Computer Recycling in La Junta, CO

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Otero County: Landfill (opens in new tab) · Otero County
  • Otero County residents must show a current utility bill and driver's license to pay the county rate. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The landfill publishes separate out-of-county charges. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • No computers, liquids or appliances with Freon. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of La Junta: Refuse Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · City of La Junta
  • The transfer station is free for residents with proof of a current utility bill. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Commercial businesses are not allowed to use the facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The fee schedule lists outside-city-limits household waste at $12 per cubic yard and mattresses/box springs at $12 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Personal computers and CRT monitors are $10 each; laptops, flat-screen monitors and stereos $5; printers, faxes, DVD/VCRs and receivers $3. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of La Junta: Sanitation (opens in new tab) · City of La Junta
  • The Sanitation page says the transfer station is for residential customers only, with proof of residency via a utility bill. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of La Junta: 2026 City Clean Up Month (PDF) (opens in new tab) · City of La Junta
  • The Refuse Transfer Station is open Monday–Saturday the entire month of October 2026 for Clean Up Month. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Clean Up Month hours are Monday–Saturday 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Proof of residency (driver's license or utility bill) is required; the event is for City of La Junta residents only and commercial waste is not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The event is for City of La Junta residents only; commercial waste will not be accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Items must be taken to the Refuse Transfer Station at 702 W 5th Street. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted: white goods/appliances, e-waste including TVs, computers, printers and monitors. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Goodwill of Colorado: Free Computer Recycling (Dell Reconnect) (opens in new tab) · Goodwill of Colorado
  • Goodwill of Colorado donation centers accept computers and components of any brand and condition. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The service is provided at no cost to residential computer donors. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Goodwill recommends backing up data and erasing the hard drive before donating. 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
  • Computers, peripherals, printers, fax machines, DVD players and VCRs are among the electronic devices covered by Colorado's landfill ban. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Computer monitors and laptop, notebook, ultrabook and netbook computers are covered electronic devices (screen-based devices are covered when the screen is larger than 4 inches diagonally). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Keyboards, mice and similar devices sold only for external use with a computer count as covered peripherals. 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: Residential electronics and computer waste (opens in new tab) · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
  • CDPHE says you are responsible for protecting personal information on your computer's or printer's hard drive before recycling it. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CDPHE notes that several major computer and electronics manufacturers offer consumers recycling and reuse options; check your manufacturer's website. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • 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: 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: 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.

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