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 Utica
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.
New York State bans electronics from the garbage, and Utica answers that two ways: the device can be the weekly bulky item at the curb, or it can go to EcoDrop Utica free of charge.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The Authority accepts electronics year-round at no charge at EcoDrop Utica and EcoDrop Rome, and the city also allows electronic waste to be the single bulky item collected at the curb each week, so there is no published charge on either route.
When & how
Set the device out between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. on the night before your collection day as your weekly bulky item, or drop it at EcoDrop Utica during its weekday and Saturday hours.
Get it ready
Never put a television, monitor or computer in the blue bag or the orange recycling container, because the state bans the material from the waste stream and the city brochure says electronics that are set out come off the curb as the bulk item instead. Erase anything that stores personal data before it leaves the house.
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 Utica blue bag collection and the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority
Use the blue bag collection and the weekly bulky item
A Utica household with bagged rubbish plus one large item such as a couch, a mattress, an appliance or a television.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The weekly bulky item, the two-tire allowance and the green waste containers are part of the city collection rather than priced extras. Only the rubbish itself carries a cost, because it has to be in City of Utica blue bags bought at stores around the city, and the printed brochure prices a large bag at $1.95 and a small bag at $1.35.
Arrange it
Set everything out between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. on the night before your collection day and pull the containers back afterwards. Call 315-731-0238 to confirm the collection night, or the city public works department on 315-738-1341 about green waste collection.
One bulk item per building per week, one cubic yard of rubbish for a single family, two car tires a week with no truck tires, and no 55-gallon drums, pianos, safes, propane tanks or oil tanks at any time.
A household with furniture, electronics, household goods or sporting equipment that is still usable and would rather see it reused than landfilled.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The Authority's reuse list is a set of donation outlets rather than a paid service, and the Authority notes that some of the organisations will arrange to pick donated items up. Each outlet sets its own terms, so confirm acceptance directly.
Arrange it
Open the Authority's reuse list, pick the organisation that takes your kind of item, and call it to confirm what it accepts and whether it collects.
These are independent thrift, charity and second-hand stores, not Authority facilities, and each one sets its own condition standards and hours. Nothing on the list takes an item that no longer works.
The self-haul route for a Utica address is the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority, and the relevant gate is EcoDrop Utica at 824 Sewage Plant Road, open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Recyclables, electronics, household white goods such as a stove, washer or dryer, auto batteries, empty propane cylinders, used motor oil and antifreeze, and bagged green waste carry no charge, while a bulky item such as a sofa, chair or table is charged per item, a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner that still holds refrigerant is charged per item, tires are charged per tire with more added for a rim, and garbage and construction debris are charged by weight from a flat minimum load charge upward. The rates are resident rates, businesses are directed to the Authority office, and an untarped load draws a penalty, so a load should be tarped and sorted before the trip. EcoDrop Utica and EcoDrop Rome2026 adopted fee schedule
Authority drop-off for bulky items, appliances, electronics and debris
EcoDrop Utica
824 Sewage Plant Road, Utica, NY 13502
Recyclables at no charge, electronics including computer equipment, televisions and printers at no charge, household hazardous waste at no charge from April 1 to September 30, household white goods such as stoves, washing machines and dryers at no charge, bulky items such as furniture, mattresses, chairs and tables, appliances that still contain CFCs, tires with and without rims, scrap metal, auto batteries, empty propane cylinders under 100 pounds, used motor oil and antifreeze, green waste, and construction and demolition debris.
Resident rates only, with businesses directed to the Authority office, and loads must be tarped or an extra fee is added. Cash, personal check and credit cards are accepted and there is a fee for a returned check. The facility is designed for special or one-time waste and to serve residents who may not subscribe to a collection system.
Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed for the remainder of the week.
From $5 per bulky item such as a chair, sofa or table, with separate published per-item rates for CFC appliances, $5.50 per tire up to 20 inches with $4.50 added for a rim, $2 per 35-gallon bag of garbage and flat minimum load charges by weight band for garbage and construction debris. EcoDrop Utica, 824 Sewage Plant Road, at resident rates. Recyclables, electronics, household white goods, auto batteries, empty propane cylinders, used motor oil and antifreeze, bulky rigid plastics and bagged green waste carry no charge, and an untarped load draws a penalty.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Electronics removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Utica.
How much does electronics pickup cost in Utica?+
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 Utica?+
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 does a television or computer leave a Utica home?+
Either as the bulky item the city collects once a week per building, set out between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. on the night before your collection day, or at EcoDrop Utica, where electronics are accepted year-round at no charge. Electronic waste can never go in the blue bag or the recycling container because New York State bans it from the garbage.Official guidance
Where is the Utica drop-off facility and what does it take?+
EcoDrop Utica at 824 Sewage Plant Road is open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. It takes recyclables, electronics and household hazardous waste at no charge, along with appliances, bulky items, tires, scrap metal, green waste and construction debris on the Authority's published resident fee schedule, with an extra penalty on an untarped load.Official guidance
Can a usable couch or appliance be donated instead?+
The Authority publishes a reuse list of organisations across Oneida and Herkimer Counties that take donated clothing, books, electronics, furniture, household items and crafting supplies, and it notes that some of them will arrange to pick donations up. Each outlet sets its own rules, so call before loading, and the nearest Utica entries are on Washington Street and Court Street.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 Utica.
