Keep the screen you want. Make a plan for the one you don’t.
One screen too many
The new TV is in. The old one is still here.
It has been replaced, stopped working or simply isn’t coming with you. Now it needs a way out. Book its pickup online, with a clear price and updates along the way.
An exact price for your TV.
Choose the TV that matches yours. See the price online, with loading, transportation and disposal included. No visit needed to get a quote.
A day to get it gone.
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, or choose a future date shown at checkout. Arrange to have the TV outside before pickup.
You’ll know when it’s gone.
Get a text when your hauler is on the way and photos when the job is done. With your TV outside and accessible, you don’t need to stay home for pickup.
The TV’s type and size determine which item to choose. A new model and an old model can use the same option if their shape and screen size match.
Flat-screen TVs
Measure the screen diagonally, corner to corner, without the frame. Choose under 42 inches or 42 inches and larger. A TV measuring exactly 42 inches belongs to the larger option.
Tube TVs
An older tube or CRT television has curved glass and a deep, heavy body. Choose Tube TV even if its screen is small. A rear-projection TV is different; send a photo before booking so we can check the fit.
TV stands and other electronics
The TV price covers the television. Add a media console, computer monitor or other item separately if it is going too. Choose only what you want removed and review the combined price.
TV removal prices in Rockford
First item / additional item
TV (Under 42")$79 / $19
TV (42"+)$129 / $39
Tube TV$249 / $249
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.
Your TV can stay inside while you book. Before pickup, arrange to have it disconnected, taken down if mounted and moved to an accessible outdoor spot.
A pickup day is not an exact arrival appointment. If your building allows only a short loading window, contact us before booking to confirm a workable plan.
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.
Dropcurb does not remove TVs from walls or do indoor carrying. Arrange the help you need before pickup day, including the trip down interior stairs or through an elevator.
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Choose a permitted outdoor spot.
Use a stable, accessible location with a clear path for loading. Keep the TV separate from anything staying. Check building rules before placing it in a shared pickup area.
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Show us the TV that is going.
Add a location photo and access notes after booking. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation. For exposed broken glass or unusual damage, send a photo and check with us before booking.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
Covered electronic devices cannot go in an Illinois landfill and are not collected with the garbage, so they go to one of three Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful centers, where televisions and monitors carry a published fee.
City cost & eligibility
From $20 for the published fee for a television or monitor under 19 inches at a Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful recycling center, with sets 19 inches and over at a higher published fee and projection or wood console televisions at a third. Residents dropping intact consumer electronics under the Illinois consumer electronics recycling act, where disposal is free except for televisions and monitors. Payment is debit preferred, with all major credit and debit cards accepted, and business derived electronic waste is not eligible at these centers.
When & how
At one of the three Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful recycling centers during its own published hours: the Rockford center on Hydraulic Road, the Machesney Park center on N. 2nd Street and the South Beloit center on Eastern Avenue.
Get it ready
Keep the device out of the garbage, because Illinois bans covered electronic devices from landfills and they are not collected curbside. Only intact electronics from residential consumers are accepted, so a device that has been taken apart, and any electronics from a business, are refused and need the appointment based commercial service instead.
Covered electronic devices are banned from Illinois landfills and are not collected with household garbage, so they go to one of three Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful recycling centers, where televisions and monitors carry a published fee. Household chemicals go to the cooperative center at 3315 Kishwaukee Street, and neither stream belongs in the garbage, the recycling toter or a yard waste pile.
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 Rockford Community and Economic Development with Rock River Disposal, Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful and the Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Center
A household with a television, monitor, computer, printer, DVD player or another covered electronic device.
Cost & conditions
From $20 for the published fee for a television or monitor under 19 inches, with sets 19 inches and over at a higher published fee and projection or wood console televisions at a third. Residents dropping intact consumer electronics under the Illinois consumer electronics recycling act, where disposal is free for every covered device except televisions and monitors. Payment is debit preferred, with major credit and debit cards accepted.
Arrange it
Take the device to the Rockford center on Hydraulic Road, the Machesney Park center on N. 2nd Street or the South Beloit center on Eastern Avenue during that site's published hours.
Only intact residential devices are accepted, so partial devices and components are refused, and business electronics need the appointment based commercial service from Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful on 815-637-1343.
Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful Rockford Recycle Center
4665 Hydraulic Road, Rockford, IL
Covered electronic devices, including computers and small scale servers, monitors, keyboards and mice, printers, fax machines and scanners, televisions, DVD players, recorders and VCRs, digital converter boxes, cable and satellite receivers, portable digital music players and video game consoles.
Only intact electronics from residential consumers, with partial devices and components refused and business derived electronic waste excluded. Televisions and monitors carry a published fee while every other covered device is free, and payment is debit preferred with major credit and debit cards accepted.
Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon at the Rockford center, with the Machesney Park center open Wednesdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon and the South Beloit center open on the second Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon.
From $20 for the published fee for a television or monitor under 19 inches, with sets 19 inches and over at a higher published fee and projection or wood console televisions at a third. Residents dropping intact consumer electronics under the Illinois consumer electronics recycling act, where disposal is free for covered devices other than televisions and monitors.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
TV removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Rockford.
How much does TV removal cost in Rockford?+
A flat-screen TV under 42 inches is $79 as the first item and $19 as an additional item. Larger flat screens and tube TVs have their own prices. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Choose the type that matches your TV and review your total, including any applicable tax, before payment.
Can I get same-day TV pickup in Rockford?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup. Choose from the dates offered at checkout and have the TV outside according to your confirmation. We text you when your hauler is on the way and provide photos when the pickup is done.
Will Dropcurb remove my TV from the wall or carry it downstairs?+
You arrange unmounting, disconnection and indoor carrying before pickup. Dropcurb starts at an accessible outdoor location, where we load your TV and take it away. If you need help removing a mounted TV or moving a heavy tube TV outside, arrange that separately before your pickup day.
Do you pick up old tube or CRT televisions?+
Yes. Choose Tube TV for an older television with curved glass and a deep, heavy body. Its price is $249 as the first item and $249 as an additional item. A rear-projection television is a different item; send a photo before booking rather than choosing the tube-TV option.
Does my old TV have to work?+
Your TV does not need to turn on for removal. Choose its type and size and arrange to have it outside before pickup. A non-working TV and a TV with exposed broken glass are different situations; send a photo of unusual damage so we can confirm the plan before you book.
Where do old televisions and computers go?+
To a Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful recycling center, because covered electronic devices are banned from Illinois landfills and are not collected with household garbage. Disposal is free except for televisions and monitors, which carry a published fee, and only intact residential devices are accepted.Official guidance
What does it cost to recycle a television?+
Televisions and monitors are the only covered devices with a charge. Sets under 19 inches are at the lowest published fee, sets 19 inches and over are higher, and projection televisions and wood console televisions are higher again, with payment by debit preferred and major credit or debit cards accepted.Official guidance
Who handles waste collection in Rockford?+
Rock River Disposal, under a contract managed by the City's Community and Economic Development department, with city contracted collection mandatory for every residential dwelling unit of four families or fewer. The City customer service center on 779-348-7300 handles billing and new service, and the hauler on 815-965-2489 handles the containers and collection problems.Official guidance
What does a bulk item cost?+
The City states that bulk items are subject to the bulk refuse rates in its fee schedule without restating the rates on the page, so the amount depends on the item and has to be confirmed with Rock River Disposal on 815-965-2489. An atypically large item has to be verified before it goes out at all.Official guidance
When does yard waste start and stop?+
Yard waste pickup runs only during the spring, summer and fall growing seasons and then stops for winter, with a Christmas tree collection in early January. The hauler describes the season as typically beginning in April and ending in late November, and the City announces the start and end of each season by press release and social media.Official guidance
Can I get rid of tires?+
City of Rockford residents may bring up to four passenger tires per vehicle per day to the household hazardous waste center on Kishwaukee Street during its weekend hours. Commercial and agricultural tires are not accepted there, and the City's vendor list includes a tire recycling company for larger quantities.Official guidance
Who do I call at the City about waste?+
The City customer service center on 779-348-7300 handles billing and new service, and the department that manages the refuse contract is Community and Economic Development.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
The old TV has somewhere to go.
Choose your TV. See the exact price. Book your pickup day in Rockford.
