Solid Waste/Recycling Services

Electronics recycling

The City of Durango hosts Electronics Recycling Events semi-annually, in Spring and Fall.

 

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Spring Electronics Recycling Event:

May 18th and 19th 2012
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
City's Recycling Center, located at 710 Tech Center Drive

The Durango Recycling Center will be closed for normal operation on Friday, May 18th.  The Recycling Center drop-off location will remain open both days.

Click Here for the Spring 2012 Flyer 

 

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Fall Electronics Recycling Event:
November 9th and 10th
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

 

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ELECTRONICS RECYCLING FEES

Type of Electronics Accepted	Cost to Recycle
CPU, desktop printer, scanner, fax machine	$ 5.00
Monitor, laptop, TV up to 27”	$ 15.00
Cathode ray tubes (CRT's)	$ 15.00
TV over 27”--Flat-panel projection, monochrome etc.	$ 25.00
Large office equipment (multi-purpose printers, copiers, plotters, scanners, fax machines, other multi-functional devices, etc.)	$ 0.25/lb
Small office items (desk phone, wall phone, etc.)	$ 1.00
Vacuum Cleaners and Microwaves	$ 5.00
ipads, Notebooks	$ 5.00
Television receivers, no TV dishes	$ 5.00
DVD, VCR, CD players, Stereo equipment/speakers	$ 3.00
Xboxes, Playstations, & other games stations	$ 3.00
UPS batteries, laptop batteries, cell phone battery	$ 2.00
Other electronics (cell phone, digital camera, camcorder, CD player, Gameboy, MP3 players etc.)	$ 1.00
Smart phones, PDAs, Pagers, Chargers	$ 1.00
Adding machines, Calculator	$ 2.00
Keyboard, mouse	$ 1.00
All other consumer electronics	$ 5.00
Misc. Cables, power cords, etc.	$ 0

Businesses and individuals with large quantities of electronics must schedule an appointment in advance for Friday drop-off by calling 970-375-5004.  Also, please bring a list of the electronic items that you are recycling; this will help save time at the event.

Electronics will not be accepted at the Recycling Center outside of the collection events.

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Cathode ray tubes (CRT’s) and circuit boards found in computers and televisions contain significant amounts of lead, chromium, silver and many other toxic materials. Recycling electronics keeps hazardous materials out of our area landfills!

Responsibly Recycle Your Unwanted Electronics

Effective July 1, 2013, electronic devices will be ban from all state landfills.  Click here for SB 12-133, the Electronics Recycling Jobs Act.

All types of computer components and televisions are accepted from residents, businesses, governments and schools. Businesses, governments and schools are required by state law to safely dispose of hazardous wastes. Cell phones are also accepted for recycling year-round at locations throughout the community.

For more information, please call 375-5004.