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 Hickory
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.
North Carolina bans televisions, computers, monitors, printers and similar devices from landfill disposal, and the city publishes no curbside screen pickup. Catawba County runs a free residential electronics drop-off at the Blackburn Landfill, and Caldwell TV in Hickory takes televisions for a donation program whether they work or not.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Catawba County residents dropping televisions, computers and other electronics at the landfill's residential electronics area. The county states the service is free and accepts no business waste, and Caldwell TV takes televisions at no charge for its donation program.
When & how
The residential electronics area at the Blackburn Landfill on Rocky Ford Road is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Call the landfill at (704) 462-1348 or Caldwell TV at (828) 324-1202 before a special trip.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data from a computer, phone or drive before handing it over, and keep screens, printers and towers out of the garbage and out of a curb pile. Call Public Services at (828) 323-7500 before setting any screen out for curbside collection, because the city does not publish a curbside electronics route.
Bulky items wait at the curb with clearance around the rollouts
Bulky items are placed at the curb and the city asks that they sit where proper clearance is kept around the rollout containers and the yard waste, so crews can reach each pile. Keep a furniture pile separate from appliances, screens, tires and renovation material, and keep the pile off any storm drain or sidewalk. The bulky collection runs on the same day as the regular garbage run, in a separate pass.
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.
Donate a working or dead television at Caldwell TV
A household with a television that would rather see it reused than dropped as e-waste, working or not.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Catawba County lists Caldwell TV in Hickory as accepting televisions from residents and businesses at no charge; flat panels are preferred and the store refurbishes the sets for senior citizen programs.
Arrange it
Call Caldwell TV at (828) 324-1202 or (828) 327-3161 to arrange the drop-off or donation before bringing a set in.
This is a donation route for televisions, not a general e-waste or appliance drop-off, and the county's free electronics area at the landfill remains the route for computers, monitors, printers and other devices.
County landfill and free residential electronics, paint and battery drop
Blackburn Landfill
4017 Rocky Ford Road, Newton, NC 28658
Municipal solid waste, construction and demolition waste, separated clean asphalt, brick, block and concrete, clean natural wood, ground brush, limbs and trees, loose grass and leaves, scrap tires from residents, white goods and appliances, household batteries, latex and oil based paint and a full range of electronics from residents.
County facility with per-ton pricing and weighing. A safety vest is required on site, loads must be covered or secured, unloading after hours is charged, and the residential paint and electronics service takes no business waste. The landfill page prints an 8 a.m. weekday opening while the fee schedule prints 7 a.m., so confirm the gate time.
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., closed Sunday; the residential electronics and paint area is published as open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
The landfill prices loads by weight, and the landfill page and the adopted fee schedule print different per-ton amounts for municipal solid waste, so confirm the material and the current amount at (704) 462-1348. Clean separated asphalt, brick, block and concrete, residential paint and residential electronics and televisions are listed at no charge.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Electronics removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Hickory.
How much does electronics pickup cost in Hickory?+
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 Hickory?+
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.
Where do televisions and computers go in Hickory?+
State law keeps televisions, computers, monitors and printers out of landfills, so they go to Catawba County's residential electronics area at the Blackburn Landfill in Newton, which takes them from residents free of charge, or to Caldwell TV in Hickory, which accepts televisions for its donation program. The city does not publish a curbside screen pickup, so call Public Services at (828) 323-7500 before setting one out.Official guidance
Who handles what inside Hickory and what does the county take?+
The City of Hickory Public Services Sanitation Division serves waste generators inside the city limits, running garbage, recycling, yard waste and the bulky pass. Catawba County runs the Blackburn Landfill, the five staffed convenience centers and the county curbside franchise through Republic Services, and those county sites are where renovation material, scrap metal, tires, appliances and electronics go when the city route does not cover them.Official guidance
Is there a free place to drop off a television or computer?+
Yes. Catawba County runs a free residential electronics area at the Blackburn Landfill on Rocky Ford Road in Newton, open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and it takes televisions, computers, monitors, printers and other devices with no business waste. Caldwell TV in Hickory also accepts televisions at no charge for its donation program.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 Hickory.
