The old fridge, washer or dryer, off your list and gone from the curb. See your exact price, book by 2pm for same-day pickup and get updates along the way.
A replacement is on its way. A broken washer is taking up space. Or the old fridge is the last thing left before a move. Give that appliance its own pickup plan, with a price you can see and a day you can choose.
Your appliance. Your exact price.
Choose the unit you have and see its price online. Add a washer and dryer separately to see the total for both.
A pickup day that fits your plan.
Book by 2pm local time for same-day pickup, where available, or choose a future date at checkout.
Know when it is gone.
Get a confirmation, a text before arrival and pickup photos when it is done. Follow along on your pickup page.
Every appliance has its own catalog choice and price. Add only the items you want taken away, then review the exact total before booking.
Laundry appliances
Front-load and top-load washing machines use the washing machine choice. Add the dryer separately. Contact us about a single combined laundry unit or a stack that still needs separating.
Fridges and freezers
Choose Refrigerator for a full-size household fridge. Mini fridges and separate freezers have their own choices. Contact us first if the model or refrigerant needs checking.
Kitchen appliances
Stoves, dishwashers and microwaves are available in All appliances. Built-in units must already be detached and outside. Send a photo if your appliance does not match a listed choice.
Appliance removal prices in Cupertino
First item / additional item
Refrigerator$109 / $59
Washing machine$109 / $59
Dryer$109 / $59
Mini fridge$79 / $29
Freezer$109 / $59
Stove / oven$109 / $59
Dishwasher$109 / $35
Microwave$79 / $19
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.
We handle loading and haul-away from your accessible outdoor spot. Arrange any indoor carrying, uninstallation and utility disconnection before pickup.
You can book before the appliance is outside. Plan the disconnection and move first, then have it ready by the time shown for your pickup.
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.
Have the appliance safely disconnected from power, water and gas, as applicable. Use a qualified professional for gas, hardwired or plumbing connections when needed.
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Empty it and arrange outdoor access
Remove food, clothes and other contents. Have the appliance at an accessible ground-level outdoor spot by your pickup readiness time, with a clear path and permission to use the space.
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Show us the right appliance
Add a location photo and a note about the entrance or outdoor area. Keep any appliances that are staying separate from the items you booked.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
Appliances count as bulky goods in the two free on-call collections, a refrigerator is named as an example, the transfer station accepts appliances, and the only appliance the city recycling day takes is one that does not contain freon.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. No additional charge for the two residential on-call collections each year, where an appliance or a refrigerator counts toward the three bulky items per collection. A further collection or a self-hauled transfer station load is priced by Recology.
When & how
Book an on-call collection with Recology at 408.725.4020 at least 24 hours ahead and set the unit out by 7 AM, or take it to the Recology South Bay transfer station at 1675 Rogers Ave in San Jose, open Monday through Friday 6 AM to 5 PM and Saturday 6 AM to 2 PM.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and secure the doors. A unit holding freon can go out on an on-call collection, but it is refused at the Environmental Recycling Day, which takes only kitchen appliances without freon such as washers, dryers, non-freon refrigerators, microwaves and toasters, and refrigerators and freezers are refused in a Recology debris box.
Cupertino households get two on-call collections a year at no additional charge, limited to three bulky items per collection, and every collection has to be booked with Recology at least 24 hours ahead and placed on private property at the driveway entrance by 7 AM. Loose pieces must fit inside an area 8 feet long, 4 feet wide and 4 feet high, and each item must stay under 50 pounds and under 6 feet. Further collections cost more, extra garbage needs a purchased Extra Bag Tag, and nothing bulky goes to the curb before the pickup is scheduled.
Keep hazardous and treated material out of the pile
Hazardous waste such as paint, medication, solvents, pesticides and fertilizers is refused in an on-call collection, and treated wood such as fence posts and deck material is refused with it. Those materials belong at the county household hazardous waste drop-off, which needs a free appointment and proof of residency, and the city Environmental Recycling Day is not a substitute because it refuses products containing toxic chemicals. Electronics should never go in a cart, because the city and the state prohibit e-waste in garbage, recycling and compost containers.
The city and Recology run a free drive-through drop-off at De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., and the next published date is November 14, 2026. Cupertino residents bring identification such as a driver's licence or a current collection bill and unload their own vehicles. The event takes e-waste and U-waste, kitchen appliances without freon, up to 2 cubic yards of construction debris with untreated wood, dirt, rock and concrete, yard waste, three boxes of documents for shredding, and reusable goods in good condition. Mattresses, freon appliances, painted or treated wood, baby items and broken or disassembled items are refused.
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 Cupertino Environmental Programs Division, Recology South Bay and Santa Clara County
Recology on-call curbside collection
Furniture, appliances, construction material, compostable material, extra garbage and recycling, and electronic waste from a Cupertino household.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Two on-call collections a year at no additional charge for residential customers, limited to three bulky items per collection and 250 pounds of construction and demolition material per collection. Further collections are available for a fee, and a multi-family building schedules through the property manager.
Arrange it
Book at least 24 hours ahead with Recology at 408.725.4020 and set the material out on private property at the driveway entrance by 7 AM on the collection day. Extra garbage needs a purchased Extra Bag Tag, while extra recycling and organics go out at no additional cost.
Hazardous waste such as paint, medication, solvents, pesticides and fertilizers is refused, and treated wood such as fence posts and deck material is refused with it. Loose pieces must fit inside an area 8 feet long, 4 feet wide and 4 feet high, and single items must stay under 50 pounds and under 6 feet.
City of Cupertino Environmental Programs Division, Recology South Bay and Santa Clara County
Environmental Recycling and Paper Shredding Day
E-waste and U-waste, kitchen appliances without freon, a small construction load, yard waste, documents for shredding and reusable goods from a Cupertino household.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to Cupertino residents, who show identification such as a driver's licence or a current collection bill and unload their own vehicles.
Arrange it
Drive through at De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. on the next published date, November 14, 2026, and check the city page for the dates that follow.
Mattresses, kitchen appliances containing freon, products containing toxic chemicals, painted or treated wood, baby items, and broken or disassembled items are refused. Construction debris is limited to 2 cubic yards, one pickup-truck load, and documents are limited to three boxes.
City of Cupertino Environmental Programs Division, Recology South Bay and Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County household hazardous waste drop-off
Paint, pool chemicals, pesticides, solvents, batteries, bulbs, propane, e-waste, medications and sharps from a household in the county.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free for County residents with a scheduled appointment, and proof of residency is required at the drop-off.
Arrange it
Make a free appointment at 408.299.7300 or through the county household hazardous waste website, then attend at the assigned time. The county runs permanent facilities in East San Jose and San Martin and temporary events in other cities, and the exact address is sent only after the appointment is booked.
The appointment has to be kept on time, because a vehicle more than 15 minutes late may not be admitted. Containers are not returned, pets are not allowed, and non-waste items should be taken out of the part of the vehicle that carries the waste.
Extra garbage, furniture, appliances, construction and demolition material, mattresses and box springs, monitors and televisions, yard waste, carpet and metal.
Cost & conditions
The station publishes no rate card, so the charge is quoted when the load is weighed, and payment is by credit or debit card only.
Arrange it
Drive to 1675 Rogers Ave in San Jose, open Monday through Friday 6 AM to 5 PM and Saturday 6 AM to 2 PM and closed Sunday, and enter through the Customer Parking entryway. Call 408.588.7200 with questions about a load.
The station accepts the materials on its published list and charges by weight, so an unusual load should be confirmed by phone first. Recology refuses televisions, computer monitors, toxic chemicals, hazardous waste, paint, tires, freezers and refrigerators in its debris boxes, which is a separate service from the transfer station.
Self-haul in Cupertino means the Recology South Bay transfer station at 1675 Rogers Ave in San Jose, open Monday through Friday 6 AM to 5 PM and Saturday 6 AM to 2 PM, where garbage, furniture, appliances, construction material, mattresses, monitors and televisions, yard waste and carpet are accepted at a charge quoted when the load is weighed. A larger renovation belongs in a Recology debris box, because Recology is the exclusive hauler of garbage in the city, and the city also lists five disposal facilities at Zanker, Newby Island, Guadalupe, Kirby Canyon and Schnitzer that take drop-offs at a cost by volume or weight, with a call advised first. Small loads can avoid the trip through the free quarterly drop-off at De Anza College. Recology South Bay transfer stationDebris box services and exclusionsDisposal resources and self-haul facilitiesCurbside bulky item pickup, on-call collection and debris box rulesEnvironmental Recycling and Paper Shredding Day
Transfer station and drop-off depot
Recology South Bay Transfer Station
1675 Rogers Ave, San Jose, CA 95112
Garbage, construction and demolition material, sheetrock, wood and chipped wood, metal, appliances, monitors and televisions, yard waste, stall clean-up, furniture, mattresses and box springs, and carpet and padding.
Enter through the Customer Parking entryway, and pay by credit or debit card only. The page publishes no rates, so confirm the charge at 408.588.7200 before a large load.
Monday through Friday 6 AM to 5 PM and Saturday 6 AM to 2 PM, closed Sunday. Publishes 408.588.7200 as its contact number.
The station publishes no rate card, so the charge is quoted when the load is weighed, and payment is by credit or debit card only.
Environmental Recycling and Paper Shredding Day at De Anza College
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014
E-waste and U-waste, kitchen appliances that do not contain freon such as washers, dryers, microwaves and toasters, up to 2 cubic yards of construction debris with untreated wood, dirt, rock and concrete, yard waste, up to three boxes of documents for shredding, and reusable goods in good condition.
Cupertino residents only, who show identification such as a driver's licence or a current collection bill and unload their own vehicles. Mattresses, kitchen appliances containing freon, products containing toxic chemicals, painted or treated wood, baby items, and broken or disassembled items are refused.
8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the published event date; the next published date is November 14, 2026.
No charge. Free to Cupertino residents who bring proof of residency and unload their own materials.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Appliance removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Cupertino.
How much does appliance removal cost in Cupertino?+
A full-size household refrigerator is $109 as a single item. A washing machine is $109, and a dryer is $109. Other appliances have their own catalog prices. Choose each item to see your exact total before booking; disposal and recycling costs are included in the item price.
Can I get same-day appliance pickup in Cupertino?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Checkout shows the dates you can choose. Your pickup is scheduled for a day rather than an exact arrival appointment, and we text you before arrival. Have the appliance disconnected and ready outside by your pickup readiness time.
Can you take a washing machine and dryer in one pickup?+
Yes. Add one Washing machine and one Dryer so both units are included in the price. They are separate items, even when you bought them as a set. If yours is a single combined unit or the machines still need to be unstacked, contact us before booking to confirm the scope.
Will you disconnect my appliance or carry it out?+
Dropcurb picks up appliances that are already disconnected and accessible outside at ground level. Arrange uninstallation, utility disconnection and indoor carrying before pickup. Use a qualified professional for gas, hardwired or plumbing connections when needed. We handle loading and haul-away from the outdoor pickup spot.
Can I book if the delivery company did not take my old appliance?+
Yes. Dropcurb pickup is separate from buying or installing a replacement, so you can book removal on its own. Select the old appliance, choose a pickup day and arrange for it to be disconnected and accessible outside. If your new delivery is still ahead, confirm the retailer’s haul-away arrangements before booking a separate pickup.
Will Cupertino take a refrigerator that still holds freon?+
Yes, through the Recology on-call collection. Cupertino households get two on-call collections a year at no additional charge, and refrigerators and appliances are named as bulky goods with a limit of three items per collection. The city Environmental Recycling Day takes only kitchen appliances that do not contain freon, so a unit holding freon belongs in an on-call pickup or a confirmed transfer station trip.Official guidance
Who collects garbage in Cupertino?+
Recology South Bay is the exclusive hauler of garbage in Cupertino. The curbside program covers garbage, single-stream recycling and food and yard waste composting, and it also includes used cooking oil collection, battery and compact fluorescent bulb collection, household hazardous waste drop-off and on-call collection of bulky items. Residents choose a 96, 64, 32 or 20 gallon garbage cart, bills arrive once every three months, and the city Environmental Programs Division answers questions at 408.777.3236.Official guidance
Where do paint, chemicals, batteries and medications go in Cupertino?+
To the Santa Clara County Household Hazardous Waste Program, a free drop-off for County residents that takes paint, pool chemicals, pesticides, cleaning solvents, batteries, fluorescent and LED bulbs, propane, e-waste, medications and sharps. Every visit needs a free appointment first at 408.299.7300, the drop-off address is sent after the appointment is booked, and proof of residency is required. Household batteries alone can go in a sealed bag on top of the recycling cart on collection day.Official guidance
What can apartment residents in Cupertino use?+
Multi-family residents share the same curbside program through their property, and battery and light bulb collection may be available at the leasing office, so ask the property manager what is offered. An on-call bulky pickup for a multi-family building is scheduled through the property manager, and the county household hazardous waste appointment is open to the resident directly.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
Put the old appliance on its way out.
Choose your appliance to see the price for pickup in Cupertino. We will keep you updated from booking to the pickup photos.
