Hard-to-Recycle Station

Take charge of your waste.

The Alliance Center’s Hard-to-Recycle Station is a community resource that diverts hard-to-recycle items from the landfill. We take many common waste items that aren’t accepted by standard municipal recycling systems, then we send them to companies and partners who prevent them from going to the landfill. The Hard-to-Recycle Station has prevented hundreds of thousands of items from entering the waste stream since its founding!

The Hard-To-Recycle Station is open to the general public Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 4:30pm. To play a role in waste reduction, drop off your items at the station on the first floor of our building or make a gift to keep the station running.

Note: This is a very small station so we stop taking items when we are at capacity. Please call us at 303-572-1536 to check our capacity before coming on-site or to confirm acceptable items. You can also email info@thealliancecenter.org with questions.

Explore other methods for taking charge of your waste here.

Items We Accept

We accept a large variety of hard-to-recycle items! Explore accepted items below or download the list of accepted items as a PDF.

INK CARTRIDGES

Examples: Cartridges for laser, ink and solid printers for both at-home and commercial use.

Assorted snack and candy packages, including gummy candies, chocolate, and fruit chews.

PET FOOD ITEMS

Examples: Large plastic pet food bags, foil-lined treat bags, pet food or treats bags that have multiple paper layers on the inside, etc.

Green reusable shopping bag with handles and a clear plastic resealable bag.

PLASTIC BAGS

Examples: Shrink wrap, saran wrap, ziplock bags, bread bags, tortilla chip bags (not foiled lined), cereal bags, flower bouquet wrapping, boxed wine bags (no cap), etc.

Three cylindrical water filter cartridges with blue, white, and black tops, aligned side by side on a white background.

WATER FILTERS

Note: We accept all water filters found in residential settings.

Three squeezable fruit pouches, one with mixed berries and the other two with green-colored contents, likely spinach or other green vegetables.

BABY FOOD POUCHES

Examples: Beachnut Organics, Earth’s Best, Capri Sun, Honest Tea, etc.

Note: All containers must be empty.

A collection of electronic gadgets including a computer monitor, speaker, and various cables and devices in black, white, and gray colors.

ELECTRONIC WASTE

Examples: Cords, small electronics, laptops, etc.

Note: We cannot accept smoke detectors or CO2 detectors, or monitors, printers or other large electronics. We recommend SustainAbility and BlueStar Recyclers.

BATTERIES

Examples: AA, AAA, C, D, 9 volt, hearing aid batteries, button cells, etc.

FOIL LINED BAGS/WRAPPERS

Examples: Coffee bags, cracker and chip bags, Emergen-C packets, granola bar wrappers, etc.

LIGHT BULBS

Examples: Incandescent, halogen, compact florescent bulbs (CFLs), etc.

Note: We do not accept broken bulbs. Please only bring bulbs that are intact!

A collection of home utility items including a green tree-shaped air purifier, a white water filter pitcher, a white and gray humidifier, and an orange and white appliance part.

CLEANING PRODUCTS

Examples: gloves, spray nozzles, miscellaneous hard plastics, small rigid plastic pieces, plastic lids, trays, six pack rings, scrub brushes, gift cards, etc.

A collection of makeup products including a soap bar, a soap dish, a cream or lotion tube, a white squeeze bottle, an eyebrow powder palette, a lipstick, an eyeshadow palette, and a lipstick tube.

BEAUTY PRODUCTS

Examples: Deodorant, contact lens containers, make-up, lotions, lip stick, perfume containers, wet wipe containers, toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, hand soap dispensers, etc.

Note: All items must be empty.

Hard-to-Recycle Station