Old electronics hauled away with responsible e-waste recycling

Electronics pickup typically starts around $70. Your final price depends on the number of items, their size and weight, and whether you book curbside or in-home service. A single small device costs less than a large CRT television or a multi-piece office setup carried out from a basement or upstairs room. You'll see your exact price before confirming, so there are no surprise charges on pickup day.

Your Loaders pick up a wide range of household and small office electronics in any condition, including CRT and flat-screen TVs, desktop computers and towers, laptops, monitors, printers, scanners, stereo equipment, gaming consoles, DVD players, routers, and fax machines. If you have something not on that list, it's worth checking during booking. Large commercial AV or server equipment and hardwired or built-in electronics aren't accepted.

Yes. Your Loaders pick up CRT and tube TVs, including large, heavy units that most curbside programs won't touch. These are some of the most common electronics people struggle to get rid of on their own, and your Loaders will carry them out from wherever they sit, whether that's a basement, garage, or living room.

Your Loaders direct electronics toward e-waste recycling or donation channels where local options allow, rather than defaulting to the landfill. Outcomes depend on item condition, local facility access, and what's available in your area at the time of pickup. Recycling or donation isn't guaranteed for every item, but it's the priority when possible.

Yes. You're responsible for backing up and wiping any personal data from computers, laptops, tablets, phones, or storage drives before your Loaders arrive. They don't erase, secure, or access data on any device. Taking care of this ahead of time keeps your information protected.

Your Loaders can unplug standard plug-in devices and help disassemble bulky setups when needed, but they don't perform electrical work or disconnect hardwired or built-in electronics. If you have a wall-mounted TV, have it taken down from the mount and ready for pickup beforehand, since removing it from the wall is outside their scope.

Simply deleting files or emptying the recycle bin doesn't remove the underlying data, it just hides the file reference while the actual data stays recoverable. A full factory reset combined with drive encryption beforehand is a reasonable baseline for most personal devices, and free wiping software that overwrites the drive is more thorough for sensitive information. If a drive contains highly sensitive data and you want certainty, physically removing and destroying the drive, or paying for a certified data destruction service, is the most reliable option.

Yes, in many states. A majority of U.S. states have passed e-waste laws banning electronics from regular landfill disposal, which is part of why curbside trash and recycling bins typically won't take them. Requirements and enforcement vary by state, so if you're disposing of something yourself rather than through a pickup service, it's worth checking your state's specific e-waste rules first.

Some retailers, including Best Buy and Staples, accept limited quantities of certain electronics for free, and manufacturer take-back programs exist for specific brands. These options usually work well for one or two small items but get impractical fast for a full office cleanout, a heavy CRT TV, or several devices at once, which is where a pickup service becomes the more practical option.

A certified e-waste recycler breaks devices down into base materials, metal, plastic, and glass, and separates out components that need special handling, like circuit boards and batteries. Recoverable metals such as copper, aluminum, and small amounts of precious metals get sent back into manufacturing supply chains, while hazardous materials are processed separately to keep them out of soil and groundwater.

Older CRT TVs and monitors contain leaded glass, and many flat-screen models contain mercury in their backlighting, both of which need specialized handling that standard curbside recycling isn't equipped for. That's also part of why many states classify electronics as hazardous e-waste rather than ordinary recyclables, which is a big part of why dedicated electronics recycling exists as its own category.

If they're still working, yes, that's often worth trying first. Working consoles, small kitchen electronics, and similar items are common donations at thrift stores and some electronics-specific reuse programs, since there's usually a next owner for anything still functional. Non-working devices are much harder to place through donation and typically end up in the recycling stream instead.

Beyond unplugging it, check for any documents left in the paper tray or scanned into internal memory on multifunction models, since some printers store scan history or fax logs. Remove any ink or toner cartridges if you plan to recycle those separately through a manufacturer or office supply take-back program, since most printer recycling streams handle the cartridges differently from the unit itself.