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 El Monte
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.
Electronics are named in El Monte's accepted bulky list, the hauler names televisions, computers and computer monitors, and the city's hazardous and electronic waste facility takes electronic waste during its Clean Up events.
City cost & eligibility
Electronics count against the 20 free bulky items a year when they go out on a scheduled pickup, and the city publishes no fee for the Clean Up events at its collection facility, so confirm the current terms with Environmental Services at (626) 580-2250 before relying on that route.
When & how
Book a bulky pickup with Valley Vista Services at least one day before the trash day, or take the devices to the City of El Monte Hazardous Waste & Electronic Waste Collection Facility at 3990 Arden Drive during a scheduled Clean Up event.
Get it ready
Clear personal data before handover, keep electronics out of the brown, blue and green carts, and keep business waste, explosives, ammunition and tires out of the facility load because none of those are accepted there.
Book the bulky pickup at least one day ahead of trash day
El Monte bulky waste is collected on the normal trash day, and the pickup has to be scheduled at least one day in advance, so nothing should be sitting at the curb in the hope of a collection. A single-family home has 20 free bulky items a year, and the accepted list covers appliances, carpet rolled and tied, chairs, desks, electronics, mattresses, sofas, tables, tires and bundled tree branches.
Three carts, one holiday delay, and organics by ordinance
Every single-family home has a brown trash cart, a blue recycling cart and a green cart for green waste and food waste, collected by Valley Vista Services on the regular service day. If a collection day falls on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas, collection moves to the following day for the rest of that week. Organics are mandatory under the city's ordinance 3006, so green waste and food waste do not belong in the brown cart.
Paint, thinners, used motor oil and filters, antifreeze, cleaning products, pool chemicals, pesticides, mercury thermometers, expired medication, syringes, batteries, light bulbs, televisions, computers and appliances are all household hazardous or universal waste, and none of them may go in a residential cart or a commercial bin, down a sink drain or into a storm drain. They go to the city's collection facility at 3990 Arden Drive on a Clean Up event date, and sharps containers come free from Valley Vista Services, up to four a year.
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.
A single-family household with a mattress, couch, appliance, television or another large household item that will not fit in a cart.
Cost & conditions
No charge. 20 free bulky items a year for each single-family home, collected on the normal trash day when the pickup is scheduled at least one day in advance.
Arrange it
Call Valley Vista Services at 800-442-6454 or request the pickup through the hauler's bulky item page at least one day before the trash day, and put the items out that morning.
Business waste, construction debris and hazardous waste are refused, the allowance is 20 items a year, and the collection happens on the scheduled trash day rather than on demand.
Use the city's hazardous and electronic waste collection facility
A household with paint, oil, filters, antifreeze, chemicals, batteries, bulbs, medication, syringes or electronic waste that cannot go in a cart.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes the facility and the Clean Up event programme but no fee, so confirm the next event date and the accepted material with Environmental Services at (626) 580-2250 before loading.
Arrange it
Take the material to the Hazardous Waste & Electronic Waste Collection Facility at the Public Works Yard, 3990 Arden Drive, El Monte, on a city Clean Up event date.
Business waste, explosives, ammunition and tires are not accepted, the facility only operates during scheduled events, and sharps have their own free container programme through the hauler.
City collection site for hazardous and electronic waste during scheduled Clean Up events
City of El Monte Hazardous Waste & Electronic Waste Collection Facility
Public Works Yard, 3990 Arden Drive, El Monte, CA 91731
Household hazardous and universal waste including used motor oil and filters, antifreeze, paint and paint thinners, cleaning products, pool chemicals, pesticides, mercury thermometers, expired medication, syringes, batteries, light bulbs, televisions, VCRs, telephones, computers, printers, copiers, stereos and appliances.
Business waste, explosives, ammunition and tires are not accepted, and the site operates only during the city's regularly scheduled Clean Up events rather than on standing public hours. Household hazardous waste may not go in any cart or bin.
Open during the city's scheduled Clean Up events only; confirm the next date with Environmental Services at (626) 580-2250.
The city publishes no fee for the Clean Up events, so confirm the terms when the next event is announced.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Electronics removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in El Monte.
How much does electronics pickup cost in El Monte?+
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 El Monte?+
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.
Where do televisions and computers go in El Monte?+
Two routes. A scheduled bulky pickup through Valley Vista Services takes electronics under the 20 free items a year, and the city's Hazardous Waste & Electronic Waste Collection Facility at the Public Works Yard, 3990 Arden Drive, takes electronic waste during its regularly scheduled Clean Up events. Business waste, explosives, ammunition and tires are refused there.Official guidance
What does electronics disposal cost in El Monte?+
Electronics count against the 20 free bulky items a year when they go out on a scheduled pickup, and the city publishes no fee for the Clean Up events at its collection facility, so confirm the current terms with Environmental Services at (626) 580-2250 before relying on that route. Electronics are named in El Monte's accepted bulky list, the hauler names televisions, computers and computer monitors, and the city's hazardous and electronic waste facility takes electronic waste during its Clean Up events. Book a bulky pickup with Valley Vista Services at least one day before the trash day, or take the devices to the City of El Monte Hazardous Waste & Electronic Waste Collection Facility at 3990 Arden Drive during a scheduled Clean Up event.Official guidance
Who do I call about trash or bulky items in El Monte?+
Valley Vista Services handles the carts and bulky pickups at 800-442-6454 for both single-family and multi-family addresses, and the city's Environmental Services Division answers programme questions at 626-580-2058 and hazardous waste questions at (626) 580-2250.Official guidance
Which holidays delay collection in El Monte?+
New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. When a collection day falls on one of those holidays, collection moves to the following day for the remainder of that week, and every other day runs as normal.Official guidance
Why does El Monte require a green cart?+
The city adopted its Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Reduction Ordinance, number 3006, in October 2021, requiring residential, commercial and multi-family premises to subscribe to the organics programme under SB 1383. Green waste and food waste go in the green cart, not the brown trash cart, and multi-family properties follow the same rule.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 El Monte.
