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 Champaign
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.
Televisions of every type are free at the bi-annual Champaign County electronics collection, which the City describes as the only free local television route, with year round options limited to donation and CRT monitors at Goodwill.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Champaign County residents at the bi-annual Champaign County residential electronics collection event, typically held in May and October, with registration required in advance. The City states that these events are the only way for residents to get rid of old televisions for free in the area, and Goodwill accepts working and non working CRT computer monitors free of charge year round through the Dell Reconnect program.
When & how
At the bi-annual county collection event, typically in May and October, with registration completed in advance. Year round, a working flat panel television can be donated to a resale outlet and a CRT computer monitor can be taken to Goodwill during store hours.
Get it ready
Register before the event rather than arriving unannounced, and keep electronics out of the recycling cart, which refuses them along with batteries, light bulbs and scrap metal. Erase personal data before a device leaves the house, and remember that year round resale outlets take only working flat panel sets, so a tube television waits for the next collection event.
Recycling takes plastics one through seven, glass, cardboard, paper, cartons and cans, and it refuses batteries, building materials, ceramic dishes, cookware, electronics, food soiled material, garbage bags, hazardous materials, light bulbs, medical supplies, scrap metal, polystyrene and window glass. Those refusals are what send a load to the collection events, to a receiving site or to the hauler.
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 Champaign Public Works with licensed private haulers and the Champaign County collection events
County collection events
A household with a television, computer, monitor, microwave or household chemical that has no year round local route.
Cost & conditions
The City publishes no fee for either event and both require registration, so confirm the date, the accepted material and any charge on the registration site or on 217-403-4780 before loading the car.
Arrange it
Register in advance for the bi-annual electronics collection or the annual household hazardous waste collection, then bring the material on the event day.
The electronics event is the only free local television route and the hazardous waste event is the only local chemical option, and the current hazardous waste events accept oil based paints and stains alone.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Electronics removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Champaign.
How much does electronics pickup cost in Champaign?+
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 Champaign?+
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 old televisions go?+
To the bi-annual Champaign County residential electronics collection, where televisions of every type and size are accepted free and registration is required. The City states this is the only way for residents to get rid of old televisions for free locally, and Goodwill takes CRT computer monitors free year round through the Dell Reconnect program.Official guidance
What else can go to the electronics event?+
The event takes most consumer electronics, and the City's directory also names it for microwaves, holiday string lights and other small devices that have no year round local recycling route. Cell phones have a standing option through retailer and ecoATM drop off, and the event requires registration each time.Official guidance
Who handles waste collection in Champaign?+
Licensed private haulers, because the City does not collect trash or recycling at all. Public Works on 217-403-4700 runs the recycling requirements, the multifamily program and the seasonal yard waste collections, while the hauler on the account handles the carts and anything arranged as an extra pickup.Official guidance
Do the free collections cover my address?+
The yard waste collections, the holiday tree collection and the multifamily program apply to residential properties inside the Champaign city limits. Recycling through the hauler is required for buildings of up to four units inside the city, while an address outside the city limits sits in a different jurisdiction.Official guidance
What does it cost to get rid of a large item?+
That depends on the route rather than on a city rate. Donation is free through the outlets the City lists, the hauler charges whatever its own bulky item terms provide, a mattress drop off at the Republic Services transfer station carries a fee, and construction and demolition material at GFL starts from a published minimum charge.Official guidance
Is there a permanent hazardous waste drop off?+
No. The City states there is no permanent local drop off for residents, and the annual state sponsored collection event in the summer is described as the only local option, with registration required and help available on 217-403-4780. The current events accept only oil based paints and stains.Official guidance
Where do tires and motor oil go?+
Neither has a standing city drop off. Tires depend on occasional county collection events or a tire retailer, and some businesses will only take them when new tires are bought there. Motor oil and gasoline are accepted occasionally by auto parts stores and oil change shops, with the state collection events as the fallback.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 Champaign.
