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 Grand Rapids
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.
The city does not collect televisions at the curb at all, so sets go to a county electronics drop-off, where flat screens are free and box-style sets are charged by size and residency.
City cost & eligibility
There is no city charge because the city collects no televisions, and the county charge depends on the set: flat screen televisions and monitors are free to drop off for residents, while box-style and CRT sets carry a fee that rises with screen size and is higher for a non-resident, so confirm the amount from the county rate sheet before the trip.
When & how
Take the set to the North Kent Recycling & Waste Center in Rockford or the South Kent Recycling & Waste Center in Byron Center during opening hours, or to the SafeChem site on Wealthy Street in Grand Rapids during its own short collection window, rather than leaving it at the curb.
Get it ready
Keep the set whole and dry, wipe stored data from anything that stores it, never put a television in the refuse or recycling cart because of the fire risk in the truck, and call Kent County public works at 616-632-7920 if the set type is unclear.
Prepare restricted items before they leave the house
Televisions of any kind are refused at the curb and go to a Kent County electronics drop-off instead, appliances holding refrigerant are accepted for recycling with the fee paid at the county scale, refrigerators and freezers lose their doors first, household chemicals and paint wait for a SafeChem collection window, and yard waste, wood, boards and construction material never go inside a city cart or a blue city bag.
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 Grand Rapids Public Works with Kent County Department of Public Works
Take household chemicals to a SafeChem collection site
A household holding hazardous material that cannot go in a refuse or recycling cart, including paint, chemicals, batteries, light bulbs and tubes, gasoline, fuel tanks, compressed gas tanks, mercury, medication, fire extinguishers and electronic waste such as televisions and monitors.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Kent County residents only, with no appointment needed and the program paid for by the county solid waste ordinance; businesses, schools and farms are refused and must use a commercial hazardous waste contractor.
Arrange it
Go to the nearest site during its own window: 1045 Wealthy Street SW in Grand Rapids on Monday and Thursday afternoons, Wednesday mornings and the second Saturday morning; 2908 Ten Mile in Rockford on Friday mornings; 10300 South Kent Drive SW in Byron Center on Monday mornings; 5068 Breton SE in Kentwood on Tuesdays; or 2350 Ivanrest Avenue SW in Grandville on Monday afternoon and Thursday morning. Call 616-632-7941 first for more than six boxes, more than twenty gallons or a container larger than a five-gallon bucket.
Electronics are taken only at the Grand Rapids, Rockford and Byron Center sites, the Kentwood and Grandville sites take none at all, businesses and schools cannot use the program, and latex paint is refused at every SafeChem site and has to be dried out for the trash instead.
Use a retailer or reuse outlet for electronics, appliances and furniture
A household that would rather trade an item in, donate it or hand it to a retailer than drive to a county center.
Cost & conditions
The county's community resource lists publish no single rate: some outlets take electronics at no cost and others charge by item, and Best Buy, Office Depot OfficeMax and the recyclers each set their own price, so the amount has to be confirmed with the outlet before the trip.
Arrange it
The county lists Best Buy at 3410 Alpine Avenue NW, Comprenew, In The Image at 4255 Kalamazoo Avenue SE, Office Depot OfficeMax, Padnos, Valley City Electronic Recycling at 2929 32nd Street SE, Goodwill and Habitat for Humanity as outlets that may take electronics, appliances, furniture and building material, so call the outlet with the exact item first.
Some of these outlets charge for what they take, Goodwill accepts working flat screen televisions but no box-style sets, In The Image takes televisions only up to 42 inches that are cable ready with audio inputs, and working items should be donated or given away before they are scrapped.
County center for appliances, electronics, tires, scrap metal and household chemicals north of the city
North Kent Recycling & Waste Center
2908 Ten Mile Road, Rockford, MI 49341
General refuse from residents and businesses including furniture and household items, residential single-stream recycling drop-off, appliances, electronics including electronic exercise equipment, flat screen televisions and computers, box-style televisions and monitors for a fee, mattresses and box springs, tires, scrap metal, compressed gas tanks, foam plastic, holiday string lights and SafeChem household hazardous waste.
Electronics and recycling drop-offs are for Kent County residents only and commercial electronic waste from businesses, schools and non-profits is refused; closing time is exact and a load still being unloaded draws an after-hours charge; Kent County may accept or reject any waste; refrigerant appliances and box-style televisions are charged per item and all food and container contents must be removed from an appliance first.
Monday through Saturday 7:30 am to 5 pm, closed Sunday. SafeChem household hazardous waste runs Fridays 8:30 am to 11:30 am.
From $20 per specialty item for residents, with a mattress or box spring charged per piece, an appliance holding refrigerant charged per unit, box-style televisions and monitors charged by size and residency, tires charged per tire, electronic items and other appliances free, and general refuse charged by the vehicle load. Kent County residents; single-stream recycling drop-off is free for residents, while general refuse, specialty items and non-resident loads are paid at the gate by cash, check or card with a convenience fee on cards.
County landfill site with free concrete drop-off and the same electronic and appliance recycling south of the city
South Kent Recycling & Waste Center
10300 South Kent Drive, Byron Center, MI 49315
General refuse including furniture and household items, cardboard recycling, concrete, asphalt and aggregate free of charge, appliances, electronics including electronic exercise equipment, flat screen televisions and computers, box-style televisions and monitors for a fee, mattresses and box springs, tires, scrap metal, compressed gas tanks, holiday string lights and SafeChem household hazardous waste.
There is no single-stream recycling drop-off at this site, only cardboard; electronics drop-off is for Kent County residents only and commercial electronic waste is refused; closing time is exact and a load still being unloaded draws an after-hours charge; Kent County may accept or reject any waste; refrigerant appliances and box-style televisions are charged per item with all food and contents removed from an appliance first.
Monday through Friday 7:30 am to 5 pm and Saturday 7:30 am to 3:30 pm, closed Sunday. SafeChem household hazardous waste runs Mondays 8:30 am to 11:30 am.
From $20 per specialty item for residents, with a mattress or box spring charged per piece, an appliance holding refrigerant charged per unit, box-style televisions and monitors charged by size and residency, tires charged per tire, concrete, asphalt, aggregate and scrap metal free, and general refuse charged by the vehicle load. Kent County residents; concrete, asphalt, aggregate, scrap metal and cardboard recycling are free, while general refuse, specialty items and non-resident loads are paid at the gate by cash, check or card with a convenience fee on cards.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
TV removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Grand Rapids.
How much does TV removal cost in Grand Rapids?+
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 Grand Rapids?+
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 does a television go in Grand Rapids?+
Never to the curb, because the city states that televisions of any kind are not collected curbside. Kent County takes them at the North Kent center in Rockford, the South Kent center in Byron Center and the SafeChem site on Wealthy Street during that site's hours. Flat screen televisions and monitors are free for residents, while box-style and CRT sets carry a fee set by screen size and county residency, and the county refuses commercial electronic waste from businesses, schools and non-profits.Official guidance
What cannot be put out with the trash in Grand Rapids?+
Televisions of any kind, hazardous waste and tires never ride the city truck, and yard waste, wood, boards and construction material are barred from the refuse carts, the recycling carts and the blue city bags. A mattress, couch, appliance or other bulky item that will not fit in the cart needs a bulk sticker before it goes out, and refuse left outside the cart has to be in a blue city bag. Paint, chemicals, batteries and bulbs belong at a Kent County SafeChem site instead.Official guidance
Where can I take items myself in Kent County?+
The North Kent Recycling & Waste Center at 2908 Ten Mile Road in Rockford and the South Kent Recycling & Waste Center at 10300 South Kent Drive in Byron Center take appliances, electronics, tires, scrap metal and compressed gas tanks, and the Grand Rapids SafeChem site at 1045 Wealthy Street SW takes electronics during its own collection window. Electronics are free for residents apart from box-style televisions, monitors and appliances holding refrigerant, mattresses and box springs are landfilled per piece, and concrete, asphalt and aggregate go to South Kent free of charge.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 Grand Rapids.
