GRX recycling has paired up with Community Intersections to employ developmentally disabled adults. These workers will take your old electronics and disassemble them. 95 percent of the units are then recycled and at the same time, the disabled workers are learning valuable skills.

"Essentially they want the same things you and I do and that's just to have something meaningful to do," says Bill Morris from GRX.

Dianna St. Vincent supervises the workers and she has noticed some big changes in their behavior. "We're able to give them the one-on-one time so they can succeed at what they are doing," she says.

And for many of these workers, this is the first paid job they've had.

"Throughout their whole lives they've been dependent on others. This is a place where we depend on them," Morris says.

And they like the work. The repetitive nature, fitting the right tool with the right screw. Procedural work, that builds self-confidence and motor skills.

Locations for drop-off:

Colorado Springs

Community Intersections Electronics Recycling Center
601 South Wahsatch Avenue (Wahsatch and Cimarron)
(719) 219-3996
M-F 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
(the money from this drop off site goes to pay for the wages of the adult workers)

MacSuperstore
3646 New Center Point (Powers Blvd. and S Carefree - next to JC Penney)
(719) 434-4770

Fort Carson DFMWR Outdoor Recreation Complex
7093 Specker Avenue Building 2429
(719) 526-3881

All Ways Recycle (Colorado Springs area pick up service ONLY)
(719) 205-8399
$25 pick-up service fee in addition to recycling fee

Pueblo

Southern Colorado Recycling
1405 Quartz Road (Eden Exit off I-25)
Pueblo, CO 81008
(719) 546-3478

Trinidad

Las Animas County Rehabilitation Center
1205 Congress Drive (Trinidad Industrial Park)
(719) 846-3388

Prices of Home Electronics Recycling:

DVD/VCR/cable box or satellite receiver $3
Stereo component/bookshelf stereo/boombox/speakers $5
Cell Phones/PDA's/Home telephones (wired or wireless) $2

Televisions (CRT and Flat-Screen)
up to 21" $10
22" - 30" $20
31" - 40" $25
41" and larger $30
Televisions (Projection-any size) $40
Televisions (old/console style - any size) $35
Microwave ovens (standard size and weight) $5
Microwave ovens (large/built-ins) $10
Countertop appliances (mixers, coffeemakers, etc.) $5
Vacuum cleaners and rug cleaners (non-commercial) $5

NO MAJOR APPLIANCES OR AIR CONDITIONERS

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