The short answer
A TV under 42 inches is $62. From 42 to 65 inches it is $68. Over 65 inches it is $73. That includes taking it off the wall or the stand, carrying it out and handling it. There is no e-waste fee and no stair charge.
Your other options are a retailer trade-in if you are buying a replacement, a dedicated electronics drop-off if your Valley city runs one, or selling it if it genuinely still works. Municipal bulk collection is the option most likely to disappoint you, because electronics are commonly excluded from it.
Which TV are we actually talking about?
In Phoenix households there are usually three, and they have different stories.
The living-room panel being replaced. Usually wall-mounted, usually over 55 inches, usually still working. Trade-in or resale is worth trying first.
The demoted TV. It went to the garage, the casita or the covered patio when the new one arrived. This is where Phoenix does its damage — see below.
The CRT. Still turns up in Valley garages and in estates across Sun City, Mesa and Glendale. Heavy, awkward, and not something a charity will take. It prices by size like any other TV.
Why the demoted TV is already dead
An uninsulated Valley garage runs well above outdoor air temperature for four months a year, and an LCD panel does not survive that indefinitely. The polariser layers separate, the backlight diffuser warps and you get permanent blooming and color shifts in the corners. Capacitors on the power board dry out. A TV that worked perfectly when it was demoted often will not start two summers later.
The patio version is the same story with UV added. Covered patios here are genuinely used as rooms from October to April, and the TVs mounted in them are exposed to heat, dust and blown grit during monsoon season. Unless the unit is a purpose-built outdoor model, it is on a short clock.
The takeaway is not complicated: if you want a spare TV in Phoenix, keep it inside. If it is already in the garage, it is a $68 line item, not an asset.
Getting it off the wall
Wall mounting is the default in newer Valley homes — Gilbert, Chandler, Peoria, Queen Creek, all of it, usually in the niche above a fireplace or on the great-room feature wall. A 65-inch panel weighs less than people fear but it is unwieldy and it flexes, and two people is the correct number.
The mount is normally lagged into studs behind drywall, and taking it down leaves four holes and a bracket. We take the bracket with the TV. If the wall itself needs patching, that is a different trade, but the removal is on us.
Media rooms upstairs are common here too, and there is no stair charge for bringing a large panel down.
What it costs, and what usually goes with it
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| TV (Under 42") | $62 |
| TV (42" to 65") | $68 |
| TV (65"+) | $73 |
| Entertainment Center / TV Stand | $96 |
| Speaker System (Large) | $57 |
| Stereo / Sound System | $52 |
| Console Table | $57 |
| Box of Electronics | $77 |
A TV rarely goes alone. The entertainment center it sat on goes with it: a 42-to-65 inch panel at $68 plus an entertainment center at $96 is $68 + $96 = $164. Add the old surround speakers at $57 and it is $68 + $96 + $57 = $221.
The visit minimum is $75, so a single TV books at $75. That is the argument for walking the garage first and adding whatever else has been waiting.
Before it leaves: reset it
Modern TVs are accounts, not just screens. Sign out of every streaming service and run a factory reset before the crew arrives, and do the same for any streaming stick, console or soundbar going with it. Unpair it from the home network. It takes five minutes and it is the only part of this job you have to do yourself.
Selling or donating it first
Worth a shot for a working flat panel under about five years old, and the Valley has a real market for them — seasonal rentals, casitas and guest houses all need TVs. List it in the fall when winter residents are arriving and furnishing, not in July when nobody is outside doing pickups.
Do not bother for a CRT, for anything with a cracked panel, or for a TV that has spent summers in the garage. Charities across the metro decline those, and you will spend a week finding that out.
Booking it
Tell us the size band and where it is — wall, stand, garage, patio, upstairs media room. You get a flat number before booking that covers the take-down, the carry, the load and the handling. Nothing is added when the crew arrives.
Same prices across Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Peoria, Scottsdale, Tempe and the rest of the metro. Guard-gated community? Say so at booking and access is arranged in advance.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to have a TV taken away in Phoenix?
$62 under 42 inches, $68 from 42 to 65 inches, $73 over 65 inches. The visit minimum is $75, so a single TV books at $75 unless something else goes with it.
Do you take it off the wall?
Yes, including the mounting bracket, at no extra charge. Wall-mounted panels in great rooms and upstairs media rooms are the normal case in newer Valley homes.
Will my city's bulk pickup take a TV?
Often not — electronics are one of the most commonly excluded categories, and every Valley city writes its own rules. Check your own city's current bulky-item page before putting one at the curb.
My TV was in the garage and no longer turns on. Does that matter?
No. The price is the same working or not, and heat-damaged panels out of Phoenix garages are one of the most common things we take.
Can you take the entertainment center too?
Yes. An entertainment center or TV stand is $96, so a mid-size TV and the unit it sat on together is $68 + $96 = $164.