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 Rochester
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 recycled at the county drop-off with prices set by device type and screen size, cell phones are free, and Minnesota prohibits putting cathode ray tube devices in mixed municipal solid waste.
City cost & eligibility
From $5 per computer, laptop, printer, stereo, DVD or Blu-ray player, VCR, copier or game console at the Olmsted County Recycling Center Plus. Households and other generators at the Recycling Center Plus. Cell phones are free, flat screen monitors and televisions are 10 dollars up to 32 inches, 20 dollars from 33 to 60 inches and 30 dollars over 60 inches, and CRT or projection monitors and televisions are 20 dollars up to 32 inches, 40 dollars from 33 to 42 inches and 60 dollars over 42 inches.
When & how
Take the devices to the Recycling Center Plus at 305 Energy Parkway NE, open Tuesday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and measure a television or monitor before the trip because the fee is charged by size.
Get it ready
Wipe or remove the storage from a computer, laptop, tablet or phone before it leaves the house. Keep electronics out of the garbage cart, because cathode ray tube devices are banned from mixed municipal solid waste in Minnesota and the county's cart list of unacceptable waste does not include electronics as a curbside stream.
Self-hauling runs through the Recycling Center Plus
A self-hauler is a generator that does not contract with a Class A, Class B or Class C licensed hauler and instead brings its own material to the Recycling Center Plus at 305 Energy Parkway NE, and a self-hauler may not collect from anyone else for compensation. The drop-off opens Tuesday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., takes pre-sorted recyclables including aluminium cans, glass bottles and jars, cardboard, paper, plastics numbered 1, 2 and 5, tin and steel cans and clean scrap metal free of charge, and charges a service minimum plus per item fees for garbage, appliances, furniture, mattresses, electronics, tires, brush and construction material. Residential municipal waste that would otherwise reach the landfill must come here.
The county ordinance lists unacceptable waste as the non-hazardous materials that are prohibited from disposal with mixed municipal solid waste and names tires, lead acid batteries, major appliances, used oil, yard waste and tree and brush waste. Minnesota adds its own rule for electronics: putting cathode ray tube devices in mixed municipal solid waste is prohibited, which is why televisions and monitors are recycled at the drop-off. Household chemicals, paints, batteries and sharps go to the Hazardous Waste Facility, and sharps go only to that facility, which takes household sharps free from residents who treat themselves and publishes its own disposal procedure.
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.
Olmsted County Environmental Resources with licensed private haulers
Haul it to the Recycling Center Plus yourself
A Rochester household with a load of household garbage, a mattress, an appliance, furniture, electronics, tires, brush or construction material that can be moved in a personal vehicle.
Cost & conditions
From $5 for minimum self-haul service charge at the Olmsted County Recycling Center Plus. Self-haulers and licensed Class D haulers at 305 Energy Parkway NE. The service charge is 5 dollars per 30 gallons in increments up to 150 gallons and 30 dollars per cubic yard for large quantities, pre-sorted recyclables are free, and bulky items, appliances, mattresses, electronics and tires carry the fees published in the county schedule.
Arrange it
Drive to 305 Energy Parkway NE on a Tuesday to Saturday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Wednesday and Saturday lines included, and sort the load before arrival so the free recyclables stay separate from the charged material.
Mattresses and automotive tires are limited to eight per day, semi and tractor tires are refused, Styrofoam is not accepted in the recycling area, and a load of nine or more tires has to go to the Kalmar Landfill at 435 dollars per ton after a call to 507-328-7070.
Pre-sorted recyclables free of charge, including aluminium cans, clear and coloured glass bottles and jars, corrugated cardboard, white office paper, newspaper, magazines, flyers, coloured paper, paperboard boxes, plastics numbered 1, 2 and 5, tin and steel food cans and clean scrap metal. Charged items in household quantities include garbage, appliances, bikes, brush and tree waste, carpeting, computer systems, construction and demolition materials, drywall, furniture, grills, lawn mowers empty of fluids, mattresses, televisions and automotive tires.
Household quantities. Mattresses and automotive tires are limited to eight per day, semi and tractor tires are not accepted, Styrofoam is not accepted in the recycling area and is treated as garbage, and a load of nine or more tires has to go to the Kalmar Landfill at 435 dollars per ton with a call in advance.
Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with the Saturday line at 507-328-7020 and the main line at 507-328-7070. County office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
From $5 for minimum self-haul service charge, with 5 dollars per 30 gallons in increments up to 150 gallons and 30 dollars per cubic yard for large quantities. Self-haulers and licensed Class D haulers. Pre-sorted recyclables are free, and the fee schedule prices bulky items at 15 to 30 dollars each, mattresses at 30 dollars, household appliances at 10 to 15 dollars, electronics from free cell phones to 60 dollars for the largest CRT set, and automotive tires at 5 dollars each.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Electronics removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Rochester.
What does a television cost to recycle in Rochester?+
The county drop-off prices televisions by screen size: a flat screen up to 32 inches is 10 dollars, from 33 to 60 inches is 20 dollars and over 60 inches is 30 dollars, while a CRT or projection set is 20 dollars up to 32 inches, 40 dollars from 33 to 42 inches and 60 dollars over 42 inches. Cell phones are free, computers, printers and game consoles are 5 dollars each, and Minnesota prohibits putting cathode ray tube devices in mixed municipal solid waste.Official guidance
Can you pick up old electronics today in Rochester?+
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 do I check one odd item before the trip?+
Use the county's own item lookup. The Recycling Center Plus page carries a waste wizard where you type the name of an item and the county tells you how to recycle or dispose of it, and the same page lists the free pre-sorted recyclables and the charged household items. The Environmental Resources office answers at 507-328-7070 for anything the wizard does not cover.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 Rochester.
