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Hard-to-Recycle Items

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Green Girl makes those hard to recycle items easy in the Boulder, Larimer and Weld Counties. We can pick up those hard-to-recycle items for both commercial businesses and residential homes at an affordable rate. See our list of accepted items. 

Accepted Items

Around The House

Small Appliances

- Microwaves: $15

- Small ovens: $25, Washers and Dryers: $50 each

- We are now accepting refrigerators at our warehouse:  PRICING:

*Tiny dorm fridge: $35

* Medium wine cooler fridge: $50

* Chest Freezers:  $65

* Standard refrigerator: 2 door: $125

* Large 3 door refrigerator: $175

* Industrial refrigerators/coolers:  please call for quote.

Bicycle Inner Tubes
We can recycle your bike inner tubes and bicycle tires- (cost runs $2 per tube - If you have over 20 tubes we can offer business discounts). 

Mattresses & Box Springs

- We are now recycling mattresses and box springs! ($45 each & MUST BE BAGGED)  Non-Bagged Mattresses delivered to us = $65 each.

- NO muddy/wet/soggy mattresses excepted (we can't handle bed-bugs or animal pee, please be kind and take those to the landfill!!)

- City of Longmont residents may bring 1 mattress and box spring annually to our warehouse for FREE!  Utility bill required.  IF a customer needs help picking-up a mattress or box spring from the curb; we charge $45 for 1 item, $55 for 2 items, and $65 for 3 mattresses, etc.  Any Mattress Picked up must be sealed in a MATTRESS BAG.  

- Mattress Bags may be purchased at Home Depot, U-Haul, Ace Hardware or Dollar Stores.  Thank you!

Paper

Hardback Books
We are able to haul, break down and recycle all of your hard backed books. (All Hard Backed Books are now Free)

Thick books (Manuals, Business Circulars etc.)
Call today for quote. We charge based upon the truckload and unwrapping, and sorting time for each haul.

Construction Cardboard
Must be clean, preferably dry and flattened for removal. We will haul from construction sites and all commercial locations. (We charge by volume and distance)

Shredded Paper
All shredded paper must be bagged and tied off carefully for hauling. (We can take the 1st bag free, other bags run $5 each)

Plastic

Ink Cartridge Recycling

Price depends upon volume and type of ink cartridge = $1-$5 each depending on size/volume of cartridges hauled.

Loose plastic bags #2’s & #4’s
Must be completely clean, dry and packaged together into 1 bag. We do NOT take: sandwich bags, stickers, bags that are dirty or have any food or liquid in them. (Cost runs $7 per 13-gallon size bag)

Rigid Plastics
#2 Durable Plastic Containers Must be larger than a 5 gal bucket, have all metal, straps or lining removed from item (Examples include: furniture, plastic watering cans, laundry baskets, crates, rigid backyard kiddie pools and plastic trash containers). We do NOT take: Flower Pots with #2 symbols under 5 gal size, inflatable items, CD Cases or small children’s or dog toys.  We are also not taking loose BLACK plastics (parts/pieces/plates/platters)

Packing

#6 White Block Styrofoam
May be recycled by the 13-gal grocery bag = $8 per bag. We do NOT take:Food-grade styrofoam containers.

Packing Peanuts (Styrofoam & corn starch)
May be recycled by the grocery bag – call for pricing.

One time household moves
Boxes, plastic wrapping & paper – all may be recycled. Call for pricing.

Metals

Aluminum, Steel, Copper, Wire Reams, Bikes and Fencing
We are able to haul pieces for our customers that are under a determined weight. For large hauls, we provide service free.

NOTE: WE DO NOT PURCHASE METALS.

 

Small Metal Scraps
We have helped many customers in automotive and heavy equipment manufacturing keep small metal tines and auto parts out of the trash. We provide the containers and hauling for these materials.

 

Household Metal Scrap
We can provide a one-time household garage clean up of all scrap metals or a business moving/clean out of old metal scraps.

Specialty Services

Office File Clean-out Projects
We are happy to meet you at your off-site storage facility or in your office or home storage area to help you recycle and/or shred all old company files. We can handle HUGE purge projects 100+ boxes and can give by-the-box rates starting at $9 each for standard boxes and $15 each for legal boxes. We add $3 per box if we have to haul boxes up or down stairs.

One Time Clean-Up Projects
We’ve worked with many customers who are moving sites or rearranging office space to help them remove and recycle all office equipment, files, and harder-to-recycle items on a one-time basis. Call for Free consult today.

Wood

Wood Pallets

We accept standard size wood pallets that are NOT painted and are reusable, cost: ($10 per pallet) We ONLY recycle 48"x40" pallets.  No broken or falling apart pallets please.

Not seeing what you're looking for?

Give us a call at (303) 442-7535.

We usually can find a place to take harder-to-recycle items.

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We'll pick it up starting at $35

*Recycling rates vary depending on location, volume of recycling, and frequency of pickup.

Drop Off Your Items

1801 Boston Ave

Longmont, CO 80501

Green Girl Recycling

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We are located behind the Shell Gas Station. Look for the brown building with huge white doors.

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