Don't just throw out your old TV. First, that's against the rules in most places. Second, it might be worth something! If you don't want to give it away or move it to another room, you might be able to get a little bit of money for it. How much will depend greatly on how old it is and how good it was when new. Older flat-panel TVs usually aren't worth much, but it varies.
Depending on which option you choose, you might not even need to drop it off. Someone might pick it up. That's good, because even if you still have the box (for some reason), shipping previously owned TVs isn't a great idea. The boxes they came in were only designed to make it to your house, not anywhere else after that.
That brings me to the first and most important question: How much is it worth?
Is your TV actually worth anything?
Most people remember what they paid for a TV and assume it's still worth something like that years after they bought it. This just isn't true. The fact is, TVs have gotten so inexpensive there isn't much of a market for used televisions, especially if the TV wasn't that expensive to start. There are some exceptions, however.
It probably IS worth something if:
It's a high-end TV from the last five years or so
It's an OLED TV, except perhaps the earliest models
It's larger than 65 inches
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