TV Recycling in Basalt, CO

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Pitkin County Solid Waste Center: Hazardous Household Waste (opens in new tab) · Pitkin County Solid Waste Center
  • Electronics are accepted year-round and sent to IT Refresh in Fort Collins. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The accepted electronics list includes monitors, computers, laptops, flatscreen TVs, printers, microwaves, phones, stereos and game consoles. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Pitkin County Solid Waste Center: Household + Residential Waste pricing (opens in new tab) · Pitkin County Solid Waste Center
  • Electronics cost $1 per pound; cell phones are free. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Aspen: Recycle Right (opens in new tab) · City of Aspen
  • Pitkin County residents qualify for an HHW coupon book for discounted disposal at the SWC. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Eagle County: Landfill (hours, fees, punch pass) (opens in new tab) · Eagle County Solid Waste & Recycling
  • Tipping fees are waived for resident seniors 65+ disposing of their own residential waste at the landfill and HHW facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Eagle County: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Eagle County Solid Waste & Recycling
  • From January 1, 2026: electronics $0.40/lb, latex paint $0.60/lb, flammable liquids and paint $0.70/lb. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Residents and businesses may recycle electronics at the HHW Facility for $0.40 per pound. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The cost to recycle e-waste is $.40 per pound. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Banned electronics that must go to the HHW Facility include computers, monitors, TVs, printers and fax machines. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Town of Basalt: Trash, Recycling, & Compost (local providers) (opens in new tab) · Town of Basalt
  • The Town's trash and recycling providers page lists the Pitkin County Landfill alongside private haulers. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 25 (Part 3 of Article 17: Electronic Recycling Jobs Act) (opens in new tab) · Colorado General Assembly, Office of Legislative Legal Services
  • Televisions are listed among the covered video display devices that cannot go in Colorado landfills. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Screen devices such as TVs and monitors are covered when they have a CRT or flat panel screen larger than 4 inches measured diagonally. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Colorado law allows charitable organizations to refuse donated electronic devices (and to set a surcharge for accepting them). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Under the Electronic Recycling Jobs Act, from July 1, 2013 no one may dispose of an electronic device, or a component of one, in a Colorado landfill (subject to a limited county opt-out). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A county exemption from the electronics landfill ban lasts two years; the county board can then vote again after another good-faith effort. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The law covers electronic devices that manufacturers market for use by consumers. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Colorado's electronics landfill ban is in the Electronic Recycling Jobs Act (C.R.S. Title 25, Article 17, Part 3). Checked October 26, 2026.
• CDPHE: Information for landfill operators and waste haulers on electronic waste (opens in new tab) · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
  • CDPHE says Colorado residents can no longer put household electronics in their trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Since July 1, 2013, Colorado landfills, transfer stations and waste haulers must post a sign saying waste electronic devices are prohibited from disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
• CDPHE: Residential electronics and computer waste (opens in new tab) · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
  • CDPHE tells households to expect to pay a fee when recycling electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Local governments may, in limited situations, vote to opt out of the electronics landfill ban, but only after a good-faith effort to provide minimum recycling options. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Local governments are not required to fund public electronics recycling programs or collection events. Checked October 26, 2026.
• CDPHE: Electronics and computer waste (opens in new tab) · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
  • Colorado does not allow waste electronics and computers to be thrown away in solid waste landfills, whether they come from homes or from businesses and other non-residential sources. Checked October 26, 2026.
• CDPHE: Information on computer waste for local governments (opens in new tab) · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
  • A local government's good-faith effort before opting out must include trying to provide two electronics drop-off events a year or an ongoing e-waste recycling program for residents. Checked October 26, 2026.

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