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 Medford
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 and monitors are recycled through the hauler at a published per item charge on Tuesdays, and mercury devices can go to the City Hall public works office.
City cost & eligibility
$41.4 for the published per item charge to recycle a television or monitor, paid to the hauler when the pickup is scheduled. Eligible Medford residents who schedule and pay through Waste Management on 800-972-4545, with televisions and monitors picked up only on Tuesdays. Mercury bearing items such as button cell batteries, cell phones, compact fluorescent bulbs and thermometers can also be recycled at City Hall Room 304 through the department of public works.
When & how
By appointment through the hauler on a Tuesday for a television or monitor, or during the department of public works office hours at City Hall Room 304 for mercury bearing items.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the curbside recycling bin, which the City lists electronics as excluded from, and keep the device dry and accessible for the Tuesday pickup. Fluorescent tubes taken to City Hall have to be no more than four feet long with a maximum of four tubes per drop off, and a broken bulb requires calling the department on 781-393-2417 to schedule a pickup.
Bulky items and metals are two different hauler routes
A sofa, a desk or an area rug goes through the bulky item collection at the published per item charge, while a white good, appliance, metal item, lawn mower, snow blower or piece of exercise equipment goes through the metals route at its own per item rate, and a television or monitor at a higher rate again. Both are scheduled and paid through the hauler, and the metals and electronics pickups happen only on Tuesdays.
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 Medford Department of Public Works with Waste Management
Metals and electronics recycling through the hauler
A Medford household with a white good, an appliance, a metal item, a lawn mower, a snow blower, exercise equipment, a television or a monitor.
Cost & conditions
$26.91 for the published per item charge for white goods, appliances, metal items, lawn mowers, snow blowers and exercise equipment, with televisions and monitors at a higher published per item charge. Eligible Medford residents who schedule and pay through Waste Management on 800-972-4545, with these pickups available only on Tuesdays.
Arrange it
Call the hauler, name the item so the right rate is applied, pay for the pickup, and have it ready at the sidewalk the afternoon before the Tuesday visit.
These items are not part of the ordinary bulky furniture collection, the pickup day is fixed to Tuesdays, and mercury bearing devices can also go to the City Hall public works office instead.
Medford City Hall Room 304, Department of Public Works
Medford City Hall Room 304, Medford, MA
Mercury bearing items such as button cell batteries, cell phones, compact fluorescent bulbs and thermometers, fluorescent tube lights of no more than four feet in length, and nickel cadmium rechargeable batteries and cell phones.
Fluorescent tubes are limited to four feet long and four tubes per drop off, and a broken bulb requires calling the department of public works on 781-393-2417 to schedule a pickup rather than being brought in.
The pages retrieved do not publish the office hours for Room 304, so a first visit should be confirmed on 781-393-2417.
No charge. Medford residents dropping the accepted mercury bearing items, fluorescent tubes and nickel cadmium batteries at the City Hall public works office, which the City lists without a charge.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Electronics removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Medford.
How much does electronics pickup cost in Medford?+
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 Medford?+
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.
What does it cost to recycle a television?+
The City publishes a per item charge for televisions and monitors, higher than the rate for white goods and metal items, payable to the hauler when the Tuesday pickup is scheduled on 800-972-4545. Mercury bearing items such as compact fluorescent bulbs are a separate free drop off at City Hall Room 304.Official guidance
Where do mercury items and batteries go?+
To City Hall Room 304 at the department of public works, which takes mercury bearing items such as button cell batteries, cell phones, compact fluorescent bulbs and thermometers, along with nickel cadmium rechargeable batteries and cell phones, and fluorescent tubes of no more than four feet with a limit of four tubes per drop off.Official guidance
Who collects the waste in Medford?+
Waste Management, under the city contract, with the City setting the rules. Curbside trash and single stream recycling come on the same day, bulky items and the metals and electronics routes are scheduled and paid through the hauler, and the department of public works on 781-393-2417 handles City questions and the City Hall drop off.Official guidance
How do I find my collection day and bin schedule?+
Follow the City calendar and the blue or green bin schedule for the address, which sets the weeks for recycling and the collection day. Recyclables go out on the same day as trash, both by 7:00 a.m., and nothing is placed at the sidewalk before the late afternoon or evening of the day before pickup.Official guidance
Where do batteries go?+
Nickel cadmium rechargeable batteries and cell phones can be recycled at City Hall Room 304 through the department of public works, and button cell batteries and mercury bearing devices go to the same office. Batteries are excluded from the curbside recycling bin.Official guidance
Can clothing and textiles be recycled?+
Yes, through a City partnership that collects unwanted clothing and textiles, with a three bag minimum for a pickup to keep routes efficient. Bagged textiles can also be dropped at collection bins at Medford public schools, including Curtis Tufts, McGlynn and Missituk, and those donations generate funding for each school's parent teacher organization.Official guidance
What is the cheapest way to clear a large item?+
Donation first, since the City lists Vietnam Veterans of America and the Salvation Army for usable items and asks residents to consider donating before scheduling a pickup. After that the cost depends on the item: the bulky furniture rate is the lowest published charge, white goods, metal items and exercise equipment are higher, and a television or monitor is higher again.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 Medford.
