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 Charlottesville
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.
The authority runs a free bi-annual Electronic Waste Collection Event at the Ivy centre for Albemarle County, Charlottesville and Scottsville residents, and the page retained here posted September 12, 2026 as the next date with its registration already full and a waitlist in place. The city itself publishes no curbside electronics route.
City cost & eligibility
No city curbside route or city price is published, so a television, monitor or computer goes to the authority's free bi-annual Electronic Waste Collection Event at Ivy. Registration is required in advance, the event is limited to the first 488 households with up to 10 items each and a maximum of two CRT displays, and the date posted when the page was retained had already passed with registration full, so check the next date and the waitlist before loading a device. The authority's household hazardous waste days also take small electronics such as digital cameras, cellphones and music players, and lithium batteries are accepted year round at Ivy.
When & how
Small devices wait for an authority household hazardous waste collection day, and lithium batteries can go to the Ivy center during its Monday through Saturday hours. A television or computer should not be put out until the city or the authority confirms where it goes.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the everyday trash container and out of the recycling cart, and keep them away from the household hazardous waste plastic rule, which refuses plastic that held hazardous waste outside a collection day. Wipe personal data from a computer, phone or drive before handover.
Automotive parts, chemicals and contractor spoils are refused
The city large item pickup will not take automotive parts, hazardous waste or contractor spoils, and it sends that material to the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority's Ivy center instead. Household chemicals such as paint, solvents, gasoline, kerosene, cleaners, pesticides, fluorescent tubes and CFLs wait for one of the authority's free collection days, and lithium batteries are accepted year round at Ivy.
Recycling is free with the trash account and runs every other week
Curbside recycling is free to customers who also use the city trash service, the city supplies the rolling cart, and collection runs every other week on the same day as trash. Carts come in three sizes with 95 gallon as the default and can be requested, exchanged or returned through the city's online form, and the authority's McIntire center takes extra source separated material.
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 Charlottesville Public Works Waste Management with the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority
Wait for an authority household hazardous waste day
A household with paint, solvents, adhesives, gasoline, kerosene, cleaners, furniture polish, pesticides, acids, antifreeze, motor oil, fluorescent tubes, CFLs, thermostats, batteries or small electronics such as cameras and phones.
Cost & conditions
No charge. City of Charlottesville households. The city states that the authority periodically provides the collection free of charge for city residents, and the authority describes the service as free to residents; commercial participation is prohibited at these residential collection days, and a business instead registers for a separate commercial event that carries a disposal fee.
Arrange it
Hold the material until the next scheduled collection at the Ivy Materials Utilization Center, and watch the authority's collection page for the date. Lithium batteries do not have to wait, because Ivy takes them year round.
The collection runs on periodic days rather than continuously, so the material is stored at home until then, and a business registers separately for the commercial event, where it confirms the qualifying criteria and pays the disposal fee. Small electronics such as digital cameras, cellphones and music players appear on the collection day list, but televisions and computers are not named.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
TV removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Charlottesville.
How much does TV removal cost in Charlottesville?+
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 Charlottesville?+
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.
Where do televisions and computers go in Charlottesville?+
To the authority's free bi-annual Electronic Waste Collection Event at the Ivy centre, which takes cell phones, tablets, computers, Plasma, LCD and LED screens, DVD players, VCRs, camcorders, stereos, printers, scanners, telephones, gaming systems, fax machines, calculators and digital cameras. Advance registration is required, space is limited to the first 488 households with up to 10 items each and a maximum of two CRT displays, and the date posted when the page was retained had passed with registration full and a waitlist, so check the next event before setting a device out. The authority's household hazardous waste days also take small electronics such as digital cameras, cellphones and music players, and lithium batteries are accepted year round at Ivy.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Charlottesville?+
The City of Charlottesville's Public Works waste management crews collect it as a fee based service: a container or bag only gets emptied with a valid sticker or decal on it. Collection runs daily in the Uptown area, twice daily Downtown and once a week on assigned days everywhere else, and the waste and recycling line is 434-970-3830.Official guidance
What do I do with paint, chemicals and batteries in Charlottesville?+
Hold them for one of the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority's free household hazardous waste collection days at the Ivy Materials Utilization Center, which accept paint and paint related products, solvents, adhesives, gasoline, kerosene, household cleaners, furniture polish, pesticides, acids, antifreeze, motor oil, fluorescent tubes, CFLs, thermostats and batteries. Lithium batteries do not wait, because Ivy takes them year round, and small electronics such as digital cameras, cellphones and music players are also accepted on collection days.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 Charlottesville.
