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 Albany
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 cannot go to the curb in New York, so a television, computer, monitor or printer goes to the Department of General Services drop-off on Richard J. Conners Boulevard, or to a city collection event at the Rapp Road landfill by pre-registration.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no charge for dropping electronics at the Department of General Services and describes it as a resident option, while noting that some of the other Capital Region collection sites may charge a fee. Confirm at the front desk when you arrive.
When & how
Drop off at the Department of General Services, 1 Richard J. Conners Blvd., Albany, NY 12204, during regular business hours Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. City household hazardous waste and electronics events are held at the Rapp Road landfill, 525 Rapp Road, and require pre-registration.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the trash, the recycling bin and the curb pile, because state law bars them from disposal and the city asks residents not to place a television or other electronics out for collection. Bring identification and register at the front desk. Accepted items include televisions, VCR and DVD players, scanners, printers, speakers, music players, wires and cords, computers, monitors, game consoles, keyboards and mice, portable digital stereos, fax machines, and cell phones with chargers.
Keep electronics and hazardous products out of every pile
Electronics and household hazardous waste are not accepted at the curb, and New York State law bars electronics from the trash and from landfills. Take electronics to the Department of General Services at 1 Richard J. Conners Blvd. with identification, and keep paint, solvents, gasoline, pool chemicals, batteries and mercury items out of the trash, the recycling bin and any bulky pile.
The city normally holds nine free household hazardous waste events a year at the Rapp Road landfill, but it states that no more events will be held in 2026 and that pre-registration is closed for the year. Until events return, PaintCare locations take unused paints, stains, sealers and deck coatings free all year, and most Home Depot and Lowe's stores take rechargeable batteries and intact compact fluorescent bulbs at checkout bins.
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 Albany Department of General Services residential collection
Department of General Services electronics drop-off
Televisions, computers, monitors, printers, scanners, speakers, game consoles, phones and similar consumer electronics from a city household.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes no charge for dropping electronics at the Department of General Services and describes it as a resident option, while noting that some other Capital Region collection sites may charge a fee. Confirm at the front desk when you arrive.
Arrange it
Drive to 1 Richard J. Conners Blvd., Albany, NY 12204, during regular business hours Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., show identification and register at the front desk.
City residents only, with identification, and electronics may not be placed at the curb or in the trash because New York State law bars them from disposal. The city's own hazardous waste and electronics events at the Rapp Road landfill require pre-registration.
Households and property managers in buildings with more than four units, or in commercial and mixed occupancy properties, where the city does not collect waste.
Cost & conditions
Properties with more than four residential units and commercial properties are required to arrange and pay for their own private trash collection, and each company sets its own price. Nothing is published by the city.
Arrange it
The property owner or manager contracts a private hauler for the building, and the city's waste collection fee does not apply to those properties.
The city programme, including curbside bulky collection and the mattress pickup, is limited to residential properties of four units or less, so a larger building handles its own collection, including any bulky items.
Most of Albany's bulky material does not need a trip, because furniture, appliances and other white goods are collected at the curb once the Department of General Services is called at least 24 hours ahead, and mattresses are collected on a scheduled pickup after they are wrapped. What cannot go to the curb is electronics, which go to the Department of General Services at 1 Richard J. Conners Blvd. with identification, and household hazardous waste, which the city normally takes at nine free events a year at the Rapp Road landfill but which is closed for the rest of 2026. While the events are closed, PaintCare locations take unused paints, stains, sealers and deck coatings, and most home improvement stores take rechargeable batteries and intact compact fluorescent bulbs at their checkout bins. The Rapp Road landfill itself is open only Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. with the last load in at 10:30 a.m., and the city's published pages list no residential rate and no self-haul lane there, so call 518-869-3651 before planning a trip. Garbage, bulk trash and white goods collectionMattress and box spring disposalElectronics recycling and state disposal banHousehold hazardous waste programme and event statusRapp Road landfill facility, hours and contact
City drop-off
Department of General Services
1 Richard J. Conners Blvd., Albany, NY 12204
Consumer electronics, including televisions, VCR and DVD players, scanners, printers, speakers, music players, wires and cords, computers, monitors, game consoles, keyboards and mice, portable digital stereos, fax machines, and cell phones with chargers. Free mattress bags are also available here.
City of Albany residents only, who must show identification and register at the front desk. Electronics cannot be placed at the curb or in the trash because New York State law bars them from disposal, and larger quantities and hazardous materials go through the separate pre-registered collection events.
Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The same building is the collection programme office, answered at (518) 427-7480.
The city publishes no charge for this electronics drop-off and describes it as a resident option, while noting that some other Capital Region collection sites may charge a fee. Confirm at the front desk when you arrive.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Electronics removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Albany.
How much does electronics pickup cost in Albany?+
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 Albany?+
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 can I take a television in Albany?+
Not to the curb, because New York State law bars electronics from trash and curbside disposal. Take a television to the Department of General Services at 1 Richard J. Conners Blvd. during business hours, show identification and register at the front desk, or pre-register for a city electronics collection event at the Rapp Road landfill.Official guidance
What does curbside collection cost in Albany?+
Albany charges an annual waste collection fee of 180 dollars per unit on residential homes of four units or less, and since 2026 that appears as a separate fee on the property tax bill. The fee covers waste collection pickup, so there is no separate charge for a bulky item, and properties with more than four units pay for private collection instead.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Albany and which properties are covered?+
The Department of General Services collects household trash and recycling from residential properties of four units or less, with trash out before 12:01 a.m. on the collection day and not before 4:30 p.m. the day before. Buildings with more than four units and commercial properties arrange and pay for their own private collection. Every holiday runs a normal schedule here.Official guidance
Where do electronics go if they cannot go at the curb?+
New York State law bars electronics from the trash and from landfills, and the city asks residents not to put a television or other electronics out for collection. Take them to the Department of General Services at 1 Richard J. Conners Blvd. during business hours, show identification and register at the front desk, or pre-register for a city electronics collection event at the Rapp Road landfill.Official guidance
Are household hazardous waste events running in Albany right now?+
Not for the rest of 2026. The city normally holds nine free collection events a year at the Rapp Road landfill, but it states that no further events will be held in 2026 and that pre-registration has closed for the year. Until they return, PaintCare locations take unused paints and stains free all year, and most home improvement stores take rechargeable batteries and intact compact fluorescent bulbs at checkout bins.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 Albany.
