Eco-Cycle

Went to eco charm, where you go behind the building now to recycle electronics, used to be at Western Disposal and free to the public. Now a pretentious dude sits in the drive thru/​/​He was rude and didn’t want to hear what I had to say, he was completely un aware that this was moved from Western Disposal to the new location. He completely misunderstood my statement about WD being free and had a really bad and I am better than thou attitude. Needless to say I wont be going there. Who wants a pretentious asshole to give you an attitude when trying to accomplish a task?

A senior manager apologized for poor service. They said they had addressed the issues. I like the mission of ecocycle so they are cool.

This place is crazy Boulder Eco-​recycling at its most organized and environmental! Drive your big truck or regular car right up to drop off all your hardest items to recycle from TV’s to cardboard. They roll your right through to the appropriate bin for your item. They accept everything from toilets to computers. It’s kinda amazing!

I LOVE Eco-​Cycle. We just had a zero-​waste party, thanks to them. They sell biodegradable plates, glasses, utensils, etc, and supply you with a compostables bin that you fill and take back to them. It was so cool!
Also, we like taking all sorts of things to their Center for Hard-​to-​Recycle Materials (CHaRM). Computer parts, plastic bags, fabric, etc. Their website makes it all easy to understand:
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I hate throwing out anything that can be recycled or donated to charity. Last week the blocks of Styrofoam, boxes of plastic grocery bags, scrap metal, broken computers and clothes to donate stashed in the garage got on my husband’s last nerve so we packed up and made a trip out to CHaRM.
We always feel like we’ve gone down the wrong street, because the center is so far down the road with mediocre signage; but when you pull up to the little drive-​thru style window the folks are always so friendly and happy to see you recycling that you forgive them immediately for your moment of feeling lost. We recycled the assorted collection from our garage for free (except the computer which had a very small fee, like $ 8) and were told of another place nearby, ReSource 2000, where we could recycle the reusable things from our home renovation.
(Check out their website for lots of great recycling tips: What you can recycle, how to reduce your junk mail, lots of fascinating recycling facts., etc)
This little trip to recycle things that many people would have thrown away gave me big warm fuzzies and, if there is such a thing, some serious bonus karma points.