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 Salem
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 are not named in the bulk policy, the sanitation page, the recycling page or the hazardous waste page, and the city's three recycling drop-offs take only cardboard, plastics numbered one and two, cans, mixed paper and newspaper, so a screen or a computer has to be confirmed.
City cost & eligibility
No electronics rule and no electronics fee is published, so call the Sanitation Division on 540-375-3071 and ask whether the unit can go out as routine bulk, or call the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority on 540-857-5050 about the transfer stations and the third Saturday collection events at Tinker Creek, which are free to register for.
When & how
Ask before the unit goes out, then use the route the city or the authority confirms.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the recycling bins, which take cardboard, plastics numbered one and two, bi-metal and aluminum cans, mixed paper and newspaper only and do not take glass. Wipe personal data before the unit leaves the house, and keep any battery or gas cylinder separate because those follow their own routes.
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 Salem Sanitation Division inside Street and General Maintenance, with the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority
Use a Roanoke Valley Resource Authority transfer station
A household with brush, construction debris or any item that will not fit the tote and that the curbside program does not take.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Twelve drop-offs a calendar year are free to a Salem resident, counted across the Salem Transfer Station at 1271 Indiana Street and the Tinker Creek Transfer Station at 1020 Hollins Road NE in Roanoke. The authority applies material type and vehicle size restrictions, which it explains on 540-857-5050.
Arrange it
Load the vehicle, drive to either station, and keep the total number of visits across both sites inside the twelve trip annual allowance.
The allowance is a total across both sites rather than a limit per site, the load has to respect the authority's material and vehicle restrictions, and hazardous material is not part of this route except for the listed chemicals taken at Tinker Creek. The authority publishes 1020 Hollins Road NE in Roanoke for this station while the city page prints 1029 Hollins Road, so confirm the street number on 540-857-5050 before travelling.
Resource authority transfer station that also takes household chemicals
Tinker Creek Transfer Station
1020 Hollins Road NE, Roanoke, VA 24012, as the authority publishes it, while the city page prints 1029 Hollins Road
Brush and items that will not fit the residential tote, plus latex paint, aerosol cans, lead acid car batteries, used antifreeze and used motor oil during normal operating hours, and a wider range of hazardous items at the third Saturday collection events.
The third Saturday events require registration at least twenty four hours ahead, the authority applies material and vehicle restrictions, and the trip counts against the twelve free drop-offs a Salem household gets across both stations each calendar year. The authority publishes 1020 Hollins Road NE in Roanoke for this station while the city page prints 1029 Hollins Road, so confirm the street number on 540-857-5050 before travelling.
The listed chemicals are taken during normal operating hours, and the wider collection runs on the third Saturday of each month; confirm the current hours with the authority on 540-857-5050.
No charge. The listed household chemicals are taken without a published charge during normal hours, registering for a third Saturday event is free, and the transfer station trips count against the twelve free drop-offs a Salem household gets each calendar year.
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 Salem.
How much does electronics pickup cost in Salem?+
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 Salem?+
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 computers go in Salem?+
Confirm the route first, because the city publishes no electronics rule and the three recycling drop-offs take only cardboard, plastics numbered one and two, cans, mixed paper and newspaper. Call the Sanitation Division on 540-375-3071 about routine bulk collection, or call the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority on 540-857-5050 about what the Salem and Tinker Creek transfer stations accept and what the third Saturday collection events at Tinker Creek take.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 Salem.
