Delta County residents will have the opportunity to recycle old electronic items on April 26^th, from 10-2 in the southeast corner parking lot of the Delta Wal-Mart.  Citizens should take advantage of this one- day event, as there is currently no way to legally and responsibly dispose of electronics in Delta County.  You will be able to recycle cell phones, all computer components, TVs, fax machines, scanners, stereos and VCRs. A small fee to offset shipping and recycling costs will be charged for each item that you recycle and you may pay this fee with cash, credit cards or with a check.

Electronics contain toxic materials, and if not properly recycled can result in major environmental and health problems.  LifeSpan Technology Recycling has been establishing public/private partnerships in order to provide service to residents and municipalities in rural areas where the shortage of electronic recycling facilities is most acute.  The electronic items that you drop off will be transported to LifeSpan’s Denver facility to begin the process of recovering and recycling the components of each item.

The Friends of Delta County Recycling and Wal-Mart have organized this e-cycling opportunity, in conjunction with LifeSpan Technology Recycling.  If you have questions, please call 399-2940 and leave a message.

COMPLETE FEE SCHEDULE (219k PDF)

A new version of the recycling poster is available. This one is formatted to fit on two pages of 8.5 X 11 inch paper.

We’ve added a link to download this new version in the top, right corner of the site.

Note that you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print these downloadable guides. If you don’t already have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can get it here.

Welcome to DeltaCountyRecycling.org!

Here’s the recently-created poster covering all recycling opportunities in Delta County:
Delta County Recycling Poster (PDF 112k)

Special Thanks to:

Chaco, Gunnison Energy, Green Triangle, the Sustainability Committee of WSERC, Delta County

Supporters:

Ace Gambles Hardware, Bowie Resources, Delta Area Development,
Inc. (DADI), Delta Chamber of Commerce, First State Bank of Hotchkiss, High
Country News, High Country Printing, Hotchkiss K-8 School, KVNF, Louie’s
Pizza, Mail & Copy Central, Mountain Coal, Mountain West Strategies, North
Fork Montessori School, North Fork Vision Center, Office Furniture and Design
Centers, Oxbow Mining, West Elk and Bowie Mines, Paonia Elementary School,
Paradise on a Hanger, Shari Davis, Remax Mountain West, Stone Forest Retreat,
The Eatery, Town of Crawford, Town of Hotchkiss, Town of Paonia, USC, Inc.,
Vision Home and Community Program (North Fork), Western Slope
Environmental Resource Council (WSERC)

Check out the “About” page for more information about who is behind DeltaCountyRecycling.org.

Future projects include developing drop off sites or curbside recycling througout the county for household recyclables, as well as educational events, website support with disposal information about hard to recycle items, and special recycling days.