TV Recycling in Denver, CO

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Eco-Cycle: Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials (CHaRM) (opens in new tab) · Eco-Cycle
  • A $3 facility fee applies to every vehicle entering CHaRM. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Residence does not affect access or fees. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Businesses are asked to contact Eco-Cycle about bulk rates and business accounts. Checked October 26, 2026.
• CHaRM fee schedule (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Eco-Cycle · effective January 1, 2026
  • The fee schedule lists a $3.00 facility fee per visit. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CRT TVs $0.69/lb; flat-screen TVs $0.59/lb; broken CRT glass $1.00/lb. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Eco-Cycle: What we accept at CHaRM (opens in new tab) · Eco-Cycle
  • CHaRM lists CRT TVs (including rear-projection and console TVs) and flat-screen TVs (LCD, LED, plasma). Checked October 26, 2026.
• Denver: Large Item Pickup (opens in new tab) · City and County of Denver
  • Electronic waste is not accepted for Large Item Pickup. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Denver: Electronic Recycling (E-cycle Coupon Program) (opens in new tab) · City and County of Denver
  • Denver residents can get an E-cycle Coupon for recycling televisions, monitors and other electronics at a discounted rate. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Limit one coupon per household per calendar year. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Residents must bring proof of address and their code; BlueStar Recyclers verifies both. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The coupon is valid for drop-offs only. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Residents must live in Denver County; businesses, non-residents and PO boxes are not eligible. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Blue Star Recyclers: Residential Electronics Drop-Off (opens in new tab) · Blue Star Recyclers
  • Accepts TVs and monitors: flat screen, rear projection and CRT displays. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • LCD/CRT displays $0.79/lb; projection/wooden console displays $0.89/lb; broken CRT displays $1.10/lb. 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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