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Go Green Basalt
Who we are: A group of Basalt, Colorado citizens encouraging conservation and energy efficiency in our Roaring Fork Valley.
Electronics: (computers, cell phones, printers, cameras, etc.)
These contain toxic materials and should not be thrown in the trash.A local non-profit Computers for Kids www.c4kfoundation.org will either refurbish or recycle your old computer, monitor, printer, scanner, fax or copier for a small fee.
Cell phones can be donated for recycling at various locations: Alpine Banks at El Jebel, Paddywacks at El Jebel (proceeds to A.R.F. (animal rescue)) Clark's Market in Aspen, among others. The website www.wirelessrecycling.com tells how to clean personal info from your cell phone before you recycle it.
Pitkin Solid Waste Center will recycle most electronics for a fee. Phone 923-3487 for details.
Garfield County residents can drop off electronic waste free of charge (except TVs & large office copiers) at the Road & Bridge Cattle Creek Facility (opposite the old Sopris restaurant off CO 82) from 1-3 pm the second Thursday of each month.
Batteries: All household batteries, both single use and rechargeable, can be recycled through the Aspen Rio Grande Recycle Center and the Pitkin Solid Waste Center. The Pitkin Solid Waste Center and the South Canyon Landfill accept car, truck and motorcycle batteries.
Food for thought: Re tossing your household batteries rather than recycling them..."The double-A's in your Walkman and the C's in your flashlight represent 80 percent of all batteries manufactured today, and they each contain trace amounts of mercury. Worldwide, manufacturers produce more than ten billion of these cells a year, creating hundreds of millions of pounds of solid waste." ...Elizabeth Royte in Garbage Land
From the recycling expert who is researching Colorado's disposal of batteries: "Car batteries are recycled nationally at the 95% level because the lead is so valuable." See his very useful statewide website: Colorado Recycles