The short answer
Electronics do not belong in the household trash anywhere on the Front Range. They are handled as a separate stream, which means either a drop-off event, a retailer take-back, or a pickup. Which drop-off options exist near you depends on your city or county — check their current electronics page, because these programs change and the ones people remember are frequently the ones that ended.
If you would rather it left the house without you loading a CRT into a car: a TV (Under 42") is $62, a TV (42" to 65") is $68, a TV (65"+) is $73, a Computer Monitor is $58, a Desktop Computer / Tower is $62, and a Box of Electronics is $77. The minimum for a visit is $75.
Denver's old TVs are all in the same place
Go into a 1950s brick ranch in Harvey Park, Virginia Village or Athmar Park, or a bungalow in Park Hill with a finished basement, and there is a rec room down there with a wood-panelled wall and a television in it. When the flat panel went up in the living room, the old set moved down. When the flat panel got replaced, that one moved down too. There are now two.
The same thing happened in the garage. Denver's detached alley garages and suburban three-car bays in Arvada, Aurora and Centennial are full of stacked monitors, towers, a printer nobody could throw away, and a box of cables. The dry air at altitude means none of it corroded, which is exactly why it is still there — nothing forced the decision.
Priced plainly, a rec-room clear is often a TV and the cabinet it sat in: a 65-inch-plus set and an Entertainment Center / TV Stand at $73 + $96 = $169. A desk corner is a tower and a monitor at $62 + $58 = $120.
Why CRTs are the hard ones
A tube television is the worst object in the house to move. It is heavy, the weight is all at the front, there is nothing good to grip, and the glass is not something you want to be carrying up a turning bungalow basement stair on your own. This is why so many of them are still in Denver basements a decade after anyone watched them.
It is also why a lot of drop-off options handle them differently from flat panels. If you are planning a self-haul, confirm that the site takes tube sets before you load one into the back of a car — discovering otherwise at the gate with a 120-pound television is a bad afternoon.
We take them, priced by size like anything else, carried out from wherever they sit. No stair charge.
What the whole category costs
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| TV (Under 42") | $62 |
| TV (42" to 65") | $68 |
| TV (65"+) | $73 |
| Computer Monitor | $58 |
| Desktop Computer / Tower | $62 |
| Printer (Home / Inkjet) | $58 |
| Printer — Office / Laser (Freestanding) | $71 |
| Copier / Printer (Commercial) | $97 |
| Box of Electronics | $77 |
| Stereo / Sound System | $52 |
| Speaker System (Large) | $57 |
| Paper Shredder (Freestanding) | $37 |
| 3D Printer | $82 |
| Entertainment Center / TV Stand | $96 |
A home office being dismantled after a return-to-office move — which happened to a lot of Denver households at once — is typically a tower, a monitor and a home printer at $62 + $58 + $58 = $178.
Wipe it before it leaves
Nobody else will do this for you and nobody should have to. Before a computer, phone, tablet or a smart TV goes on a truck, sign out of the accounts and reset the device. Pull the drive if you would rather be certain. Smart TVs hold streaming logins, and a router or a network drive holds more than people assume.
Paper is the other half of this, especially on estate and downsizing jobs where decades of Front Range property records, tax files and medical paperwork come out of a basement filing cabinet at once. A Paper Shredder (Freestanding) is $37 if you are getting rid of the machine, and a Filing Cabinet (4-drawer) is $75. Take the documents out first.
Buildings, docks and HOAs
If the television is coming out of a tower in Cherry Creek North, LoDo, RiNo or the Golden Triangle, the constraint is not the TV, it is the building. Freight elevators get reserved, loading docks have hours, and management usually wants a certificate of insurance from the hauler before the dock opens. We carry insurance and will send the certificate.
If it is coming out of a Central Park or Green Valley Ranch home with an HOA, the relevant rule is that a television left at the curb or by the community bins is a violation waiting to be recorded, regardless of what the city program does. Stack it inside the garage and book a pickup instead.
Where it goes after the truck
Electronics are worth handling properly because of what is inside them — circuit boards with recoverable metals, and in older sets, materials you specifically do not want in a landfill. Where any particular load ends up depends on the certified processor and what they are set up to take, which is why we route electronics to the electronics stream rather than throwing them on a mixed load.
What we will not do is give you a vague answer and then quietly tip a tube television into a general pile. If you want it documented for a business or a building, ask when you book.
Frequently asked questions
How much does TV disposal cost in Denver?
$62 for a set under 42 inches, $68 for 42 to 65 inches and $73 for anything over 65 inches. That covers carrying it out from a basement rec room or a third-floor walk-up and routing it to the electronics stream. The minimum for a visit is $75.
Can I put a TV in the trash or by the alley dumpster?
No. Electronics are a separate stream across the Front Range and a television left by a shared dumpster or in an alley stays your responsibility. Check your own city or county's current electronics page for drop-off options, or book a pickup.
Do you take old tube TVs?
Yes, at the same size-based prices. Tube sets are the ones most worth having picked up — they are heavy, front-loaded and awkward to carry, and Denver's basement rec rooms are full of them. Some drop-off sites treat them differently from flat panels, so confirm before you self-haul one.
What is a box of electronics?
$77 for a box of mixed small electronics — cables, routers, game consoles, old phones, chargers, a keyboard. It is the practical way to clear the drawer and the shelf in the garage that everything got shoved into.
Should I wipe my devices first?
Yes, always, and do it before pickup day rather than at the door. Sign out of accounts and factory reset computers, phones, tablets, smart TVs and routers. Pull the hard drive if you want to be certain.