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TV Recycling in Rochester, MN

Flat-screen TVs cost $10–$30 by size at Olmsted County's Recycling Center Plus.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a TV in Rochester

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · RochesterNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $105.00
    How it works

    Book online, set out your TV and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.

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  2. Olmsted County Recycling Center PlusCounty service · Olmsted County$10–$20
    How it works

    County drop-off at 305 Energy Parkway NE, Rochester, MN 55906 (the Census geocoder could not match this address, so it is recorded as a county program). Open Tuesday–Saturday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; 507-328-7070. Sorted recyclables and clean scrap metal free; appliances, furniture, mattresses, TVs, computers and tires for a fee.

    Cost & rules
    Fees
    Flat-screen TV or monitor up to 32"$10
    Flat-screen TV or monitor 33"–60"$20

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Before you go

  1. Note whether it’s a flat screen or an older CRT (tube) set; many programs price them differently.
  2. Ask whether a cracked screen or broken glass changes the price or handling.
  3. Confirm the total cost, including any visit fee, before you load it.
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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

  • Recycling Center Plus (opens in new tab) · Olmsted County Environmental Resources
    • Recycling Center Plus: 305 Energy Parkway NE, Rochester, MN 55906; 507-328-7070; open Tuesday–Saturday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Accepted for a fee (household quantities): appliances, computer systems, furniture, mattresses (eight or fewer per day), TVs and automotive tires (eight or fewer per day). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Olmsted County Solid Waste Fee Schedule (opens in new tab) · Olmsted County Environmental Resources
    • Household flat-screen monitors/TVs: $10 up to 32", $20 for 33"–60", $30 over 60"; CRT monitors/TVs from $20; cell phones free. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Garbage & Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Rochester
    • Rochester says Olmsted County offers many waste diversion programs for Rochester residents and links its Household Hazardous Waste Recycling page. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Minnesota Statutes 115A.9565 Cathode-ray tube prohibition (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
    • Minn. Stat. 115A.9565: since July 1, 2006, no one may put an electronic product containing a cathode-ray tube (CRT) in mixed municipal solid waste (the trash). Checked October 26, 2026.
    • CRT (tube) televisions may not go in the trash in Minnesota: the 2006 ban covers any electronic product containing a cathode-ray tube. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Minnesota Statutes 115A.1310 Electronics: definitions (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
    • Minnesota law defines a cathode-ray tube (CRT) as a vacuum tube or picture tube used to turn an electronic signal into a visual image. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • A video display device is a television or computer monitor with a CRT or flat panel screen marketed for household use. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Minnesota Statutes 115A.1318 Electronics: responsibilities (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
    • Each year, video display device manufacturers must recycle, or arrange collection and recycling of, an amount of video display devices set by the MPCA, and pay transport and recycling costs for devices counted toward that obligation. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Retailers selling new video display devices must tell households where and how they can recycle them; giving the MPCA toll-free number and website meets this. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Minnesota Statutes 115A.932 Mercury prohibition (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
    • Administrative penalties for a household that violates the mercury disposal ban may not exceed $700. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Minnesota Statutes 115A.96 Household hazardous waste; management (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
    • Household hazardous waste is waste from household activity that has the characteristics of, or is listed as, hazardous waste, not waste from commercial activity in a home. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The MPCA must run a statewide household hazardous waste program, including collection sites and information, education and technical assistance. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Each county must have a household hazardous waste management plan (education, reduction, and separating and collecting HHW from trash) and had to implement it by June 30, 1992. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • HHW programs must be allowed to accept up to 100 pounds of waste a year from a business generating 220 pounds or less of hazardous waste a month. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • An HHW collection site is a permanent or temporary location with scheduled hours where people may bring household hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.

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