Electronics Recycling in Lakewood, CO
Lakewood’s recycling list points residents to Rooney Road Recycling Center in Golden for electronics, at $1.91 per pound by appointment. SustainAbility’s Arvada and Westminster centers, which are open to all, charge $0.40/lb for mixed e-waste.
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Before you go
- List each device; operators often price printers, phones and audio equipment differently.
- Erase phones and remove memory cards before you drop them off.
- Ask whether there’s a per-pound or per-item fee.
Colorado rules
- Waste electronic devices and computers are prohibited from disposal at Colorado solid waste sites and landfills. Source: CDPHE: Materials prohibited from landfill disposal (opens in new tab)
- Printers, fax machines, DVD players and VCRs are among the consumer electronics covered by Colorado's electronics landfill ban. Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 25 (Part 3 of Article 17: Electronic Recycling Jobs Act) (opens in new tab)
More Colorado rules (13)
- Telephones are excluded from the definition of electronic devices in Colorado's e-waste law, so the electronics landfill ban does not cover them. Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 25 (Part 3 of Article 17: Electronic Recycling Jobs Act) (opens in new tab)
- CDPHE says Colorado residents can no longer put household electronics in their trash. Source: CDPHE: Information for landfill operators and waste haulers on electronic waste (opens in new tab)
- CDPHE tells households to expect to pay a fee when recycling electronics. Source: CDPHE: Residential electronics and computer waste (opens in new tab)
- Colorado law allows charitable organizations to refuse donated electronic devices (and to set a surcharge for accepting them). Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 25 (Part 3 of Article 17: Electronic Recycling Jobs Act) (opens in new tab)
- 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. Source: CDPHE: Electronics and computer waste (opens in new tab)
- 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). Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 25 (Part 3 of Article 17: Electronic Recycling Jobs Act) (opens in new tab)
- 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. Source: CDPHE: Residential electronics and computer waste (opens in new tab)
- A county exemption from the electronics landfill ban lasts two years; the county board can then vote again after another good-faith effort. Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 25 (Part 3 of Article 17: Electronic Recycling Jobs Act) (opens in new tab)
- 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. Source: CDPHE: Information on computer waste for local governments (opens in new tab)
- Local governments are not required to fund public electronics recycling programs or collection events. Source: CDPHE: Residential electronics and computer waste (opens in new tab)
- The law covers electronic devices that manufacturers market for use by consumers. Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 25 (Part 3 of Article 17: Electronic Recycling Jobs Act) (opens in new tab)
- Colorado's electronics landfill ban is in the Electronic Recycling Jobs Act (C.R.S. Title 25, Article 17, Part 3). Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 25 (Part 3 of Article 17: Electronic Recycling Jobs Act) (opens in new tab)
- Since July 1, 2013, Colorado landfills, transfer stations and waste haulers must post a sign saying waste electronic devices are prohibited from disposal. Source: CDPHE: Information for landfill operators and waste haulers on electronic waste (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (40)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Goodwill of Colorado: Material Donations (donation guidelines) (opens in new tab) · Goodwill of Colorado
- Dropping off gently used items at any Goodwill location in Colorado is free. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Goodwill accepts electronics (no televisions) and computers or peripherals, working or not. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Goodwill accepts any computer or peripheral, such as printers, cell phones, tablets or scanners, in any condition through Dell Reconnect. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Donations — arc Thrift Stores (opens in new tab) · arc Thrift Stores
- arc accepts most items, including furniture, electronics (excluding televisions) and computers (excluding monitors) (applies to all arc locations). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Donations are accepted at any arc store or drop-off location. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Goodwill of Colorado: Free Computer Recycling (Dell Reconnect) (opens in new tab) · Goodwill of Colorado
- The service is provided at no cost to residential computer donors. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CDPHE: Materials prohibited from landfill disposal (opens in new tab) · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- Waste electronic devices and computers are prohibited from disposal at Colorado solid waste sites and landfills. 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
- Printers, fax machines, DVD players and VCRs are among the consumer electronics covered by Colorado's electronics landfill ban. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Telephones are excluded from the definition of electronic devices in Colorado's e-waste law, so the electronics landfill ban does not cover them. 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.
- SustainAbility: Arvada Hard-To-Recycle Center materials and fees (opens in new tab) · SustainAbility
- Computers, laptops, cell phones and tablets are free; mixed e-waste is $0.40/lb. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Mixed electronics are accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- SustainAbility: Electronics reuse and recycling (opens in new tab) · SustainAbility
- Accepted electronics include radios/stereos, VCR/DVD players, video game systems, printers, scanners and fax machines. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Batteries must be removed from devices before drop-off; they can be left in laptops, cell phones, tablets and gaming systems. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Accepted electronics include radios/stereos, VCR/DVD players, video game systems, printers, scanners and fax machines. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Batteries must be removed from devices before drop-off; they can be left in laptops, cell phones, tablets and gaming systems. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Businesses with large volumes of electronics are asked to contact SustainAbility about commercial pickup. Checked October 26, 2026.
- SustainAbility: Westminster Sustainability Center materials and fees (opens in new tab) · SustainAbility
- Computers, laptops, cell phones and tablets are free; mixed e-waste is $0.40/lb. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Mixed electronics are accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Westminster: Westminster Sustainability Center (opens in new tab) · City of Westminster
- The city lists mixed electronics such as computers, printers and stereos among accepted items. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Hard-to-recycle and reuse services are available to everyone; single-stream recycling is for Westminster residents only. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Rooney Road Recycling Center: Pricing (opens in new tab) · Rooney Road Recycling Center
- E-waste is $1.91 per pound. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Rooney Road says e-waste recycling is a convenience and may be found elsewhere at a lower cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Jefferson County residents with proof of residency and out-of-county residents both have listed prices. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Non-residential customers pay VSQG fees and must call to schedule. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Lakewood: Additional Recycling Resources (PDF) (opens in new tab) · City of Lakewood · effective September 30, 2025
- Lakewood lists Rooney Road for electronics, including printers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- SustainAbility: home page (hours and locations) (opens in new tab) · SustainAbility
- SustainAbility says residents from all cities are welcome at the Westminster hard-to-recycle center. Checked October 26, 2026.
- SustainAbility: Contact and locations (opens in new tab) · SustainAbility
- The Arvada drop-off site is open to the public during operating hours. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Rooney Road Recycling Center: About (opens in new tab) · Rooney Road Recycling Center
- Member communities include Arvada, Edgewater, Golden, unincorporated Jefferson County, Lakeside, Lakewood, Morrison, Mountain View and Wheat Ridge. Checked October 26, 2026.
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