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 Reading
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.
One large electronics item can be collected at the curb each week, but the pickup has to be requested first through the city iRequest system or the service centre, and it is not offered to multi-family buildings of five units or more.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. One large electronics recycling item per week is included for residences on city collection, requested in advance through iRequest or the customer service centre on 1-877-727-3234. The service is not available to residents of multi-family buildings with five or more units.
When & how
Request the pickup through the iRequest website, app or phone line, then set the item out on the collection day for the address. Electronics are not taken by the ordinary trash or recycling collection without the request.
Get it ready
Keep the device out of the recycling container and wipe personal data before it leaves the house. Additional electronics beyond the weekly item go to the Berks County Electronics Recycling Center, iGreen Electronics, Best Buy or a mobile phone carrier.
Electronics need a request before the collection day
One large electronics item a week is collected at the curb, but only when the request goes through the iRequest website or app or the customer service centre on 1-877-727-3234. The service is not available in multi-family buildings with five or more units.
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 Reading Public Works, with Berks County Solid Waste Authority for hazardous waste
Requested curbside electronics pickup
A residence with a television, monitor or other large electronic item that the ordinary trash and recycling collection will not take.
Cost & conditions
No charge. One large electronics recycling item a week is included for residences that request it, and the service is not available in multi-family buildings of five or more units.
Arrange it
Submit the request through the iRequest website, app or the customer service centre on 1-877-727-3234, then set the item out on the collection day for the address.
One item a week, request required, and not available in larger multi-family buildings. Additional or small electronics go to the Berks County Electronics Recycling Center, iGreen Electronics, Best Buy or a mobile phone carrier.
Self hauling in Reading is mostly a drop-off question rather than a transfer station trip, because the city publishes no municipal drop-off yard. Extra or small electronics go to the Berks County Electronics Recycling Center, iGreen Electronics, Best Buy or a mobile phone carrier, alkaline batteries can go in the household trash while rechargeable and lithium batteries must go to a collection point, and fluorescent and compact fluorescent bulbs go to a bulb or county electronics site. Paint, automobile fluids, pesticides, household chemicals and anything labelled caution, flammable, toxic, corrosive, poison, danger, explosive, warning or volatile go to the Berks County Solid Waste Authority collection days, or a private hauler can pick them up at the home. Unwanted medications go to the county medication drop box programme, with a box at the Reading Police Department, and sharps should go back to a doctor or, failing that, into a taped and labelled puncture resistant container in the garbage. Tires are one of the few items the city collects itself, free, up to four per pickup and twelve a household a year, with extra tires sent to the county recycling centre. Anything the city refuses for size or weight leaves through a private hauler. Drop-off recycling and special disposal routes for hazardous waste, electronics, batteries, bulbs, sharps and medicationsSpecial collections: bulky items, electronics pickup by request, tires and leaf collection
Customer reviews
Less stuff. A lot less stress.
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“Super easy service to use! They kept me up to date on the pick up and it helped ease a lot of my moving stress.”
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
TV removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Reading.
How much does TV removal cost in Reading?+
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 Reading?+
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.
Do I have to schedule an electronics pickup in Reading?+
Yes. One large electronics item is collected at the curb each week, but the city requires a request through the iRequest website or app, or a call to the customer service centre on 1-877-727-3234, and it is not available in multi-family buildings with five or more units.Official guidance
Where do extra electronics and batteries go?+
Extra or small electronics go to the Berks County Electronics Recycling Center, iGreen Electronics, Best Buy or a mobile phone carrier. Alkaline batteries may go in the trash, while rechargeable and lithium batteries must go to a collection point, and fluorescent or compact fluorescent bulbs go to a bulb or county electronics site.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 Reading.
