E-waste & TV removal in Whittier

Louie Villareal hauls old TVs, computers and other e-waste out of homes in Whittier and the LA and Orange County cities around it. Call or text (562) 781-9101 for a price on the load. This job is the screens and the electronics nobody wants to move. Think of the tube TV that has sat in the den for years, the flat screen with a cracked panel, the desktop tower under a desk and the printer that quit. These things are heavy for their size and awkward to grip. They almost never sit near the driveway, so Louie picks them up from wherever they are in the house.

A typical call is a homeowner who upgraded and has a couple of old sets in the garage. It might also be a family clearing out a parent's place, an office with a closet of dead monitors, or a rental where a tenant left a television behind. Louie answers the phone, prices the job and does the hauling himself, so the person who gives you the number is the same one carrying the set out the door.

Electronics rarely come alone. There is usually a TV stand, an entertainment center or a computer desk that goes with them, and Louie can load all of it in the same trip. If the old fridge or washer is part of the same cleanup, the page on his appliance removal work covers how those heavier jobs go. One price covers the whole load, so a TV and the furniture under it stay one job.

What goes on the truck

• Tube TVs
• Flat screen TVs
• Computer monitors
• Desktop towers and laptops
• Printers
• Stereos and speakers
• Game consoles and cords
• TV stands and entertainment centers

Text or call (562) 781-9101 about yours.

From the full list of what goes on the truck: appliances, TVs and electronics.

Why a TV pickup is its own kind of job

Most junk is bulky. Electronics are dense. An old tube TV or a big rear projection set can take real effort to lift, even though it fits in a small corner of the truck. Flat screens are the opposite problem. They are light but wide, and the glass cracks easily if it gets knocked on a door frame or a step. Then there are the small things that add up fast, like boxes of cables, remotes, routers, speakers and the old game console in the cabinet.

Louie treats all of it as one load. The heavy set goes on the truck with the box of cords. Before you call, take a look at the TVs, computers and other electronics Louie hauls so you know what to point out. If something in the room is not on that list, ask him about it on the phone.

What it costs to haul off old TVs and electronics

The minimum is $120. Above that, Louie quotes one figure for everything going, and its size depends on the space the sets and boxes fill on his truck. A single flat screen and a bag of cords take very little room. A garage full of old monitors, towers and a heavy entertainment center takes more. Once the number is set and the load is on, it stays the same.

Two add-ons can apply. A TV in an upstairs bedroom adds +$25. A carry over 50 feet adds +$50, like a set at the far back of a long lot or a stack of monitors at the end of a long office hallway. Louie names either one before the work starts and never adds one after. To see how load sizes compare, the junk removal pricing guide for Whittier lays it out.

How Louie gets a heavy set out of the house

Leave the TV right where it is. Louie comes inside and lifts it out of its spot, even a cabinet built into the wall, then takes it out to the truck. Most of these jobs he handles alone. A huge tube set coming down a flight of stairs is the kind of job where he brings a small crew for the extra hands.

For an office, point him to the closet of dead monitors and towers and tell him who will let him in. For a rental, say which unit has the TV the tenant left behind. If a manager is handling it from somewhere else, Louie can set the time with that manager directly. Visits come with an hour window, and he is open 24/7, so a pickup before the office opens is worth asking about.

Where the stand, the desk and the rest of the pile go

A TV job usually carries more than the TV. There is the stand it sat on and maybe the bookshelf that held the DVDs. Furniture from that pile that is still in good shape goes to a local donation center first. Anything broken or truly worn out goes to the landfill.

If you want to know where a particular TV or computer is headed, ask Louie on the call. And if there is a piece you want to keep out of the load, like a working monitor you plan to give a neighbor or a laptop you still need to wipe, set it in another room before he starts. That way it does not end up on the truck with the rest of the electronics.

What stays behind on an electronics pickup

Old TVs and computers often live in the garage, right next to the shelf of paint cans and the gas can for the mower. Louie will take the TV. He will not take the paint, the chemicals, the fuel or anything with asbestos in it. Hazardous materials stay behind, so pull them away from the pile or point them out when he gets there.

Two other things stay off the truck. Concrete or dirt is one. A pile that has to be shoveled is the other, like a heap of broken glass and loose parts swept into a corner after a TV fell off its stand. Those stay behind.

How the price works

Call or text (562) 781-9101. Louie looks at how much room it takes on the truck and gives you one number for the whole job. The number doesn't change once it's loaded. Jobs start at $120. The only add-ons: upstairs +$25, carry over 50 feet +$50. He tells you before he starts. More on how pricing works.

Where Louie does this

All of the surrounding LA and Orange County cities. See every town Louie covers for E-waste and TV removal.