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 Cupertino
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.
A television is electronic waste, which may not go in any cart, and Cupertino publishes three routes for it: a free on-call e-waste collection through Recology, the free Environmental Recycling Day, and the Recology South Bay transfer station, which lists monitors and televisions.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The city publishes an on-call e-waste collection at your residence through Recology at 408.725.4020, and the Environmental Recycling Day is a free Cupertino resident event. Confirm whether the e-waste pickup uses one of the two free on-call collections a household receives each year, because a self-hauled transfer station load is priced there.
When & how
Call Recology at 408.725.4020 for the on-call e-waste collection, or hold the set for the next Environmental Recycling Day at De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., which runs from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.; the next published date is November 14, 2026.
Get it ready
Never put a television, monitor or computer in the garbage, recycling or compost cart, because the city and state prohibit e-waste there. Bring identification to the drop-off event, where residency is checked with a driver's licence or a current collection bill, and expect to unload your own vehicle.
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.
TV removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Cupertino.
How much does TV removal cost in Cupertino?+
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 Cupertino?+
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 does an old television go in Cupertino?+
Televisions are electronic waste and cannot go in the garbage, recycling or compost carts. Cupertino publishes a free on-call e-waste collection through Recology at 408.725.4020, takes e-waste at the free Environmental Recycling Day at De Anza College, and the Recology South Bay transfer station lists monitors and televisions among the materials it accepts.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
The old TV has somewhere to go.
Choose your TV. See the exact price. Book your pickup day in Cupertino.
