TV Recycling in Wheat Ridge, CO

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Checked October 26, 2026

• City of Wheat Ridge: Large Item Drop-Off (opens in new tab) · City of Wheat Ridge
  • The 2027 Large Item Drop-Off is Saturday, May 15, 2027, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., at Anderson Park (44th Avenue & Field Street). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The City of Wheat Ridge offers a free Large Item Drop-Off Program for residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Residents must show proof of Wheat Ridge residency (a current utility bill or government photo ID with current address). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • There is a five-item limit per household. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Not accepted: Freon appliances (refrigerators, freezers), microwave ovens, televisions, computer monitors, computers or laptops, and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Wheat Ridge: Rooney Road Recycling Center (opens in new tab) · City of Wheat Ridge
  • The City of Wheat Ridge participates in operating the Rooney Road Recycling Center. 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.
• Rooney Road Recycling Center: Pricing (opens in new tab) · Rooney Road Recycling Center
  • Jefferson County residents with proof of residency and out-of-county residents both have listed prices. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Non-residential customers pay VSQG fees and must call to schedule. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • TVs are $1.91 per pound, with a maximum of $203.35 per TV. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Rooney Road Recycling Center: About (opens in new tab) · Rooney Road Recycling Center
  • Member communities include Arvada, Edgewater, Golden, unincorporated Jefferson County, Lakeside, Lakewood, Morrison, Mountain View and Wheat Ridge. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Lakewood: Rooney Road Recycling Center (opens in new tab) · City of Lakewood
  • The City of Lakewood says Rooney Road recycles household hazardous wastes and electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.

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