Free Electronics Recycling

Douglas County residents may recycle their electronics for free and year-round through Dec. 30 at Techno Rescue, 3251 Lewiston Street, Suite 10, Aurora, CO 80011, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on occasional Saturdays from 10 am. to 2 p.m. Please note holiday closures below.

Check-in at the Front Office and state the drop-off is for the Douglas County event
Proof of Residency will be required (photo id and verification of address such as driver’s license or state id)

For questions or additional information please call Techno Rescue at 303-482-2207.

For other Recycling services please visit the A-Z Recycling Guide.

Weekday Hours / Holiday Closures

Open Weekdays – Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Techno Rescue will be closed for holidays on the following dates:

2024

January 1 (New Years Day)
May 27 (Memorial Day)
July 4 (Independence Day)
July 5 (Independence Day)
September 2 (Labor Day)
November 11 (Veterans Day)
November 27 to 29 (Thanksgiving)
December 24 and 25 (Christmas Eve/Christmas Day)
December 31 (New Years Eve)

Saturday Drop-Off Information

Drop-off hours are 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on the following Saturdays:

2024

~~January 6~~
~~February 10~~
~~March 16~~
~~April 13~~
May 18
June 22
July 13
August 10
September 21
October 19
November 16
December 14^t

Acceptable Items

There is no limit on the number of household electronics.

Bathroom and food scales	DVD players/VCRs	Power cords
Binoculars	Drones	Printers
Cables	Electric lawnmowers (no gas)	Remote control devices
Cameras and lenses	Electric Lawn Trimmers (no gas)	Remotes
Car stereos and radios	Electric scooters	Satellite dishes
Cassette tapes/VHS tapes	Electrical wire and stereo cables	Servers and network equipment
CD’s	Hard drives and memory	Sewing machines
Cell phones	Keyboards and mice	Speakers
Computer monitors	Lead-acid backup batteries	Stereo Equipment
Computer towers	Lithium-ion computer batteries	Telescopes
Computers/laptops	Misc. computer parts	Televisions (all sizes, types)
Copy machines	Microscopes	Typewriters
Corded power tools	Microwave Ovens	Vacuums
Corded telephones	Modems/router/Network switches	VOIP phones
Cordless power tools	Paper shredders

Non-acceptable Items

Large appliances including refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, and dryers
Air Conditioning and Swamp Coolers
Broken or exposed cathode ray tube (CRT) glass
Items that contain Freon (mini-refrigerator, wine refrigerator)
Items containing liquid mercury (Thermostats, fire detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, etc)
Light bulbs of any kind
Poly-chlorinated biphenyl ballasts (PBC) found in fluorescent light fixtures

Donations

Donations will be accepted via the following links benefitting Douglas County Search and Rescue and DCSO Community Safety Volunteers Techno Rescue WILL NOT accept donations.

Drop Off Location

Techno Rescue (located near 32nd and Chambers)
3251 Lewiston Street, Suite 10
Aurora, CO 80011

Directions

Outcomes of Previous E-recycling Events:

2023 – 3,906 residents dropped of 464,828 pounds of electronics.
2022 – 3,118 vehicles dropped off 359,874 pounds of electronics
2021 – 3,113 resident drop offs for a total of 394,958 pounds
Aug. 2020 – 268,346 pounds of electronics were received. Douglas County Search and Rescue and Douglas County Community Safety Volunteers will share $14,300 in donations.
July 2020 – 246,000 pounds (123 tons) of electronics were received filling eighteen 52′ trailers. Douglas County Search and Rescue received $18,000 in donations.
June 2020 – 189,225 pounds (94.61 tons) of electronics were received filling thirteen 52’ trailers. Douglas County Search and Rescue received $8,600 in donations.
2019 – 275,823 pounds (137.91 tons) of electronics were received.
2018 – 180,000 pounds (90 tons) of electronics were received.