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Used electronic products are the most rapidly growing problem in our waste stream due to their quantity and toxicity. Electronic waste, such as computers, televisions, cell phones and computer components represents 2% of America's trash in landfills, but it equals 70% of overall toxic waste. Things like lead, mercury, cadmium, lithium, brominated flame retardants, phosphorous coatings, and PVC plastics that create dioxins when burned.
Now, after all the facts and dread regarding the disposal of e-waste you're probably wondering where you can dispose of your electronic waste responsibly in Eagle County. Well, the Eagle Valley Alliance holds Electronic Recycling events every summer to gather up all the materials you've been shoving in your closet throughout the year. If it's not June you can email Kevin Allen at High Country Computer Services at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . For a small fee he collects the materials and transports them to Denver to be recycled at MeTech, formally known as GRX. Check out their website here to learn more about what they do and how they do it. Of course if you are heading down to Denver you can always take it directly to MeTech yourself.
Another one of our electronics recycling partners, Electronic Recyclers International, has the highest capacity and most technologically advanced e-waste shredding system in North America. Check out their website to find out where to recycle any odds-n-ends you need to get rid of. Do the right thing when it comes to your used electronics. If you have to buy them then the least you can do is make sure they are disposed of in a responsible manner.
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