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 Ann Arbor
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 refused in the carts and accepted at the Recycle Ann Arbor Drop-Off Station, with a television priced by screen size.
City cost & eligibility
From $2 for the published Drop-Off Station electronics prices, which start with small items and rise by component and size, with a monitor charged per unit and a television charged at one dollar per diagonal screen inch, and the gate fee added. Residents and businesses bringing electronics to the Drop-Off Station, with the city pass waiving the gate fee for Ann Arbor residents and credit card the only accepted payment. Michigan law also requires free manufacturer take back programs for televisions, computers and printers.
When & how
Drop off during posted hours at the Drop-Off Station, since electronics are never collected in the trash cart or at the curb.
Get it ready
Delete personal data before handover, keep batteries out of the electronics load because alkaline, lithium and rechargeable batteries are refused at these sites, and separate cords, cables and small items so the gatehouse can price the load.
The city states that large items such as furniture, mattresses and appliances left at the curb will not be collected and can draw a fine, and that televisions, computers and other electronics and appliances containing freon are not cart material either. Those loads go instead to the Recycle Ann Arbor Drop-Off Station on East Ellsworth Road or to the Recovery Yard on Jackson Road.
The city pass that waives the Drop-Off Station gate fee
Ann Arbor residents can apply online at the city stream portal for a pass that waives the three dollar gate entry fee at the Drop-Off Station, with proof of residency required and commercial users excluded. The pass covers the entry fee only, so the per item disposal charges for large items and hard-to-recycle materials still apply, and the site takes credit card only.
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 Ann Arbor Public Works with Recycle Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County
Apply for the city Drop-Off Station pass
An Ann Arbor resident who regularly brings large items or hard-to-recycle material to the Drop-Off Station.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The pass is free to Ann Arbor residents with proof of residency and waives the three dollar gate entry fee, while the per item disposal fees for large items and hard-to-recycle materials still apply. Commercial users are not eligible.
Arrange it
Apply online through the city stream portal, search for the recycle or drop off application, create an account, and use the pass emailed after approval on each visit.
The pass covers the entry fee only, so the hard-to-recycle fee and every per item charge are still collected at the gatehouse, and payment is by credit card only.
City of Ann Arbor Public Works with Recycle Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County cleanup day
A county resident with electronics, household hazardous waste, bulky waste, appliances or scrap tires who can wait for an event day.
Cost & conditions
The city lists the cleanup days and their hours but publishes no entry price, and registration is required, so confirm the location, the registration window and any charge with Washtenaw County before the event.
Arrange it
Register ahead for one of the events at a county location, then arrive with the load between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on the event day.
Materials from businesses, government agencies, non profits and other organisations are not accepted, and each event location takes a set list of material, so the registration page has to be checked for what is accepted that day.
Household drop-off for large items and hard-to-recycle material
Recycle Ann Arbor Drop-Off Station
2950 East Ellsworth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Traditional recycling in mixed paper and boxboard, cardboard, plastic bottles, tubs and containers numbered one, two and five, metal cans and scrap metal, glass bottles and jars, shredded paper and textiles and shoes up to three bags, plus hard-to-recycle material including motor oil, antifreeze, oil filters, vegetable oil, polystyrene foam and plastic bags, and separately priced items such as electronics, monitors, televisions, appliances, furniture, mattresses and box springs, tires, bulbs, empty fire extinguishers, lead acid car batteries, propane tanks, clean wood, pallets, shingles, tile, yard waste and small construction quantities.
The station refuses alkaline, lithium and other rechargeable batteries, damaged batteries, asbestos, asphalt, brick, blocks and granite, concrete, deceased animals, fertilizer, food and household solid waste, liquids other than motor oil and vegetable oil, paints and varnish, root systems, sod, soil, sand, stumps and logs over eight inches wide, toxics and plastics numbered three, four, six and seven. It is self service, children under 13 and pets stay in the vehicle, and payment is by credit card only. In the winter months scrap metal, general waste, bulky waste, furniture and yard waste are not accepted after 5 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Monday, Wednesday and Sunday.
From $3 for the per day residential gate fee, with a large volume gate fee, a published hard-to-recycle fee for the materials on that list and separate per item prices for electronics, appliances, furniture, mattresses, tires, fluids, wood, shingles, tile and yard waste. Residents and businesses, with Ann Arbor residents able to waive the gate fee through the city pass while the disposal fees still apply. Credit card is the only accepted payment.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Electronics removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Ann Arbor.
How much does electronics pickup cost in Ann Arbor?+
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 Ann Arbor?+
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.
How is a television priced?+
A television is charged at one dollar per diagonal screen inch, and a monitor is charged at a flat per unit price, with other electronics and appliances priced from a few dollars each according to their component makeup. The per day gate fee also applies. A load that contains one of the materials on the hard-to-recycle list, such as motor oil, antifreeze, oil filters, vegetable oil, foam or plastic bags, also pays the published hard-to-recycle fee.Official guidance
Is there a free take back option for electronics?+
Michigan's electronic take back law requires free and convenient manufacturer programs for televisions, computers and printers, and the city page lists the programs available in the Ann Arbor area alongside the drop-off route.Official guidance
How do the drop-off sites take payment?+
Both Recycle Ann Arbor sites are credit card only, with no cash or checks, and the gatehouse assesses each load and takes payment before the material is unloaded. Bring help because the drop-off areas are self service.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 Ann Arbor.
