Junk removal
Electronics & E-Waste Pickup
Every home has the drawer, the shelf, or in advanced cases the closet: dead laptops, tangled cords, a printer that jammed once in 2019 and never worked again. Recycling centers will take this stuff, but only if you deliver it, during their hours, in your car. Junk Rhinos offers the other option: we come to you, collect the electronics, and route them to certified e-waste recyclers. It is the drop-off trip without the drop-off.
- Insured, uniformed crews
- Free on-site estimate
- No deposit, no hidden fees
- Same or next-day in most areas
- We donate & recycle first
What we take
One dead laptop does not need a truck. Where this service earns its keep is the real-world version: a TV plus two monitors plus a printer plus the cable drawer, often on the same trip as furniture or a general junk pickup.
- Televisions of every kind: flatscreens, plasmas, and the heavy old tube TVs many outlets refuse
- Computers, laptops, monitors, and keyboards
- Printers, scanners, and fax machines that outlived faxing
- Stereos, speakers, DVD players, and game consoles
- Cables, cords, chargers, and the boxes of miscellaneous tech
- Microwaves and small kitchen electronics
- Office electronics in volume: for full office equipment cleanouts, see our commercial junk removal service
- Loose household batteries, bagged or boxed
- Satellite dishes, once they are down from the roof
The tube TV problem, solved
Old CRT televisions and monitors are the most refused item in electronics disposal: they are heavy, awkward, and contain leaded glass that requires specialized processing. Plenty of drop-off points simply will not accept them. We take them, from whatever floor of the house they have been anchoring since the nineties, and deliver them to recyclers equipped to process CRT glass properly.
Electronics pickups we do most
E-waste builds up quietly because no single item feels worth a trip to the recycling center. Then one day there is a closet of it. The usual shapes that closet takes:
The home office purge
Two dead printers, a fax machine, a stack of desktop towers under the stairs and the monitors that went with them. Pull any hard drive you care about, and the crew takes the rest in one carry. This is the most common electronics job we do.
The big screen from another decade
Rear-projection TVs and console sets can weigh well over a hundred pounds and usually live in a basement or an upstairs den. They are a two-person carry and a poor fit for any car. We bring them down, load them, and route them to recyclers that accept them. The entertainment center built around the TV can leave on the same trip as furniture removal.
Broken flat screens
A cracked panel cannot be donated and, in many states, cannot legally go in the trash. One or several, wall-mounted or leaning in the garage, they ride along cheaply because they take little truck space.
After going digital
Once the music and films live on a drive, the stereo receiver, floor speakers, VCR and DVD player are just furniture. We collect the players and speakers for recycling and take the tapes and discs along with them, so the shelf is actually empty when we leave.
The cable box, singular and plural
Boxes of chargers, cords and adapters for devices that left years ago. Do not untangle them. Hand over the box as it is.
Outgrown consoles, tablets and phones
Old game consoles, broken controllers, retired tablets and laptops. Sign out and factory-reset anything that held an account before the crew arrives. We are a pickup and recycling route, not a data destruction service, and we say so up front.
The back room at the office
Server racks, retired towers and a decade of monitors in a storage room. Your IT person removes or wipes the drives, and we take the hardware. For desks and cubicles on the same job, use commercial junk removal.
Straight talk
Your data: a straight answer
Wipe your devices before pickup. Sign out of accounts, do a factory reset on phones and laptops, and pull the hard drive out of an old computer if the data on it truly matters to you; a screwdriver and five minutes is all it takes. We are a hauling and recycling pickup service, and we will not pretend to be a certified data destruction facility. What we haul goes to recyclers for material recovery, but the only data security you should ever fully trust is erasing it while the device is still in your hands.
Why electronics cannot go in the trash
Electronics contain lead, mercury, cadmium, and other materials that do not belong in a landfill, and a growing list of states bans e-waste from household trash entirely. The same devices also contain copper, aluminum, and recoverable metals, which is why certified recyclers exist. Proper routing is not a luxury add-on; for most electronics it is the only legal path.
How e-waste pickup works
List or photograph what you have; boxes of mixed cords count as one honest answer, "a box of cords
Choose a pickup window, same-day and next-day in most areas.
The crew confirms the firm price on arrival, free.
We load everything, including carrying that tube TV down from upstairs, and you pay when it is done
We load everything, including carrying that tube TV down from upstairs, and you pay when it is done.
What does electronics pickup cost?
Volume pricing applies here like everywhere else: you pay for the truck space your items fill. Electronics are usually compact, so they often ride along cheaply with a bigger pickup, which is why many customers bundle the electronics closet with a furniture or garage job. Exact price is confirmed free on-site. The model is explained on our pricing page.
- Priced by the truck space your load fills
- Firm, all-in price confirmed free on-site
- No deposit, and nothing owed until it is done
- Labor, hauling and disposal fees all included
Frequently asked questions
What is the best way to get rid of old electronics?
Working devices are worth donating or selling. Dead ones should go to an e-waste recycler, either by drop-off at a local facility or by pickup. We are the pickup: same destination, none of the hauling.
Do you take old tube TVs?
Yes, including console TVs built into furniture cabinets. They are heavy and most services dodge them; ours does not.
Should I wipe my data first?
Yes, always, before any disposal method, including ours. Factory-reset devices and remove hard drives you are worried about. We do not offer certified data destruction, and we say so plainly rather than implying otherwise.
Can electronics go in the regular trash?
In many states, no, it is illegal, and everywhere it is wasteful. Recyclers recover the metals and safely handle the hazardous components.
Do you handle office electronics cleanouts?
Yes, monitors, towers, printers, and server-room leftovers in volume. For whole-office jobs with furniture included, our commercial junk removal service is the right door.
Is there anything electronic you will not take?
Items with hazardous non-electronic components, like anything containing loose chemicals, follow our standard hazmat exclusion. For the classic household and office electronics list above, we take it all.
Do you take rear-projection and console TVs?
Yes. They are heavy and awkward, which is why the crew carries them, from any floor.
Can you take VHS tapes, CDs and DVDs along with the players?
Yes, they can go on the same pickup. Players and other electronics are routed to e-waste recyclers. Tapes and discs have limited recycling options, so they follow the best route available locally.
I only have a few small electronics. Is a pickup worth it?
On their own, often not, and we will tell you so. Small electronics make the most sense added to a larger pickup, where they take almost no extra truck space.
Do you take loose batteries?
Yes. Put them in a bag or a box, and tape the terminals of lithium and 9-volt batteries so they cannot touch each other.
Can you remove a satellite dish?
Yes, once it is on the ground. We do not do roof work, so someone else needs to take the dish down first.
Ready when you are
The cord drawer is not going to untangle itself. Call (877) 283-1595 or get a free online estimate, and the whole pile rides away in one trip.