Green Girl Recycling’s 2025 Impact Report

What happens when a community consistently chooses to recycle?

In 2025, we found out.

Together, Green Girl Recycling and

our customers diverted:

1,476 TONS

of recyclable material from Colorado landfills.

That is nearly 3 million pounds kept in circulation instead of buried.

And the impact goes far beyond a number.

Co-Mingled Recycling: Your Weekly Bin at Work

Your everyday recycling made a serious difference.

In 2025:

• 1,063,734 pounds of co-mingled containers recycled, that was 66,000 pounds more than in 2024!

That growth means more households participating.More businesses stepping up.More people choosing the right bin. It all added up ~ we are so proud of our recycling peeps!

Electronics Recycling: Keeping Toxins Out

E-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world.

In 2025, we responsibly recycled:

• 303,000 pounds of electronics

That represents:

• Toxic materials kept out of soil and groundwater

• Metals recovered instead of newly mined

• Devices properly dismantled or refurbished

From laptops and towers to phones and cords, this community chose the responsible path.

Secure Paper Shredding: Security Meets Sustainability

In 2025:

• 645,320 pounds of paper records securely destroyed

• 58,000 pounds more than 2024

Businesses protected their clients.Sensitive information stayed secure.And forests stayed standing. The community brought in paper for shredding, we picked it up and hauled it and businesses who use our services continued to divert. Because of these efforts: Saving equaled:

12,724 trees !

Each approximately 35 feet tall.

That is not just a statistic.That is an entire forest still growing because this community cares.

Water Saved

Recycling also conserves water.

In 2025, our efforts saved:

• 5,239 gallons of water

To make that visual:That is enough to fill 10,478 six-person hot tubs.

Real conservation. Real impact.

2025 By the Numbers

• 1,476 total tons diverted

• 1,063,734 pounds co-mingled recycling

• 303,000 pounds electronics recycled

• 645,320 pounds secure shredding

• 12,724 trees saved

• 5,239 gallons of water conserved

This impact spans Boulder, Larimer, and Weld Counties, including mountain communities that many haulers do not serve.

This is rural recycling done efficiently.This is community effort multiplied.

Ready to Do Even More in 2026?

If you’ve been cleaning out file cabinets, garages, offices, or that drawer full of tangled cords… now is the time.

Secure Paper Shredding

Still only $.35 per pound.

Most facilities are charging over $1.00 per pound.

Bring the banker boxes. Bring the archives. Bring the paperwork you no longer need. We’ll securely destroy it and recycle it responsibly.

Electronics Recycling

• Laptops – FREE

• Towers – FREE

• Cell Phones – FREE

• Wires & Cords – FREE

• TVs – $1 per inch

• Mid-grade electronics – $.40 per pound

• CRT's - $3/inch or IF they work well $1 per inch.

We keep it simple. We keep it responsible. We keep it affordable.

Visit Us

1801 Boston Ave (Monday through Friday) 9:00am – 4:30pm

No appointment needed. No surprise fees. Just a team ready to help you recycle the right way.

Let’s see what we can accomplish together in 2026.

We’ll be ready.

<Mention this blog for 1 box of paperwork to shred in March 2026 FREE> Bridget says your welcome!!