Microwave Recycling in Longmont, CO
Green Girl Recycling on Boston Avenue takes microwaves for a fee, listed as $15 on one page and $5–20 by size on another. City large-item pickup doesn’t take microwaves.
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- Hard-to-recycle page: small appliances — microwaves $15, small ovens $25; washers and dryers $50 each. (Green Girl Recycling: Hard-to-Recycle Items (opens in new tab))
- Electronics page: microwaves $5–20 by size. (Green Girl Recycling: Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab))
Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Remove the glass turntable; some operators can’t take the glass.
- Ask whether it’s priced as an appliance or as electronics.
Colorado rules
- Electronics built into a microwave oven are not "electronic devices" under Colorado's e-waste law, so the electronics landfill ban does not apply to them. Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 25 (Part 3 of Article 17: Electronic Recycling Jobs Act) (opens in new tab)
- Once freon is removed, most landfills can accept refrigerators and other appliances for recycling or disposal. Source: CDPHE: Preparing products found in your home for disposal (opens in new tab)
More Colorado rules (1)
- Some communities have large-item pickup days to help homeowners dispose of items that can't go in regular trash; CDPHE suggests checking with your city or county. Source: CDPHE: Preparing products found in your home for disposal (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (8)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Nederland Transfer Station and Recycling Drop-off (opens in new tab) · Boulder County
- Scrap metal accepted for recycling includes appliances without Freon, dishwashers, microwaves and hot water heaters. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Scrap metal is accepted free of charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Green Girl Recycling: Hard-to-Recycle Items (opens in new tab) · Green Girl Recycling
- Hard-to-recycle page: small appliances — microwaves $15, small ovens $25; washers and dryers $50 each. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check) · sources disagree.
- Green Girl Recycling: Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab) · Green Girl Recycling
- Electronics page: microwaves $5–20 by size. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check) · sources disagree.
- Large Item Collection (opens in new tab) · City of Longmont
- Large-item collection does not accept large electronics such as televisions, computers and microwaves. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CDPHE: Preparing products found in your home for disposal (opens in new tab) · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- Once freon is removed, most landfills can accept refrigerators and other appliances for recycling or disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Some communities have large-item pickup days to help homeowners dispose of items that can't go in regular trash; CDPHE suggests checking with your city or county. 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
- Electronics built into a microwave oven are not "electronic devices" under Colorado's e-waste law, so the electronics landfill ban does not apply to them. Checked October 26, 2026.
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