Fees

Payment

1.

Common Recycling + Hard-2-Recycle items: $2 entrance fee
WHY:  Recycling is not free. The labor and technology to process materials is costly. 
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THIS FEE COVERS: 
1. Up to two (2) trash bags worth of common recycling per visit. 
2. Hard-to-recycle items
 
THIS FEE DOES NOT COVER: 
1. Compost $2 fee
2. Paint fees
3. Electronics fees
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**NOTE: Our DENVER site is not accepting common recycling/single stream at this time

DENVER SITE CUSTOMERS

Click HERE for info on single stream recycling at the Denver drop-off site

AT OUR ARVADA SITE:
*We accept cash, checks & credit cards for electronics and paint.
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*If you are bringing common recycling, compost, or H2R materials, please bring cash to place in our outdoor money boxes.
*Common recycling & H2R materials: $2 fee
*Compost: $2 fee
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AT OUR DENVER SITE:
*We accept cash, checks & credit cards for electronics, paint & cardboard.
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COMMERCIAL RECYCLING SERVICES: 

1.

Pay with a credit card via Square

2.

Send us a check
Please mail checks to

SustainAbility

2.

Compost
$2 fee 
7310 W. 52nd Ave.
A#187
Arvada, CO 80002

3.

Pay through PayPal
THIS FEE COVERS: 
1. Up to five (5) gallons of compostable materials
 
THIS FEE DOES NOT COVER: 
1. Common recycling & hard-to-recycle $2 fee
2. Paint fees
3. Electronics fees
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Electronics : fees based on weight and type of material

3.

**No $2 entrance fee charged for electronics drop offs only
FREE: Computer towers, servers, laptops, cell phones, cords
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$0.18/lb FEE: Mixed electronics
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$0.55/lb FEE: TV's & monitors
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$0.15/lb FEE: Sony brand TV's & monitors

4.

Hard-To-Recycle : 
These H2R items are FREE after the $2 entrance fee

INK & TONER: free

BOOKS: free

CORK: free

PAIRED SHOES: free

BIKES: free

CD'S & DVD'S: free

VEGETABLE OIL: free

CORRUGATED PLASTIC YARD SIGNS: free

BATTERIES:

LEAD ACID, LAPTOP BATTERIES: free

APC/UPS BACKUP UNITS: free

CIGARETTE BUTTS: free

 

NOT ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME:

STYROFOAM: free

LARGE #2 PLASTICS: free

LARGE #5 PLASTICS: free

LARGE STEEL ITEMS: free

LARGE ALUMINUM ITEMS: free

MIXED METALS: free

TENNIS BALLS: free

 
These H2R items incur a fee in addition to the
$2 entrance fee. 

NOT ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME:

BIKE TUBES: $0.75/tube

BIKE TIRES: $1.25/tire

BUBBLE WRAP: free

PROPANE TANKS: $3-5/tank

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS: $6/extinguisher

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5.

Paint : fees based on number of containers
**No $2 entrance fee charged for paint drop offs if it is the only material 
$0.50/container handling fee: Most latex &
oil based paints