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 San Mateo
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 computer or television counts as the single large item on a twice yearly clean-up, and the city asks households to call (650) 595-3900 for televisions and computer monitors because they need special handling. Electronics are also free for households at the Shoreway Public Recycling Center, which takes computers, monitors, televisions, copiers, faxes and VCRs, while the county household hazardous waste program refuses electronic waste outright.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free drop-off for households at the Shoreway Public Recycling Center as residential material, and one e-waste item such as a computer monitor, microwave or television on a hauler bulky appointment or as the large item on a clean-up.
When & how
The Public Recycling Center is open Monday to Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Clean-ups are booked at (650) 595-3900 and happen on the scheduled service day.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data before handover, keep televisions and monitors off the cart route because both are barred from regular collection and need special handling, and do not take electronics to a county household hazardous waste appointment, because the county program does not accept electronic waste.
A household books up to two on-call clean-ups each year, and each one covers up to 2 cubic yards of bagged material plus one large item such as a mattress, appliance, piece of furniture, computer or television. Loose items have to be bagged, boxed or bundled, each bag has to stay under 60 pounds, and the large item has to stay under 200 pounds.
Paint, thinners and other chemicals are refused on the on-call clean-ups and in regular collection, and hazardous waste may only be transported by the person who generated it. Chemicals, aerosols, spray paint and propane tanks go to a free county household hazardous waste appointment, and the county program does not accept electronic waste or lithium-ion batteries larger than AA.
Know what each Shoreway gate takes before you load
The Public Recycling Center takes residential material free of charge, including electronics, batteries, cell phones, paint with original labels, used motor oil, antifreeze, oil filters, sharp containers, small appliances and up to six fluorescent tubes under six feet. It refuses furniture, garbage, gas cylinders, medium and large kitchen appliances, copy machines, Styrofoam, printer cartridges and treated wood waste, and those loads go to the transfer station at the same address, where they are weighed or measured and charged.
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 San Mateo Public Works with Recology San Mateo County and RethinkWaste
Book one of the two yearly on-call clean-ups
A household with a mattress, a couch, an appliance, a computer or television, or a stack of bagged clutter that will not fit the carts.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Two on-call clean-ups a year included with the residential collection service, each covering up to 12 bags of 32 gallon size under 60 pounds plus one large item under 200 pounds.
Arrange it
Call (650) 595-3900 to schedule the clean-up, then put the bagged material and the one large item out on the scheduled day.
No hazardous waste, liquids, dirt, rock, concrete, asphalt, hot ashes, infectious waste or construction debris, no commercial size refrigerators or freezers, and televisions and computer monitors have to be arranged by phone because they need special handling. Multi-family buildings book through the property manager.
City of San Mateo Public Works with Recology San Mateo County and RethinkWaste
Free household drop-off at the Public Recycling Center
A household with electronics, batteries, paint, used oil, antifreeze, small appliances, scrap metal or sharp containers.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free for households at the Public Recycling Center, which takes residential material only, within the published quantity limits such as 15 gallons of used oil, 10 gallons of antifreeze, 10 gallons of paint and six fluorescent tubes.
Arrange it
Drive to 333 Shoreway Road in San Carlos and enter through Gate 1, any day between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. except Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Furniture, garbage, gas cylinders, medium and large kitchen appliances, copy machines, printer cartridges, Styrofoam, flimsy plastics and treated wood waste are refused, and the buyback portion of the center remains closed.
City of San Mateo Public Works with Recology San Mateo County and RethinkWaste
Twice yearly city recycling event
A household with electronic waste, documents to shred and reusable goods for Goodwill.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free City of San Mateo recycling events held twice a year for residents, covering e-waste drop-off, paper shredding and Goodwill donations.
Arrange it
Watch the city special recycling page for the next event date and bring the e-waste, paper and donations to the event site.
The event is a periodic drop-off rather than a year round service, and the county household hazardous waste program still handles paint, chemicals and aerosols.
Free household drop-off for electronics, batteries, paint, oil, antifreeze and small appliances
Shoreway Environmental Center Public Recycling Center
333 Shoreway Road, San Carlos, CA 94070
Electronics including computers, monitors, televisions, copiers, faxes and VCRs, household and car batteries, cell phones, CFLs, fluorescent tubes, latex and oil based paint with original labels, scrap metal, small appliances, sharps in a sealed container, used motor oil and filters, antifreeze, and home generated cooking oil.
Residential material only, with quantity limits such as 15 gallons of used motor oil, 10 gallons of antifreeze, 10 gallons of paint, six fluorescent tubes under six feet and 15 gallons of cooking oil. Copy machines, furniture, garbage, gas cylinders, incandescent lights, medium or large kitchen appliances, flimsy plastics, printer and toner cartridges, sand bags, Styrofoam and treated wood waste are refused, and the buyback counter remains closed.
Monday to Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day, with entry through Gate 1 at 333 Shoreway Road.
No charge. Free drop-off for households, since the center takes residential material only.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
TV removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in San Mateo.
How much does TV removal cost in San Mateo?+
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 San Mateo?+
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 can a San Mateo household take a television?+
To the Shoreway Public Recycling Center at 333 Shoreway Road in San Carlos, where electronics including televisions, computers, monitors, faxes and VCRs are free for households, open every day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A television or computer monitor can also be the one large item on a twice yearly clean-up, but the city asks households to call (650) 595-3900 first because those items need special handling. The county household hazardous waste program does not accept electronic waste.Official guidance
How does the San Mateo twice yearly clean-up work?+
A household books up to two on-call clean-ups a year by calling (650) 595-3900, and each one covers up to 2 cubic yards of bagged material plus one large item under 200 pounds such as a mattress, piece of furniture, appliance, computer or television. Loose material has to be bagged, boxed or bundled with each bag under 60 pounds, televisions and monitors need special handling arranged by phone, and hazardous waste is refused on the clean-up and in regular collection.Official guidance
Where do San Mateo residents take paint, batteries and chemicals?+
Paint, thinners, solvents, pesticides, fertilizers, aerosols, spray paint and propane tanks go to a free San Mateo County household hazardous waste appointment, booked online or by calling (650) 372-6200, with a limit of 10 gallons or 50 pounds per appointment and containers no larger than 5 gallons. Batteries, cell phones, fluorescent tubes and latex or oil based paint with original labels can also go free to the Shoreway Public Recycling Center, and the county program does not accept electronic waste.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 San Mateo.
