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 Ithaca
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 and undamaged rechargeable batteries go to the county electronics drop-off area, which publishes no fee in the readable pages.
City cost & eligibility
The county directs undamaged rechargeable batteries and other materials to its electronics drop-off area during normal operating hours, but the fee schedule that could be read lists no electronics charge, so confirm the current fee and any limits with Tompkins County Recycling and Materials Management at 607-273-6632.
When & how
Take the devices to the electronics drop-off area at the Recycling and Solid Waste Center, 160 Commercial Avenue, during its normal operating hours, Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the curbside trash bags, send alkaline batteries to the trash and undamaged rechargeable batteries to the electronics drop-off area, and keep damaged lithium batteries on the household hazardous waste route because the county accepts them at its events.
A valid solid waste permit is required to drop off anything with an associated fee, including trash by weight, tires and Freon units, and to sign up for household hazardous waste events, while single stream recycling, food scraps and other free materials need no permit. The Recycling and Solid Waste Center is at 160 Commercial Avenue and opens Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., every person on the tip floors must wear a high visibility vest, and uncovered loads carry published fines.
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 Ithaca Public Works with Tompkins County Recycling and Materials Management
Drop electronics and rechargeable batteries at the county center
A household with televisions, computers, electronics or undamaged rechargeable batteries.
Cost & conditions
The county's electronics drop-off area takes electronics and undamaged rechargeable batteries during normal operating hours, but no electronics charge appears in the fee schedule that could be read, so confirm the current fee and any limits with the county at 607-273-6632.
Arrange it
Take the devices to the Recycling and Solid Waste Center at 160 Commercial Avenue during normal operating hours, Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Alkaline batteries go in the trash, damaged lithium batteries belong at a household hazardous waste event, and any load with an associated fee needs a valid solid waste permit.
County center taking trash by weight, appliances, construction debris, tires and electronics
Tompkins County Recycling and Solid Waste Center
160 Commercial Avenue, Ithaca, NY
Trash, single stream recyclables, food scraps, construction and demolition debris and other non-recyclable material received under the facility's DEC permit, yard waste, tires, refrigerant units, and electronics and undamaged rechargeable batteries at the electronics drop-off area.
A valid solid waste permit is required for anything with an associated fee and for household hazardous waste event sign-ups, while single stream recycling and food scraps need no permit. Coupons cannot be used in pickup trucks, commercial vans or larger vehicles, everyone on the tip floors must wear a high visibility vest since August 1, 2026, and uncovered loads and illegal dumping carry published penalties.
Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
From $20 per load minimum when paying by weight, with the published rate at 110 dollars per ton, a 15 dollar five punch trash card, a 15 dollar one vehicle coupon and a 20 dollar per unit refrigerant charge. Tompkins County residents and businesses with a valid solid waste permit, which costs 30 dollars for the first vehicle with no charge for a second vehicle permit.
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 Ithaca.
How much does TV removal cost in Ithaca?+
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 Ithaca?+
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 Ithaca televisions and computers go?+
To the electronics drop-off area at the county Recycling and Solid Waste Center, 160 Commercial Avenue, during normal operating hours, where undamaged rechargeable batteries are also taken. The readable fee schedule lists no electronics charge, so confirm the current fee with Tompkins County Recycling and Materials Management at 607-273-6632, and keep damaged lithium batteries on the household hazardous waste event route.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 Ithaca.
