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 Hawthorne
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 collected free by laying it on top of the recycling cart, or beside the cart when it is too large, and it also counts within the bulky allowance.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Electronic waste is collected at no additional cost on the recycling cart, including covered electronic devices such as cathode ray tube televisions and monitors, LCD monitors, laptops, LCD and plasma televisions. Larger items can instead use the free bulky allowance, and the weekend household hazardous waste site takes electronics free as well.
When & how
Set electronic waste on top of the recycling cart, or beside it when it is too large to place safely on top, on the regular collection day. Batteries go in a plastic bag on top of the recycling cart on the same day.
Get it ready
Keep electronics and batteries out of the brown trash cart, keep paint, pesticides and light bulbs out of the recycling route, and wipe personal data from a computer or drive before it leaves the property.
A bulky pickup is scheduled with Republic Services at (888) 742-5234 at least one calendar day ahead, excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays, and items reach the curb only after that. Ordinance No. 2255 makes willfully depositing bulky waste on a street, sidewalk or public right-of-way a misdemeanor, and the flyer describes a red tag for a first unpermitted disposal and a green tag with a charge for a second.
Electronic waste goes free on top of the recycling cart, or beside the cart if it is too large to place safely, and batteries go in a plastic bag on top of the same cart. Paint, pesticides, light bulbs and other hazardous wastes are refused on that route.
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 Hawthorne Public Works Department and Republic Services
Free bulky item pickups
Households with furniture, appliances, electronics, wood waste or tires within the annual allowance.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Up to twenty bulky items a calendar year free for each residential customer and each multifamily building over five units, scheduled in groups of no more than five, or four free special pickups of 64 cubic feet each by the trash page description.
Arrange it
Call Republic Services at (888) 742-5234 at least one calendar day ahead, excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays, then set the items at the curb for the street sweeping day collection.
No single item that cannot be handled by two workers is accepted, items are not taken from carports, breezeways, enclosures, parking lots or subterranean garages, and hazardous materials including waste oil and antifreeze are refused.
City of Hawthorne Public Works Department and Republic Services
Bulky pickup beyond the free allowance
Households that have used the annual bulky allowance and still have items to clear, and commercial accounts.
Cost & conditions
The flyer states that customers who exceed the free pickups and commercial customers may receive bulky collection under the same terms for a fee, without publishing the amount. Confirm the current charge with Republic Services at (888) 742-5234.
Arrange it
Call the same scheduling line and confirm the fee before the extra pickup is booked.
The same item list, the five item grouping and the two worker handling rule apply to a paid pickup as to a free one, and an unpermitted pile can draw a tag or a fine.
City of Hawthorne Public Works Department and Republic Services
Electronics and batteries on the recycling cart
Households with a television, monitor, computer, small electronic device or household batteries.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Electronic waste and batteries are collected at no additional cost on the recycling cart.
Arrange it
Lay the electronic waste on top of the recycling cart, or beside it when it is too large to place safely, and put batteries in a plastic bag on top of the same cart on the collection day.
Paint, pesticides, light bulbs and other hazardous wastes are not accepted on the recycling route and belong at the weekend household hazardous waste site or a stewardship program.
Hawthorne residents have two self haul routes worth knowing. Electronic waste and household batteries ride free on top of the recycling cart on the regular collection day, with batteries bagged. Hazardous material, including paint, pesticides and light bulbs, is refused there and goes instead to the Hyperion Treatment Plant at 7660 W. Imperial Highway, Gate B, in Playa del Rey, which takes household hazardous and electronic waste free of charge on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm with a limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds per vehicle. The City also points to year round options: unused paint through PaintCare, used motor oil through the CalRecycle locator, household batteries through the state battery program and participating libraries, sharps and pharmaceuticals through the stewardship mail back kits, and electronics through Goodwill Southern California, with (888) CLEAN-LA or CleanLA.com for anything else. Trash pickup page with the cart material rules, bulky allowance, electronics and battery handling and the weekend drop-offRecycling page listing paint, used oil, battery, sharps and electronics disposal options
Weekend household hazardous and electronic waste drop-off
Hyperion Treatment Plant, Gate B
7660 W. Imperial Highway, Gate B, Playa del Rey, CA
Household hazardous and electronic waste from residents, free of charge.
Residential material only, and the City states a transport limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds per vehicle. The City lists accepted items through the county line at (888) CleanLA, so confirm an unusual item before loading.
Saturdays and Sundays only, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
No charge. Household hazardous and electronic waste delivered by residents, with a limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds per vehicle.
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 Hawthorne.
How much does electronics pickup cost in Hawthorne?+
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 Hawthorne?+
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.
How does Hawthorne collect electronic waste?+
At no additional cost, lay the electronic waste on top of the recycling cart, or set it next to the cart when it is too large to place there safely. Batteries go in a plastic bag on top of the same cart, and paint, pesticides and light bulbs are not accepted on this route.Official guidance
Can electronics go out as a bulky item instead?+
Yes. The bulky program includes electronic waste, and the city code names electronic equipment including stereos, computers and video cassette recorders as bulky waste. Schedule the pickup a calendar day ahead and keep it within the free annual allowance.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Hawthorne?+
Republic Services collects under a franchise agreement with the City. The hauler's customer service line is (888) 742-5234, and the City Public Works Department can be reached at (310) 349-2980.Official guidance
How do holidays affect collection?+
Trash service is delayed one day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving Day, and after Christmas Day and New Year's Day when those fall on a weekday.Official guidance
Where do paint, oil, batteries and sharps go?+
Paint goes through PaintCare, used motor oil through the CalRecycle collection center locator, household batteries through the state battery disposal program and participating libraries, and sharps and pharmaceuticals through the stewardship program, which includes mail back kits. Batteries can also go in a plastic bag on top of the recycling cart at no cost, and the hauler provides sharps containers, shipping boxes, labels and prepaid disposal within a week of a request.Official guidance
Why are workers inspecting carts?+
To keep the City in compliance with SB 1383, Republic Services reviews customer participation and contamination each year, with advisors in yellow safety vests checking cart and dumpster contents. Residents do not have to do anything differently beyond sorting correctly.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 Hawthorne.
