Plastic & eWaste Recycle

It’s Easy, It’s Fun, It’s the Right Thing to Do

​Approved recycling bags are available for purchase for $5 at the Lamar Public Works Office and are available for purchase on-site. 

Appointment ONLY - call or text Martha Alvarez @ 719-940-1611 to set it up.

 Look for the red container @ Lamar Public Works
103 N Second St

We accept plastic and eWaste by appointment only and items must be in the approved recycle bags.
Remove lid from the bottles before placing both in the approved recycle bags.
Tie recycle bags with a simple bowtie, no knots please.

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Location

Lamar Public Works
103 North 2nd
Lamar, CO  81052

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Accepted Material

Plastic bottles and containers #1 #2 & #5

1. PET: Soda bottles, water bottles most single use drinking bottles—Please remove lids from all bottles before placing both in the approved green bags
2. HDPE:  Milk bottles, detergent bottles, soap bottles, large supplement tubs, triple rinsed chemical jugs

       5.  PP - Medicine bottles, dairy tubs, bailing twine

TIP:  Always look for a number #1 #2, and #5 when recycling your plastics

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Non-Acceptable/Recyclable Plastics

1. Styrofoam is not recyclable
2. No bags of any kind—grocery, produce, candy wrappers, food wrap, Ziploc, trash bags and most pet food bags
3. No plastic film—bubble wrap, clear plastic wrap, 6-pack plastic, frozen vegetable or meat bags
4. No cassette tapes, 8-track tapes compact disc jackets
5. No PVC pipe
6. No hazardous materials, oil, grease, plastic containers with chemicals
7. No cardboard of any kind

TIP:  Always look for a number #1 #2, and #5 when recycling your plastics

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Electronics (eWaste) Recycling Fees

Recycling charges cover the cost of processing and delivery.

15 cents/lb for:  Computer towers, laptops, servers, cell phones
 
30 cents/lb for:  General e-waste, AV equipment, IT components, scanners, microwaves, copiers, vacuums, small appliances, non-alkaline batteries, toner cartridges 
 
50 cents/lb for:  Tube TV's, tube computer monitors

30 cents/lb for:  Flat TV's, flat computer monitors
 
$1.00/lb for:  Alkaline batteries
 
$1.00 each for:   CFL bulbs

 30 cents/ft for:  Fluorescent lights

*Fees may change depending on the market

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