Eco-Cycle CHaRM: Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials

6400 Arapahoe Rd Boulder CO 80303 USA

4.5 (137 reviews)

Eco-Cycle CHaRM: Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials recycling center in Boulder, CO - View of facility

About This Center

The Eco-Cycle City of Boulder Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials (CHaRM) is a unique facility located at 6400 Arapahoe Rd in Boulder, offering recycling and reuse services for electronics, appliances, hard-to-recycle plastics, and more. Operating from Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm, CHaRM is closed on Sundays and may have closures during extreme weather conditions. Visitors can expect to be greeted at the CHaRM window upon arrival, where recycling fees will be assessed based on the materials brought in. The facility is organized into zones dedicated to specific materials, with custom-built collection containers. A $3 facility fee is charged per vehicle entering CHaRM, with additional fees for certain materials based on processing and shipping costs. Tips to save on the facility fee include arriving by bicycle, carpooling, or volunteering at CHaRM. The facility also offers special rates for businesses and encourages visitors to avoid shipping materials from far away due to environmental impact. Tours are available by request, and masks are required for unvaccinated individuals during tours. For more information, visitors can check the CHaRM website or contact the facility directly.

Materials Accepted and Services Offered

ElectronicsAppliancesHard-to-recycle PlasticsDrop-offRecycling Center

Featured Reviews

Frank Farrall

Frank Farrall (5/5 stars, 2 months ago): I didn't realize a place like this actually existed until I took an SUV load today full of things left over from home and landscaping renovations that my wife and I had been stressing about disposing of properly. They take such a wide range of challenging materials and the "Resource" operation that shares the site takes in items such as appliances used cabinets windows doors etc for reuse. A tremendous community resource and you can tell that the people working there care about what they're doing. A fantastic experience in a world that has become far too jaded...

Adam Foster

Adam Foster (1/5 stars, a month ago): Terrible service Asked the guy to wait for me to upload items myself but he didn’t listen and scratched my truck. Then when weighing my items for payment he didn’t subtract the weight of the cart and over charged me. Service is everything. Won’t be going back.

Mark Votodian

Mark Votodian (5/5 stars, 4 weeks ago): I enjoy their tool sale and they have great prices on reclaimed materials for building