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 Encinitas
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.
Electronic waste is universal waste in California and cannot go in any of the three carts. Encinitas residents have a free collection pickup limited to universal waste, electronic waste and sharps, free drop-off at an EDCO buyback center, and a quarterly drive-up event in the City Hall parking lot. One television or computer monitor appears on EDCO's current bulky page while the residential service guide lists electronics as not accepted on that truck, so a screen belongs on one of the free routes and any bulky pickup placement should be confirmed with EDCO first.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to Encinitas residents on the household hazardous collection pickup when the load is limited to universal waste, electronic waste and sharps, free at an EDCO buyback center during operating hours, and free at the quarterly universal waste drop-off event with proof of residency. A screen added to a bulky item pickup instead follows that pickup's per item fee.
When & how
Call 800-714-1195 or 877-443-2371 for the collection pickup, drop devices at an EDCO buyback center during its operating hours, or use the quarterly drive-up event at the City Hall parking lot at 505 South Vulcan Avenue, which the city lists next for Saturday, October 3, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep televisions, monitors, computers, phones and other devices out of the trash, recycling and organics carts, because state law treats them as universal waste, and erase personal data before handover. Ask EDCO before adding a screen to a bulky pile.
Carts go to street level with the wheels against the curb and out of the way of traffic, with at least two feet between carts and three feet from obstructions, and everything out by 6 a.m. on the service day or the night before. There is no residential collection on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day, and the rest of that week runs one day late; a holiday that falls on a weekend does not delay the week.
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 Encinitas Public Works Trash and Recycling Program with EDCO Waste and Recycling Services
Book the household hazardous collection pickup
A household with batteries, bulbs, a device, sharps or a small quantity of paint, oil or chemicals that is hard to load into a car.
Cost & conditions
$10 for copay for a pickup that is comingled with paints, pesticides, motor oil or other chemical items, which the city waives for residents 65 and over. Encinitas residents, booked at 800-714-1195 or 877-443-2371. A pickup limited to universal waste, electronic waste and sharps carries no copay at all.
Arrange it
Call 800-714-1195 or 877-443-2371 to schedule the collection, and separate the load so the free universal waste items are not mixed with chemical items.
The no copay version covers universal waste, electronic waste and sharps only, and any chemical item comingled with that load brings the copay back unless the resident is 65 or over.
City of Encinitas Public Works Trash and Recycling Program with EDCO Waste and Recycling Services
Drive up to the quarterly universal waste event
A household that has batteries, bulbs, a television or computer and used sharps and would rather not book a pickup or drive to North County.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to Encinitas residents who bring proof of residency such as a driver's license or a recent utility bill to the drive-up universal waste collection event.
Arrange it
Drive into the City Hall parking lot at 505 South Vulcan Avenue during the posted event window, which the city lists next for Saturday, October 3, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and stay in the vehicle while staff unload.
The event runs quarterly rather than continuously and takes universal waste, electronic waste and sharps only, with the dates posted on the Public Works event calendar.
North County household hazardous waste collection facility open to Encinitas residents
City of Vista Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility
1145 East Taylor Street, Vista, CA 92084
All types of household hazardous waste, and the city names this facility for Encinitas residents who need to drop chemicals, paint, oil, batteries or bulbs rather than book a pickup.
Proof of Encinitas residency is required at drop-off, no appointment is needed, and the facility is open on Saturdays only. The city asks residents to call 800-714-1195 for information on accepted material.
Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
No charge. Free to Encinitas residents who show proof of residency at drop-off.
Second North County household hazardous waste collection facility open to Encinitas residents
City of Poway Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility
12325 Crosthwaite Circle, Poway, CA 92064
All types of household hazardous waste, named by the city alongside the Vista facility for Encinitas residents.
Proof of Encinitas residency is required at drop-off and no appointment is needed. EDCO's page prints the Saturday window as excluding holiday weekends, so check the calendar before a holiday trip.
Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., except holiday weekends on the hauler's page, with the facility reachable at 858-668-4710.
No charge. Free to Encinitas residents who show proof of residency at drop-off.
EDCO buyback center taking household batteries, home generated sharps and electronic waste free
EDCO Recycling Buyback Center, San Marcos
224 South Las Posas Road, San Marcos, CA 92078
Household batteries in AAA, AA, C, D and 9 volt sizes, home-generated sharps, and electronic waste such as computer and television monitors, processing units, laptops, printers, scanners, fax machines, video cassette recorders, radios and cell phones.
Loose sharps are refused: sharps must arrive in an approved container or a rigid, puncture resistant, tightly sealed container such as a bleach bottle, a liquid detergent bottle or a coffee can with a lid, and never in paper or plastic bags, glass, cardboard, coated paper, a CRV plastic bottle or a milk jug. Only the five battery sizes listed are taken, operating hours are not published on these pages, and the drop-off runs during operating hours only.
Operating hours are not published on the retained pages, so call 760-744-2700 before the trip.
No charge. Free to residential customers for household batteries, home-generated sharps and electronic waste, and free for items too large to fit the blue recycling cart.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Electronics removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Encinitas.
How much does electronics pickup cost in Encinitas?+
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 Encinitas?+
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 Encinitas?+
They are universal waste and cannot go in a cart. A free household hazardous collection pickup covers universal waste, electronic waste and sharps and is booked at 800-714-1195 or 877-443-2371, devices can be dropped free at an EDCO buyback center during operating hours, and the city runs a quarterly drive-up universal waste event in the City Hall parking lot at 505 South Vulcan Avenue, listed next for Saturday, October 3, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Official guidance
Who runs trash collection in Encinitas?+
EDCO Waste and Recycling Services collects under the city's franchise agreement, running the three stream curbside carts, the bulky item pickups and the construction and demolition hauling. The City of Encinitas Public Works Trash and Recycling program runs the rules and the education side and answers at (760) 633-2850 or recycling@encinitasca.gov, and collection problems can be reported through the MyEncinitas app.Official guidance
How does the household hazardous collection pickup work in Encinitas?+
Call 800-714-1195 or 877-443-2371 and book the collection. A pickup limited to universal waste, electronic waste and sharps is free, while a pickup comingled with paints, pesticides, motor oil or other chemical items carries a copay that the city waives for residents 65 and over. Residents who would rather drive can use the Vista facility at 1145 East Taylor Street or the Poway facility at 12325 Crosthwaite Circle on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with proof of Encinitas residency.Official guidance
What can go in the three carts in Encinitas?+
Every Encinitas household is enrolled in three stream curbside service. The recycling cart takes glass bottles and jars, cans, aluminum foil, rigid plastics, mixed paper, cardboard, cartons and clean empty food and beverage containers; the organics cart takes food scraps and yard waste; and the trash cart takes what is left. Batteries, bulbs, electronic waste, chemicals, needles, tires and construction material are refused in all three and go on their own routes.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 Encinitas.
