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 Arlington Heights
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.
Illinois law keeps electronics out of the landfill stream, so a television or computer needs one of the published routes: a curbside electronic pickup booked with Groot, or a SWANCC one-day electronics event open to member community residents.
City cost & eligibility
The village page and the operator's page disagree on the price of a curbside electronic pickup. The village states that residents may have up to two electronic items picked up from the curb each week for no additional fee, while the operator states that curbside electronics collection comes for an additional fee. Confirm with Groot on 847-734-6400 which applies at the address before the device goes out.
When & how
Book the curbside pickup with Groot, or check the SWANCC calendar for a one-day electronics event, which the agency runs from April through October at member community sites.
Get it ready
Wipe the data before a computer, phone or tablet leaves the house, keep batteries out of the electronics pile because batteries have their own village counter drop-off, and keep the device whole rather than breaking it down for the cart.
Everything else has a published counter, event or pickup
Materials the cart service cannot take are handled through named programs rather than guesswork. Electronics cannot go into the landfill stream under Illinois law, so the village publishes a curbside electronic pickup booked with Groot and SWANCC runs one-day electronics and document destruction events for member community residents from April through October. Paint goes to a year-round PaintCare site at no charge, though PaintCare does not take aerosols, or to the village's own appointment-only latex paint event at the Public Works Building on 222 N. Ridge Ave. Household chemicals go to a free Illinois EPA one-day collection that needs pre-registration, or to SWANCC's at-home pickup, which serves Arlington Heights for a published fee paid in advance to Clean Harbors. Rechargeable batteries up to 12 pounds, cell phones, compact fluorescent lights, eyeglasses, ink cartridges, holiday lights and plastic bags are taken at the counter drop-offs the village lists, and used tires go back to a retailer in exchange for new tires bought.
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.
Groot Recycling & Waste Services, the Village of Arlington Heights contracted hauler
Book a curbside electronic pickup with Groot
A household with a television, monitor, computer, printer, console or other covered electronic device.
Cost & conditions
The village states that residents may have up to two electronic items picked up from the curb each week for no additional fee, while the operator's own page states that a curbside electronic collection comes for an additional fee. Confirm with Groot on 1-800-734-6400 which applies at the address before the device goes out.
Arrange it
Call Groot on 1-800-734-6400 to schedule the curbside electronic collection, and follow the instructions it gives for where the device should sit on the collection day.
Illinois law prohibits putting electronics into the landfill stream, so this is a scheduled service rather than a cart item, and the two published pages disagree on the price.
A resident of a SWANCC member community, which includes Arlington Heights, with electronics or documents to clear in a single trip.
Cost & conditions
The agency publishes the one-day electronics recycling and document destruction events for member community residents from April through October but does not publish a fee on the event page, so confirm the date, the hours, the accepted items and any limits on the SWANCC calendar before loading a vehicle.
Arrange it
Check the SWANCC calendar for the next event, then take the material to the listed site during its published window.
Events are seasonal, run only from April through October, are open to member community residents rather than to businesses or institutions, and can be cancelled or closed early for weather.
Village Hall Health and Human Services recycling counter
33 S. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Rechargeable batteries up to 12 pounds, cell phones, compact fluorescent lights, eyeglasses, ink cartridges, holiday lights from November through March and plastic bags
Rechargeable batteries only, because the village states standard batteries are not accepted, and no commercial, institutional or school generated material. No appointment is published, but the counter hours are not published either, so confirm before travelling.
Call the Health and Human Services Department on 847-368-5760 for current counter hours, because the village page does not publish them
The village publishes no fee for this counter drop-off program and the page does not mention a charge, but it also publishes no price, so confirm the hours and any cost with Health and Human Services on 847-368-5760 before a trip.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Electronics removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Arlington Heights.
How much does electronics pickup cost in Arlington Heights?+
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 Arlington Heights?+
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 can I take a TV or computer in Arlington Heights?+
Call Groot on 1-800-734-6400 to book a curbside electronic pickup, because Illinois law prohibits mixing electronics with regular landfill waste and the village publishes an at-the-curb electronic collection of up to two items a week. SWANCC also runs one-day electronics recycling events for member community residents from April through October, with dates on the agency calendar.Official guidance
Is there a fee for electronics pickup in Arlington Heights?+
The two published pages disagree, so it has to be confirmed with Groot on 1-800-734-6400. The village states that residents may have up to two electronic items picked up from the curb each week for no additional fee, while the operator's own Arlington Heights page states that curbside electronics collection comes for an additional fee.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 Arlington Heights.
