Service · Westside & South Bay
E-Waste Removal Los Angeles
We pick up old TVs, monitors, computers, printers and the box of cables from Santa Monica to the Palos Verdes Peninsula, usually the same day you text a photo. Electronics ride with any load or on their own, priced by the truck space they take, and every piece goes to an e-waste recycler instead of a landfill.
- Same-day pickupText before noon, gone today
- Fully insuredGeneral liability and commercial auto
- Donate before dumpGoodwill Southern California & The Salvation Army
- Sorted on siteIf it still has life, it goes to charity
What we take
- TVs and monitors
- Computers, laptops and printers
- Phones, tablets and small electronics
- Cables, chargers and peripherals
- Stereo and AV equipment
What we don't
- Loose lithium batteries in bulk (tape terminals and bag them)
- Data destruction guarantees (we recycle; wipe drives first or ask for a partner)
What e-waste removal looks like on the Westside
Nobody calls us for one laptop. E-waste shows up as the last layer of a bigger job: the two flat-screens and a tube TV in a Mar Vista garage, the dead desktop and three monitors in a West LA home office, the closet of routers and chargers that a Marina del Rey condo owner has been meaning to deal with since 2019. Most of it leaves on the same truck as the general junk or the office furniture, which is why this page is short and the junk removal page is long.
The stand-alone e-waste calls come from two places. Small businesses in Culver City, El Segundo and Santa Monica's Bergamot area replacing a fleet of workstations and needing them gone before the new ones land. And estates in Brentwood, Beverly Hills and Palos Verdes, where a den holds thirty years of stereo receivers, camcorders, a projection TV and a drawer of cell phones going back to the flip era.
How an e-waste pickup works
Text a photo of what you have to (310) 905-5138. A phone shot of the TV, the tower, the monitors and the cable box together is enough; Miles sends back one number for the space it will take on the truck. Tube TVs and old CRT monitors are heavy for their size, so mention them and we'll plan the carry.
Before we arrive, wipe or pull any hard drive you care about. We recycle, we don't certify data destruction, so a laptop with your tax returns on it should go out the door clean. If you'd rather we pull the drive and hand it to you, say so in the text and the crew brings the screwdriver. Tape the terminals on any loose lithium batteries and bag them; a few are fine, a shoebox full is not. Two people, a hand truck, and padded bins for screens so glass doesn't shatter in transit. A home-office load is out in about 20 minutes; a 20-workstation office takes about an hour.
Load sizes for e-waste
| Load | Typical electronics |
|---|---|
| Small load | One or two TVs, or a desktop with monitors and a printer |
| Quarter truck | A home office or den: three screens, a tower, AV receiver, speakers, the cable box |
| Half truck | A small office refresh of 10 to 15 workstations with monitors |
| Full truck | A server closet plus a floor of desks, or an estate den packed with decades of equipment |
Electronics are dense, so an estate's worth of receivers and CRTs can weigh more than a full truck of patio furniture. We'll flag it in the quote when weight matters more than space.
Where the electronics go
TVs, monitors, computers, printers and small electronics go to an e-waste collector that handles California's covered electronic waste, which is why screens never ride to a transfer station on our truck. CRT glass, circuit boards and plastics are separated there. A wiped laptop or phone that still works may be accepted by Goodwill Southern California for refurbishment, and if so you get the. Cables, chargers and power strips are bundled for scrap copper. Loose batteries go to household hazardous waste collection, such as LASAN's Hyperion S.A.F.E. Center at 7660 W Imperial Hwy in Playa del Rey; check its current hours before you go. Larger appliances with cords, like microwaves and window units, are covered on the appliance removal page.
Access situations we plan for
- Office buildings: Culver City and El Segundo offices usually want the pickup after 5 p.m. or on a Saturday, through the loading dock, with a certificate of insurance on file. We send the COI ahead and schedule inside the dock hours.
- Condo towers: a projection TV out of a Marina del Rey high-rise needs the freight elevator booked. Tell us the building and we handle the reservation.
- Garages and walk-ups: a CRT in a Palms third-floor apartment is a two-person carry. The stairs are in the price.
- Server rooms: racks get unbolted and carried in pieces. Give us the room dimensions and whether the rack is anchored.
When the city program covers it, and when it doesn't
Several cities we serve will take electronics for free if you can wait and can get them to the curb or a drop-off. LA City residents in Venice, Mar Vista, West LA, Westchester and Playa del Rey can list TVs and computers in a 311 bulky-item request, and LASAN's S.A.F.E. Centers take e-waste. Santa Monica residents get free door-to-door hazardous waste and e-waste pickup through the city's contractor, CleanEarth, at (877) 443-2371, plus quarterly drive-through recycling events. Malibu's once-a-year free bulky-item day lists electronics among what it accepts.
Where it stops: businesses, which none of those residential programs cover; buildings that won't allow a stack of monitors at the curb; estates where the e-waste is one layer of a whole-house cleanout; and anyone who needs the pile gone this week rather than on the next event date. That is the gap we fill, and the electronics simply ride along with everything else.
E-Waste Removal questions
Do you take old tube TVs and CRT monitors in Los Angeles?
Yes. CRTs are the heaviest thing on this page, so tell us when you text and we send two people. They go to an e-waste collector where the leaded glass is separated, never to a transfer station.
Will my data be destroyed when you recycle my computer?
No, and we won't claim otherwise. We recycle equipment; we don't certify data destruction. Wipe the drive first, or ask us to pull it on site and hand it to you, and the rest of the machine goes to the recycler.
Can you pick up a few electronics with a furniture or junk load?
Yes, and that's how most e-waste leaves with us. Add the TV or the printer to the same photo text and it rides on the same truck for the space it takes. There's no separate e-waste trip.
Do you take batteries and chargers?
Chargers, cables and power strips, yes. A handful of lithium batteries, yes, if you tape the terminals and bag them. A bulk quantity of loose lithium batteries is hazardous waste and belongs at a S.A.F.E. Center or your city's household hazardous waste pickup.
Does the City of Los Angeles pick up e-waste for free?
LA City residents can include TVs and computers in a free 311 bulky-item request and can drop e-waste at LASAN's S.A.F.E. Centers, including Hyperion at 7660 W Imperial Hwy in Playa del Rey; check hours first. Businesses aren't covered, which is where we come in.
Can you clear out an office's computers and monitors in Culver City or El Segundo?
Yes. Offices of 10 to 20 workstations are a half-truck job that often runs late in the day through the loading dock. We send a certificate of insurance ahead and stack screens in padded bins. Larger moves are on our office cleanout page.
Ready when you are
Text a photo of the e-waste. Get a price today.
Snap what's going, text it over, and we reply with a clear price, usually within the hour. No visits, no hourly rates, and if the load differs from the photos we re-quote before we lift anything.