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The City & County of Denver has partnered with Best Buy and Guaranteed Recycling Xperts (GRX) offering Denver residents an easy way to recycle their electronic items such as old televisions, monitors and computer components.

According to Denver Recycles, “Disassembling electronics for recycling is an intensive and costly process. The E-cycle Coupon helps to offset the cost of this process and enables resident to drop-off electronic items for recycling at a significantly discounted rate.  To apply for an E-cycle Coupon visit Denver Recycles online at DenverGov.org/DenverRecycles.”

Today’s email from Denver Recycles continues:

Recycling fees with the E-cycle coupon are as follows:

First Item with coupon  Additional items with coupon    Regular Price (without coupon)
Monitors        $5                      $8                                                      $12
TV’s                 $10                   $15                                                     $15 to $40
Others            $2                      $2                                                      $5
(electronics & small appliances)

Old televisions and monitors with Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT’s) contain significant amounts of lead and other heavy metals, which are toxic substances. When televisions or monitors are placed in landfills and break apart, they release lead along with other toxins into our environment and create serious pollution problems.  Additionally, many electronics contain toxic metals and other hazardous materials, it is important that residents not place their electronics in City trash containers or in City alleys, as they can pose a health risk to neighbors and trash collectors handling these items.

Instead of disposing of electronic waste in the trash, these products can be disassembled and the metals inside, plastic shell and glass can all be recycled.  By recycling these materials, we can conserve our natural resources, reduce strip mining land, lower air and water pollution and lessen the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into our atmosphere.

The E-cycle Coupons are for residents living in the City & County of Denver only, and there is a limit of one coupon per home.  Only a limited number of E-cycle Coupons will be available, and coupons will have an expiration date.  Electronic items will need to be brought to GRX’s facility during normal working hours, and residents will need to present the coupon upon arrival.

To apply for an E-cycle Coupon, visit Denver Recycles online at DenverGov.org/DenverRecycles.  Denver Recycles is a program of Denver Public Works/Solid Waste Management.

For more information about other Denver Recycles programs call 3-1-1 or visit us online at DenverGov.org/DenverRecycles.