the county household hazardous waste days refuse them. Bring them to the city's Second Saturday drop-off at 400 Jersey Avenue between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m., or use one of the retailer and NJDEP-listed recyclers the county names.Official guidance
How does bulk pickup work in New Brunswick?+
By reservation. Every bulk pickup has to be scheduled online through the city's bulk item form, and the items are then collected at the curb in front of the property on the confirmed day. The city names mattresses, box springs, sofas, tables and dressers as bulk furniture, and washers, dryers, grills and bicycles as the metal it takes. Some addresses are not on the city list because a private company services the property.Official guidance
Where do paint and chemicals go in New Brunswick?+
Paint products, including latex and oil based paint, varnishes, lacquers, thinners, aerosol spray paint and driveway sealer, can be brought to 400 Jersey Avenue on the second Saturday of the month from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. by county residents, with every container labeled. Anything else in the household hazardous waste stream goes to a Middlesex County household hazardous waste day, which also takes rechargeable and button cell batteries with the terminals taped.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
Give your old electronics a pickup day.
Choose what’s going. See the price. Clear that corner in New Brunswick.
