TV Recycling in Fairplay, CO

Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

• Fairplay Town Clean-Up Days flyer (June 5-7, 2026) (opens in new tab) · Town of Fairplay
  • The 2026 Clean-Up Days were June 5–7, 2026, at the Public Works Office, 1507 County Road 16. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Town clean-up is held again each year as part of the Town’s beautification and code enforcement efforts. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The clean-up is free to all Town residents and businesses. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Homes and businesses must be inside Town limits. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Limit of two pickup loads per household. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Electronics are taken Friday 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. and Saturday until 2 p.m.; none on Sunday. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Flat-screen TVs are $10 (25 inches and under) or $20 (over 26 inches). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CRT monitors and TVs and projection TVs are not accepted. 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.

“Checked” means we read the official page on that date. Things can change, so call before you go.