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 Lakeland
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 go to the Polk County household hazardous waste facility or a county collection event, with a limit of five components per visit at the facility.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Polk County accepts household chemical and electronic waste from county residents at no additional fee at the household hazardous waste facility at the North Central Landfill, and the county collection events are also free to residents. The county notes that businesses and other non residential entities are not eligible.
When & how
Take electronics to the county facility at 5 Environmental Loop South in Winter Haven, or to a county collection event. The county schedule lists events including February 6, 2027 at the Lakeland Solid Waste site on 602 Evelyn Ave. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the city solid waste office can confirm at 863-834-8773.
Get it ready
The county names computers, monitors, printers, televisions and VHS players, with a limit of five components per visit, and refuses biohazardous waste, hypodermic needles and unused or expired medication. Do not pack items in plastic bags, and wipe personal data before a computer leaves your hands. A retailer such as Best Buy also accepts electronics under its national recycling program.
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 Lakeland Solid Waste Division, with Polk County running the household hazardous waste facility and collection events
Use the Polk County household hazardous waste program
A household with paint, chemicals, pesticides, pool or spa products, batteries, used oil, antifreeze, propane, fluorescent bulbs, cooking oil, flares or electronics to dispose of.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Household chemical and electronic waste from Polk County residents is accepted at no additional fee at the household hazardous waste facility at the North Central Landfill, and the county also runs free collection events through the year. Businesses and other non residential entities are not eligible for the residential program.
Arrange it
Take the material to 5 Environmental Loop South in Winter Haven, or use a county collection event such as the February 6, 2027 event at the Lakeland Solid Waste site on 602 Evelyn Ave. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call the county at 863-284-4319 to confirm the facility hours before going.
Paint is limited to 20 gallons a year, electronics to five components per visit, and the county refuses biohazardous waste, hypodermic needles and unused or expired medication. Chemicals must not be mixed, containers must not be packed in plastic bags, and poor condition containers travel in a sturdy box or bucket in a ventilated trunk or truck bed.
Household chemical and electronic waste from Polk County residents, including auto and boat batteries, rechargeable batteries, fuel and gas cylinders up to five gallons such as propane, oil filters, used oil and antifreeze, pesticides, mercury and fluorescent lights, flares, paint within a 20 gallon a year limit, used cooking oil, and electronics such as computers, monitors, printers, televisions and VHS players with a limit of five components per visit.
Businesses, nonprofit groups and other non residential entities are not eligible for the residential drop off, and biohazardous waste, hypodermic needles and unused or expired medication are refused. Chemicals must not be mixed, containers must not travel in plastic bags, and poor condition containers have to be packed securely in a box or bucket and carried in a ventilated trunk or truck bed.
The county page describes the facility as a drop off for residents and publishes hours for its sharps sites and appointment windows for business loads, so call Polk County Solid Waste at 863-284-4319 to confirm the facility's open hours before driving to Winter Haven.
No charge. Household chemical and electronic waste from Polk County residents is accepted at no additional fee, and the county also runs free collection events through the year.
A household hazardous waste and electronics disposal event for Polk County residents, on the county's published schedule, taking the same material the county facility takes including paints, chemicals, batteries, fuels and electronics.
The same county rules apply, including the 20 gallon a year paint limit, the five component electronics limit per visit, the refusal of biohazardous waste, needles and medications, and the transport rules that keep chemicals unmixed and out of plastic bags. The city notes that its own information is subject to change and that residents should call before relying on a site.
Saturday, February 6, 2027 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., per the county's event schedule. The city's own household hazardous waste page lists an earlier annual collection day, so confirm the current date with the solid waste office at 863-834-8773 or the county at 863-284-4319.
No charge. County collection events are free to Polk County residents, who are also eligible to use the household hazardous waste facility at the North Central Landfill at no additional fee.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Electronics removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Lakeland.
How much does electronics pickup cost in Lakeland?+
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 Lakeland?+
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 Lakeland?+
To the Polk County household hazardous waste facility at 5 Environmental Loop South in Winter Haven, which takes electronics from county residents at no additional fee with a limit of five components per visit, or to a county collection event, such as the February 6, 2027 event at the Lakeland Solid Waste site on 602 Evelyn Ave. Best Buy also accepts electronics under its national recycling program.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Lakeland?+
The City of Lakeland Solid Waste Division serves all residences inside the city limits, with weekly garbage, recycling and yard waste plus a bulk and special pickup service arranged by phone or email. The solid waste office is at 863-834-8773, and a household with a gray garbage can and a black recycle can is a Polk County customer instead, served by the county at 863-284-4319.Official guidance
How do the free bulk collections work?+
Each customer gets four free bulk yard waste or bulk junk collections a calendar year, up to 20 cubic yards each, arranged by emailing solidwastemanagement@lakelandgov.net with the address and the material or by calling 863-834-8773. Furniture, mattresses, box springs, bed frames, couches, chairs, tree limbs and construction debris with the nails bent over all go out this way, while appliances wait for the special recycling truck.Official guidance
What does an extra bulk collection cost?+
A bulk yard waste or bulk junk collection beyond the four free collections in a calendar year is charged by the cubic yard with a minimum, and a contaminated recycling container costs the published per occurrence charge to dump as garbage. A roll off container carries a delivery charge, a pull charge and the disposal cost, and the current figures are on the city rate schedule and can be confirmed with the solid waste office on 863-834-8773.Official guidance
Where do paint and chemicals go in Lakeland?+
To the Polk County household hazardous waste facility at the North Central Landfill, 5 Environmental Loop South in Winter Haven, where household chemical and electronic waste from county residents is accepted at no additional fee, or to a county collection event. Paint is limited to 20 gallons a year, electronics to five components per visit, and biohazardous waste, needles and medications are refused.Official guidance
How does yard waste go out in Lakeland?+
Plant material such as tree branches and shrubbery trimmings that are too large to be containerized, or any pile larger than six feet by four feet, with no item longer than eight feet. Yard waste is also part of the weekly curbside collection, and a household with more than the four free bulk collections can pay 13.81 per cubic yard with a 30.66 minimum.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 Lakeland.
