Ready for that machine to go? Leave it at the curb and it can be gone today. Choose your equipment, see the exact price and book by 2pm for same-day pickup.
A new use for the same space, once the old machine is outside and gone.
Room for what comes next
Your space can have a new purpose.
A home office. Room for a guest. A little more floor to enjoy. When an old machine is in the way, a clear pickup plan makes the next step easier.
The room is changing.
Book the equipment you are ready to let go of, whether it is one exercise bike or several machines. See the total before making the plan.
A replacement is coming.
Check whether your retailer includes removal. If the old treadmill is still your responsibility, give it a pickup day of its own.
It is not making the move.
Settle the price online, arrange to have it outside, and follow the pickup through text updates and completion photos. One less thing to coordinate before the keys change hands.
Choose by the type of equipment. A brand name does not mean a different item, but a walking pad and a full treadmill do.
Treadmill, walking pad or commercial model?
Household treadmill includes folding home models with a tall console. Choose Walking pad for a compact under-desk model, or Commercial treadmill for a large gym machine. All equipment opens those choices.
An exercise bike, elliptical or rower
Spin, upright, recumbent and air bikes all use Exercise bike, including Peloton and other brands. One elliptical includes its connected base, handles and pedals. Rowing machines and Pilates reformers have their own choices.
Weights, racks and benches
Add together the pounds of loose dumbbells, kettlebells, plates and barbells. Free weights are priced in 10 lb units, rounding the combined weight up. For example, 25 lb uses three units. Add a stand, rack or bench separately if it is going too.
Exercise equipment removal prices in Arlington Heights
First item / additional item
Treadmill$159 / $85
Commercial treadmill$199 / $129
Walking pad$89 / $29
Elliptical$159 / $85
Exercise bike$119 / $40
Rowing machine$134 / $79
Pilates reformer$119 / $49
Free weights (per 10 lb)$59 / $10
Weight bench$79 / $29
Small weight stand$79 / $29
Large dumbbell rack$159 / $99
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.
A machine can be too heavy or awkward for a solo move. Arrange suitable help for indoor carrying, stairs or any dismantling needed to reach the outdoor pickup spot.
A pickup day is not an exact arrival window. Tell us before booking about a shared loading area, restricted outdoor access or equipment whose size or setup you are unsure how to select.
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.
Measure doors and turns, and check the manufacturer’s moving instructions. Folding and moving methods vary by model. Have any required disassembly handled before pickup; we start outside.
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Book a day you can be ready.
Choose from the available pickup dates before moving the machine out. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation. Book by 2pm at the pickup address for same-day pickup.
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Make the equipment easy to identify.
Place the booked equipment in an accessible outdoor spot. Keep any separated parts together, add a photo and clear location notes to your order, and leave the approach clear.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
Neither the village pages nor the operator's page names exercise equipment, so a machine has to be matched against the unlimited bulky item list and the oversized clause rather than assumed to be accepted.
City cost & eligibility
No published rate covers an exercise machine and no page names the category, so call Groot on 847-734-6400 with the type and weight of the machine. The operator states that a piece too big or too heavy for its crew may be left and that special arrangements then carry special charges.
When & how
Ask Groot before the machine goes out, then use the normal collection day if it is accepted as a bulky item, or the special arrangement the operator books.
Get it ready
Take the machine down as far as it will come apart, keep the loose weights and parts with it, and leave it on the property while the answer is pending so nothing sits at the curb uncollected.
The village divides Arlington Heights into four quadrants so that refuse, recycling and landscape waste are all collected on the same day, with the operator working between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Everything has to be at the curb by 7 a.m. and the hauler will not come back for anything that was not out. Carts may not sit in the street, must be 10 feet from parkway trees and mailboxes and 4 feet from other carts, must come off the curb by 8 a.m. the day after collection, and may not be stored in the front yard. A holiday on a Saturday changes nothing, while a holiday on a Sunday or a weekday pushes the rest of that week back one day.
This is the unusual part of the Arlington Heights program: the operator publishes unlimited bulky items on the regular residential service and names furniture such as a couch, dresser or chair, a mattress and box spring, a lawn mower, a bicycle and a grill. White goods are also named, covering refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, washers, dryers, dishwashers, hot water tanks and dehumidifiers, collected once a week at no extra cost when the household calls Groot on 800.244.1977 to schedule and keeps the unit off the curb until the evening before. Up to one cubic yard of construction material a week is collected at no additional charge as well. The counterweight to all of this is the operator's own warning that a piece too big or too heavy for its crew may be left behind, in which case a special arrangement and a special charge follow.
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
Put standard large items out with the weekly Groot collection
Any Arlington Heights household on the village contract with a couch, mattress, appliance, grill, bicycle or a cubic yard of renovation material to clear.
Cost & conditions
The bulky items are part of the refuse service the household already pays for rather than a separate priced product, so no per item figure is published for a standard piece. The operator states that an oversized or overweight item may be left for a special arrangement and that special charges then apply, and that extra or off-day pickups carry an extra charge. Confirm with Groot on 847-734-6400 if the item is unusually heavy.
Arrange it
Put the material at the curb on the household's quadrant collection day with everything out by 7 a.m., or call Groot first if the piece needs equipment to lift.
Electronics, hazardous waste, paint, tires and anything larger than one cubic yard of construction material are outside the ordinary weekly service, and a crew may decline a piece that is too big or too heavy for it to handle safely.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Exercise equipment removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Arlington Heights.
How much does exercise equipment removal cost in Arlington Heights?+
A household treadmill is $159 as the first item and $85 additional. An elliptical is $159 first and $85 additional; an exercise bike is $119 first and $40 additional. Choose all your items to see the combined price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included, with any applicable sales tax shown before payment.
Can you pick up a treadmill or exercise bike today?+
Book by 2pm in the pickup address’s local time for same-day pickup. Available dates appear at checkout. Have the equipment outside and accessible according to your confirmation. You receive pickup updates and completion photos; we book a day rather than an exact appointment time.
Will you dismantle my treadmill or carry it out of the basement?+
Dropcurb pickup starts outside. Arrange indoor carrying, stairs and any dismantling needed to get your equipment out before pickup. Check the moving instructions for your exact model and arrange suitable help. We load and haul away the equipment from an accessible outdoor spot.
Which option covers a Peloton, spin bike or recumbent bike?+
Choose Exercise bike for one stationary bike, including spin, upright, recumbent and air bikes. Peloton and other brands use the same stationary-bike choice. A treadmill, walking pad and outdoor bicycle are different items, so select their matching options.
How do I book free weights, a weight rack or a bench?+
Enter the combined weight in pounds for your dumbbells, kettlebells, plates and barbells. Booking rounds that total up to the next 10 lb unit: 25 lb uses three units. Stands, racks and benches are separate items and do not include the loose weights. Add each one that is going.
Will Groot take a treadmill in Arlington Heights?+
Call first. Exercise equipment is not named in the operator's bulky item list or on the village pages, and the operator warns that a piece too big or too heavy for its crew may be left behind so a special arrangement can be made. Confirm the weight and the collection with Groot on 847-734-6400 before setting a treadmill or weight machine out.Official guidance
What happens if my item is too heavy for the crew?+
The operator states that a piece too big or too heavy for its crew to handle without special equipment may be left at the curb, and that a special arrangement can then be made with special charges. That is the main thing to confirm before an unusually heavy item goes out, and the same clause applies to exercise machines that are not named anywhere in the published program.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
Give that space its next job.
Choose your equipment and see the exact price. A clear plan starts with knowing what is going.
