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 Decatur
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 are not part of curbside service in Decatur. The city points residents to the Macon County Environmental Management Agency, which frequently holds collections for items that are not accepted curbside, such as paint and certain electronics.
City cost & eligibility
The city names the county agency as the route for paint and certain electronics but publishes no date, location or fee for those collections, so confirm the next collection with the Macon County Environmental Management Agency before holding material for it.
When & how
Watch for a Macon County Environmental Management Agency collection, which the city also advertises through the free Recycle Coach app calendar, and keep the device out of the carts until then.
Get it ready
Keep televisions, computers and other devices out of the garbage and recycling carts and off the bulky pile, wipe personal data before handover, and check the Recycle Coach calendar or the county agency for the next collection date.
Yard waste goes out in any combination of biodegradable bags, stick bundles and privately owned containers marked yard waste only, with stickers available at the Civic Center box office in the main lobby, the second floor cashier windows and the Community Development Department on the third floor. Recycling reaches single-family homes and residences with up to six units, the assigned hauler runs the weekly collection, and the recycling fee is assessed on the water bill, with properties that do not use city water billed quarterly. If a recycling problem is not resolved with the hauler, the city may help at 217-424-2727.
Paint and electronics wait for a county collection
Decatur publishes no drop-off facility for this address and no household hazardous waste site, and the material the curbside programme will not take goes to collections run by the Macon County Environmental Management Agency, which the city describes as frequently holding collections for items not accepted curbside such as paint and certain electronics. The county agency site could not be read for this run, so the packet names the agency and the Recycle Coach calendar rather than an address, hour or fee that has not been verified.
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 Decatur licensed private haulers, with collections by the Macon County Environmental Management Agency
Add the residential recycling cart
A single-family household or a building of up to six units that needs the weekly recycling collection.
Cost & conditions
$2.5 per month for residential recycling service, assessed on the water bill, with properties that do not use city water billed quarterly. Residential customers in single family homes and in residences with up to six units. Contact the assigned hauler for the cart.
Arrange it
Ask the assigned hauler for the recycling cart, and let the water bill carry the monthly assessment or the quarterly bill where the property is not on city water.
The collection is run by the assigned hauler rather than the city, and the city can only assist after the resident has contacted the hauler first.
City of Decatur licensed private haulers, with collections by the Macon County Environmental Management Agency
Watch for a Macon County collection
A household holding paint, chemicals or an electronic device that the curbside programme will not take.
Cost & conditions
The city names the Macon County Environmental Management Agency collections but publishes no schedule, site or fee for them, so confirm the next collection with the agency or the Recycle Coach calendar before storing material for it.
Arrange it
Check the county agency or the Recycle Coach app calendar for the next collection, then deliver the material on the published date.
The route is a county collection rather than a permanent city drop-off, so the dates vary, and the city publishes no address, hours or fee for it.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Electronics removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Decatur.
How much does electronics pickup cost in Decatur?+
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 Decatur?+
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 Decatur televisions and computers go?+
Not in the curbside carts. The city points to the Macon County Environmental Management Agency, which frequently holds collections for items that are not accepted curbside such as paint and certain electronics, and the city also promotes the free Recycle Coach app, whose calendar carries local recycling events. The city publishes no date, place or fee for those collections, so check with the county agency or the app calendar before holding a device for one.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Decatur?+
A private hauler the city licenses and assigns to each address, not a city crew. The city prints the contact numbers for GFL at 217-935-5652, Waste Management at 800-796-9696, Jeremy Doolin Disposal at 217-422-5298, Doolin Disposal at 217-423-1680 and Murrell's Disposal at 217-519-0910, and it sets what the service package has to include, from the weekly carts to five bulky collections a year. The city can assist with a recycling problem at 217-424-2727 once the resident has contacted the hauler first.Official guidance
Where does paint go in Decatur?+
To a collection run by the Macon County Environmental Management Agency, which the city describes as frequently holding collections for items that are not accepted curbside such as paint and certain electronics. Decatur publishes no city household hazardous waste programme or drop-off site, so keep paint and chemicals out of the garbage, recycling and yard waste containers and confirm the next county collection with the agency or the Recycle Coach app calendar.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 Decatur.
