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 Gilroy
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 accepted on the free curbside bulky collection, where the programme names microwaves, televisions, monitors and computers, and the city also lists three local drop-offs, including a Best Buy that takes nearly all electronics and large appliances at no charge.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Electronics are accepted as items on the two free curbside bulky collections each Gilroy household gets per calendar year, Best Buy at 7011 Camino Arroyo takes nearly all electronics and large appliances at no charge, and the Santa Clara County household hazardous waste programme is free to city residents by appointment.
When & how
Book the curbside collection at 408.842.3358, take the device to one of the listed drop-offs, or book a county hazardous waste appointment at 408-299-7300. The local drop-offs are Martin Recycling at 6310 Automall Parkway, Best Buy at 7011 Camino Arroyo and Metech International at 6200 Engel Way, and the city recommends calling each one about hours and restrictions before travelling.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data before handover, keep the screen whole, and keep electronics out of the garbage and the organics cart because California law makes most consumer electronics, batteries and mercury-containing products illegal to throw away. Alkaline household batteries are the exception that can be bagged and set on top of or beside the recycle bin at the curb, while every other battery goes to the county hazardous waste programme.
Each free bulky collection is bags or items, never a mix
Book the collection at 408.842.3358 and choose one option. Option one is up to twelve 32-gallon bags of garbage, all bagged, boxed or bundled with nothing loose, which is about two cubic yards or a pile three feet by six feet by three feet. Option two is two items such as appliances, furniture or electronic waste, with a mattress and box spring set counting as one item, and each item has to be under six feet long, under 200 pounds and manageable by one person.
Curbside by 6 a.m. and cancel a day ahead or lose the pickup
Bulky items have to be at the curb by 6 a.m. on the scheduled collection day, and a household that is not out before the truck arrives forfeits that free collection. A cancellation has to reach customer service at least one business day before the appointment, unused collections do not roll over into the next calendar year, the account must be current rather than past due, and the programme covers residential customers inside the city of Gilroy, with multi-family properties arranging collections through the owner or manager.
Alkaline batteries ride the recycling cart, everything else does not
Alkaline household batteries can be sealed in a zip-top bag and left on top of or beside the recycling cart at the curb. Every other battery, along with fluorescent tubes, mercury thermostats and thermometers, and the electronics that California law bars from the trash, goes to the Santa Clara County household hazardous waste programme instead, which is appointment-only and free for city residents at 408-299-7300.
The county hazardous waste programme has its own limits
Appointments are required for every household hazardous waste drop-off, and the county programme will not accept hazardous waste in containers larger than five gallons, nor radioactive waste, ammunition or explosives. The city's own pages are the place to start for what is hazardous in the first place: paint, pesticides, cleaners, fuels, batteries, bulbs and electronics are all in that category.
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 Gilroy Public Works and Recology South Valley
Book one of the two free curbside bulky collections
A Gilroy household with cart service that has appliances, furniture, electronics, mattresses or up to twelve bags of bundled household material to clear.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Two free curbside bulky item collections per calendar year for Gilroy residential customers with a current account; extra collections are available for a fee and unused collections do not roll over.
Arrange it
Call Recology South Valley at 408.842.3358, choose the bags option or the two-item option and set everything at the curb by 6 a.m. on the scheduled day.
One option per collection, items under six feet long and 200 pounds and manageable by one person, residential customers inside the city of Gilroy only, and the programme refuses construction debris, tires, treated wood, hazardous waste, large mirrors and large glass objects, automotive parts, motor vehicles, stumps and large limbs.
Local electronics drop-offs, including a no-charge retailer
A household with a television, monitor, computer or other electronic device that would rather drop it off than wait for a collection day.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Best Buy at 7011 Camino Arroyo is published by the city as accepting nearly all electronics and large appliances at no charge, with exceptions possible; Martin Recycling and Metech International are listed as local drop-offs as well.
Arrange it
Take the device to Best Buy at 7011 Camino Arroyo, Martin Recycling at 6310 Automall Parkway or Metech International at 6200 Engel Way, and call ahead because the city recommends checking each location's hours and restrictions.
Retailer terms and exceptions apply, Metech can be reached at 408-848-3050 extension 12 for its rules, and the county household hazardous waste programme remains the route for batteries, bulbs and other universal waste rather than the electronics drop-offs.
City of Gilroy Public Works and Recology South Valley
Santa Clara County household hazardous waste by appointment
A Gilroy household with paint, pesticides, cleaners, fuels, batteries other than alkaline, bulbs, sharps or another universal waste item.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The city states that all residents in Gilroy can set up an appointment with the county to dispose of household hazardous waste free of charge.
Arrange it
Book an appointment through the county programme or by calling 408-299-7300, then take the material to the facility the appointment names.
Appointment only, containers larger than five gallons are refused, and radioactive waste, ammunition and explosives are refused as well. Business waste does not use this route.
Retailer the city lists as taking nearly all electronics and large appliances at no charge
Best Buy
7011 Camino Arroyo, Gilroy, CA 95020
Nearly all electronics and large appliances, according to the city's recycling page, which notes that exceptions may apply.
The city recommends calling before a trip to confirm restrictions and hours, and the store's own terms govern what it takes; batteries, bulbs and other universal waste belong with the county household hazardous waste programme instead.
Retail store hours are not published on the city page; call the store before a trip to confirm the current drop-off counter hours.
No charge. The city lists Best Buy as accepting nearly all electronics and large appliances at no charge, with exceptions possible under the store's own programme.
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 Gilroy.
How much does electronics pickup cost in Gilroy?+
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 Gilroy?+
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 Gilroy televisions and computers go?+
A television, monitor or computer can go out as one of the two items on a free curbside bulky collection, booked at 408.842.3358. Otherwise the city lists Martin Recycling at 6310 Automall Parkway, Best Buy at 7011 Camino Arroyo, which takes nearly all electronics and large appliances at no charge, and Metech International at 6200 Engel Way, and the county household hazardous waste programme takes electronics free by appointment at 408-299-7300.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Gilroy?+
Recology South Valley under the city's franchise agreement, collecting organics, recycling and garbage carts weekly, with service and rates based on the size of the garbage cart and bulky collections booked at 408.842.3358. The city's environmental programs team takes questions at 408-846-0223 or env.programs@cityofgilroy.org.Official guidance
How do the Gilroy bulky item collections work?+
A residential customer with cart service gets two free collections each calendar year, booked by calling 408.842.3358. Each collection is either up to twelve 32-gallon bags of bagged, boxed or bundled material or two items such as appliances, furniture or electronic waste, with a mattress and box spring set counting as one item. Items must be under six feet long, under 200 pounds and manageable by one person, out at the curb by 6 a.m., and the account has to be current.Official guidance
Where do Gilroy batteries and light bulbs go?+
Alkaline household batteries can be sealed in a bag and left on top of or beside the recycling cart. Every other battery, and fluorescent tubes and bulbs, mercury thermostats and thermometers, go to the Santa Clara County household hazardous waste programme, which is appointment-only and free for city residents at 408-299-7300 and refuses containers larger than five gallons along with radioactive waste, ammunition and explosives.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 Gilroy.
