A-Z Recycling Guide -- CDs/CD Cases/DVDs/VHS
Many music stores buy and sell used CDs.
Eco-Cycle CHaRM (Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials)
6400 Arapahoe Rd. (co-located with ReSource)
Boulder, CO 80303
Phone: (303) 444-6634
Email: recycle@ecocycle.org
Accepted materials: CDs and DVDs at $3/lb. CD jewel cases NOT accepted. Vehicles are charged a $3 facility use fee per visit in addition to any per-item fees.
Metech Recycling
500 W 53rd Pl
Denver, CO 80216
Phone: (720) 377-7700
Website: www.metechrecycling.com
Accepted materials: CD's, CD jewel cases, DVDs, video tapes, casette tapes, and more. Recycling these items cost $0.25/each or $5/lb if in bulk. Hours are Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
RAFT Colorado (Resource Area for Teaching)
Address: 3827 Steele St., Unit C, Denver, CO 80205
Phone: (720) 242-8833
Website: www.raftcolorado.org
Accepted materials: Art supplies, corks, bottle caps, CD's, CD jewel cases, certain packing materials as well as other materials. Their needs for materials vary so you must call to confirm before dropping off materials. Visit their website or call RAFT for a more comprehensive list.
TRU Hospice Thrift Store
5565 Arapahoe Ave.
Boulder, CO 80303
Phone: (303) 604-5353
Hours: 7 days/week, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Website: www.trucare.org/boulder-thrift-store
Accepted materials: Furniture, clothing, books, luggage, DVD's, CD's, small appliances, decorator items, linens and records. Call to confirm donation hours.
Humane Society of Boulder Valley's Thrift & Gift Shop
5320 Arapahoe Ave.
Boulder, CO 80303
Phone: (303) 415-0685
Hours: Mon. - Sat., 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Donations accepted: Mon. - Fri., 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Website: https://www.boulderhumane.org/content/thrift-and-gift-shop
Accepted materials: Clothing, household items, furniture, books, commercially recorded videotapes, DVDs, CDs. Does not accept large stoves, large appliances, beds, and paints or auto parts. Will pick up gently used furniture. Please visit website for detailed list of what is currently accepted, as the items do change.
University of Colorado Boulder
CU Environmental Center
Room 209 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309
Phone: (303) 492-8307
Webite: https://www.colorado.edu/ecenter/recycling/recycling/special-materials
Service provided: Computer disks, DVDs, jewel cases, floppy disks, VHS tapes and other magnetic tapes generated by campus departments can be recycled through CU Recycling. Send them in small amounts (that fit in inner-campus envelopes or small boxes) through campus mail to CU Recycling, 209 UCB. Larger quantities can be dropped of at CU Recycling's office in University Memorial Center room 355. CDs and DVDs cannot be accepted from personal use. We ship disks to Greendisk for recycling, and do not have funds to mail non-campus disks for recycling.
CD Recycling Center of America
Phone: (603) 894-5553
Email: info@cdrecyclingcenter.com
Website: www.cdrecyclingcenter.org
Accepted materials: CDs, DVDs, Blu Ray discs, HD DVDs. No charge for recycling, but donations are requested.
GreenDisk
Technotrash Pack-IT Service
Phone: (800) 305-DISK (3475)
Website: www.greendisk.com
Service provided: Recycles CDs, diskettes, DVDs, videotapes, jewel cases and more. Charge of $9.95 for 25 lbs. or less of materials; $0.35 for each additional pound. Visit website or call for recycling instructions.
