Metech Recycling

Located in Place Denver, CO, Metech Recycling provides electronics recycling services for residents and businesses across Colorado.

Services offered

Recycling

What it costs

Municipal drop-offs are usually free for residents within the served jurisdiction, with proof of residency required (driver's licence, utility bill). Commercial-quantity drop-offs and certain devices (CRT TVs, refrigerators) may incur fees.

What can be recovered from your e-waste

Material composition varies by device, but the typical recoverable yields look like this:

• Television (14000g typical) - recoverable: 0.11g gold, 0.65g silver, 480g copper, 320g aluminium
• Printer (8200g typical) - recoverable: 0.045g gold, 0.28g silver, 280g copper, 120g aluminium
• Ink cartridge (95g typical) - recoverable: 0.0g gold, 0.0g silver, 1.5g copper, 2g aluminium

Source: Cucchiella et al. (2015) Recycling of WEEEs; Umicore Precious Metals Recovery datasheets; UNEP Recycling From E-Waste to Resources.

Before you visit

**Drop-off prep:** sign out of all accounts on devices, run a factory reset, remove SIM cards and SD cards, and pull lithium-ion batteries from laptops and power tools where the design allows. Calling ahead saves a wasted trip - hours and accepted items shift seasonally.

An average smartphone contains around 0.034g of gold, 16g of copper, and 25g of aluminium. Multiplied across the millions of devices retired each year, those grams add up - which is why a working drop-off network matters.

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Listing reviewed: April 2026 - sourced from eCycling Central's directory of US recycling locations.