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 San Marcos
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.
Televisions and computer monitors go to Green Guy Recycling, where the fee is waived for one television and two monitors a year for city customers.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Green Guy Recycling waives its fee for one television and two computer monitors each year for San Marcos residential garbage and multifamily recycling customers who show a city utility bill with the Recycling Center Fee in the owner's name, with the items accepted only during business hours with an employee present.
When & how
Take the television or monitor to Green Guy Recycling at 937 Texas 80 during business hours with the utility bill, and call 512-353-3266 first if more than the annual waiver allowance is involved.
Get it ready
Back up or erase personal data before handover, bring the utility bill showing the Recycling Center Fee in the owner's name, and never leave electronics at the drop-off outside business hours because that is treated as illegal dumping.
Garbage is collected once a week and recycling and green waste every other week on the service route, carts are serviced between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m., the arrows on the lids point toward the street, carts sit 3 feet apart and clear of mailboxes, parked vehicles, trees and utility lines, and carts go back to the house or behind a fence by 9 p.m. on the service day. Recycling and green waste go in loose with no plastic bags, extra recycling fits in up to three small cardboard boxes and extra yard waste in up to twelve paper bags set out with the cart.
Green Guy Recycling at 937 Texas 80 is the city contracted household recyclable drop off and is open around the clock, but the annual fee waivers for San Marcos residential garbage and multifamily recycling customers are limited to one television, two computer monitors, two refrigerant bearing appliances, five passenger tires, and one mattress and one box spring, or two mattresses or two box springs. A city utility bill showing the Recycling Center Fee in the owner's name has to be shown, and the waivered items are only accepted during business hours with an employee present.
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 San Marcos Resource Recovery Division with Texas Disposal Systems
Use the Green Guy center and the hazardous waste facility
A city customer with a television, monitor, refrigerant appliance, mattress, tires or household chemicals.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Green Guy Recycling waives its fee for one television, two computer monitors, two refrigerant bearing appliances, five passenger tires and one mattress and one box spring each year for San Marcos residential garbage and multifamily recycling customers, and the household hazardous waste drop off is included in the monthly residential Resource Recovery rate.
Arrange it
Take waivered items to Green Guy Recycling at 937 Texas 80 during business hours with a city utility bill showing the Recycling Center Fee in the owner's name, and take household chemicals to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 634 E Hopkins on Fridays from noon to 3:30 p.m. or Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon.
The Green Guy waivers are limited each year and the waivered items are only accepted with an employee present during business hours, leaving them outside those hours is treated as illegal dumping, hazardous waste is limited to 300 pounds per vehicle per day for San Marcos and Hays County residents, and fees beyond the waivers are set by the center.
San Marcos households use the Texas Disposal Systems curbside contract for weekly garbage, every other week recycling and green waste, and four bulk pickups a year of 3 cubic yards each for furniture, appliances and extra yard waste, with the request confirmed by Resource Recovery at 512.393.8412 at least two business days before the garbage day. Recyclables and the fee waived televisions, monitors, refrigerant appliances, tires, mattresses and box springs go to the Green Guy Recycling drop off at 937 Texas 80 with a city utility bill showing the Recycling Center Fee in the owner's name, household hazardous waste goes to the facility at 634 E Hopkins on Fridays and Saturdays for San Marcos and Hays County residents with a 300 pound daily vehicle limit, and construction debris has no published city route, so it has to be confirmed. Residential curbside cart, recycling, green waste and bulk pickup rulesGreen Guy recycling drop off, annual fee waivers, buy back and resale centerHousehold Hazardous Waste Facility permit, hours, residency and weight limit
City contracted drop off with annual fee waivers
Green Guy Recycling Center
937 Texas 80, San Marcos, TX
Household recyclables at a drop off center open around the clock, and the fee waived items for city customers: one television, two computer monitors, two refrigerant bearing appliances, five passenger tires, and one mattress and one box spring. Green Guy also buys ferrous and non ferrous metals including copper, aluminum, brass, radiators, stainless steel and lead acid batteries.
The annual waivers apply only to San Marcos residential garbage and multifamily recycling customers, and a City of San Marcos utility bill showing the Recycling Center Fee in the owner's name has to be shown. The waivered items are only accepted during business hours with an employee present to verify the bill, and placing them at the drop off outside business hours is treated as illegal dumping.
The drop off center is open 24 hours, and the waivered items are accepted only during business hours. Phone 512-353-3266.
No charge. The listed item categories are free to San Marcos residential garbage and multifamily recycling customers within the annual waiver limits, and items beyond those limits are priced by Green Guy.
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Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Electronics removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in San Marcos.
How much does electronics pickup cost in San Marcos?+
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 San Marcos?+
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 electronics go in San Marcos?+
To Green Guy Recycling at 937 Texas 80, the city contracted drop-off center for household recyclables that is open around the clock. For San Marcos residential garbage and multifamily recycling customers the fee is waived for one television and two computer monitors each year, and a city utility bill showing the Recycling Center Fee in the owner's name has to be shown. Those waivered items are only accepted during business hours with an employee present to verify the bill, and leaving them outside business hours is treated as illegal dumping.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 San Marcos.
