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  Eco-Cycle/Boulder County Recycling Center
  1901 63rd St.Boulder, CO 80301
  303-444-6634
  www.ecocycle.org
  Eco-Cycle does NOT accept any appliances containing Freon® or CFCs. These items must, by state law, have the refrigerant removed by a company licensed to do so before recycling or disposal. Appliances that once contained a refrigerant may only be accepted by Eco-Cycle if they are tagged with a certification from a licensed Freon® removal company, verifying that the Freon® or CFC's have been safely removed. They can then be dropped in the scrap metal bin.
  
• Habitat for Humanity of the Boulder Valley
  6900 117th  St. Broomfield, CO
  303-404-2008
  http://flatironsthrift.com
  Accepts new appliances and used appliances still under warranty. Also accepts new construction materials.
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  Rayback Plumbing Supply
  2775 Valmont Rd.Boulder, CO 80304
  303-442-3285
  Accepts some large working appliances in good condition. Also accepts bathtubs, sinks, and toilets. There may be a fee. Please call first.
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  Western Disposal
  5880 Butte Mill Rd.Boulder, CO 80301
  303-444-2037
  For a fee, appliances may be dropped off at Western Disposal’s Butte Mill Rd. location, Monday through Saturday; call first to arrange appointment. Also accepts some construction materials, and wood pallets.
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  EcoCycle's Drop-off Center in Longmont
  111 S. Martin St.Longmont, CO 80501
  
  303-772-7300
  www.ecocycle.org
  Eco-Cycle does NOT accept any appliances containing Freon® or CFCs. These items must, by state law, have the refrigerant removed by a company licensed to do so before recycling or disposal. Appliances that once contained a refrigerant may only be accepted by Eco-Cycle if they are tagged with a certification from a licensed Freon® removal company, verifying that the Freon® or CFC's have been safely removed. They can then be dropped in the scrap metal bin.
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  Warren Used Appliance
  337 Main St.Longmont, CO 80501
  303-772-5039
  Accepts working and non-working appliances. Pickup service and CFC removal provided for a fee.
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  Unwanted Appliances
  303-430-7142
  www.unwanted.com
  Provides pickup of all major appliances. Certified to remove CFCs. Call for fees and schedules.
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  Iliff Appliance Removal Service
  4145 Jackson St.Denver, CO 80216
  303-320-0258
  Sells reconditioned appliances. Drop-off and pickup service for the Denver Metro area.  Fees for appliance pickup and refrigerant recovery range from $10-$20. $5-$7 charge for dropping off appliances.
  
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  Rocky Mountain Recycling
  4431 E. 64th Ave.Commerce City, CO 80022
  303-288-6867
  Accepts all major appliances, and most small (non-plastic) appliances for recycling. Refrigerated units must be drained and tagged before delivery. Call for further information.
  

• www.wasteage.com Waste Age is one of the major trade journals. Past articles on various trash and recycling issues are available
  

• www.epa.gov The Environmental Protection agency has many resources on recycling, hazardous waste, and other relevant topics. Kids might want to visit www.epa.gov/recyclecity/ as a fun place to learn.
  

• www.co.boulder.co.us/recycling The Boulder County Recycling and Composting Authority supervises the new Boulder County Recycling Center.
  

• www.pacepartners.com Partners for a Clean Environment is a voluntary, non-regulatory program that offers free pollution prevention education and technical assistance to Boulder County businesses.
  

• www.grn.com Global Recycling Network has an extensive listing of associations and trade groups that can answer your specific questions. Listings include: Glass Packaging Institute, National Association for Plastic Container Recovery, and the Steel Recycling Institute.
  

• www.colorado-recycles.org Colorado Recycles has a statewide, online recycling guide for all types of materials from batteries to newspapers.
  

• www.colorado.edu/cure CU Recycling services has information about their nationally recognized campus program for faculty, students, and staff.
  

• www.junkbusters.com Learn how to minimize unsolicited e-mail, junk mail, and telemarketers.
  

• http://bcn.boulder.co.us/environment/becc Ever wonder how to recycle coat hangars, computers, pallets, and more? Check out Boulder Energy Conservation Center’s conservation guide for a complete list of where to take your recyclables. BECC also runs ReSource 2000, a program that recycles and resells used construction materials.
  

• www-ucsu.colorado.edu/comex/ If you have extra scrap that someone can use or if you are looking for a certain raw material, place your free ad on the Colorado Materials Exchange.
  

• www.adoptaschoolprogram.com EXTRAs! for Education is an award-winning project that works with both homes and businesses to bring reusable items directly to requesting classrooms and non-profit organizations.
  

• www.eiae.org The Electronic Industries Alliance has a database of recycling options for old computers and other electronics.
  

• www.environmentalaffairs.com This City of Boulder website contains information on its environmental programs (including recycling and leaf collection).
  

• www.wastenews.com Waste News is another standard trade journal for both the trash and recycling industries.
  

• www.lamprecycle.org This site lists companies that recycle fluorescent light bulbs.
  

• www.mastercomposter.com Check this site out if you want to learn more about composting. Even has instructions on how to mail order worms!
  

• www.state.co.us/oemc The Colorado Governor’s Office of Energy Management and Conservation is the lead state agency on energy and resource issues. Has great links to relevant state and national organizations.

• www.ecocycle.org/charm/index.cfm CHaRM (Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials) web site offers pertinent information on recyclable materials accepted onsite along with associated fees for recycling those materials.

Better means of disposal are available, as demonstrated this spring by the TCEQ and Dell Computer Corp. The two teamed up to collect unwanted computer equipment in three urban areas, amassing a total of 145 tons of monitors, laptops, and keyboards that otherwise might have been tossed out with the weekly garbage.

Functioning equipment was given away; the remainder was disassembled so the components and hazardous materials could be recycled or disposed of properly.