Blue Star Recyclers

Blue Star Recyclers is an award-winning 501c3 social enterprise with locations in Colorado Springs and Denver, CO. Founded in 2009, our core mission is recycling electronics and other materials to create local jobs for people with autism and other disAbilities.Blue Star Recyclers follows recycling processes that meet the highest environmental standards in the industry. We establish annual goals and report results in our Annual Report and our Environmental Health and Safety Policy Reports for Colorado Springs and for Denver.

Blue Star Receives RREO Grant

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) notified Blue Star Recyclers they were selected to receive a Recycling Resource Economic Opportunity (RREO) grant of $125,000. RREO grants promote economic development through the productive management of recyclable materials. Andy O’Riley, Director of EHS and VERN, stated the grant would build capacity of VERN, Blue Star’s hub and spoke recycling network. “The funding will help purchase equipment and services to improve capacity, efficiency, and safety, allowing us to do what we do better and safer”, he said.

Our mission to date has produced these triple-bottom line results:

• Over 25 local jobs for people with disAbilities in 4 Colorado communities
• Over $4 million in new local revenues and $1 million in taxpayer savings
• Over 10 million pounds of electronics ethically recycled

In addition to our significant economic, environmental, and social deliverables, our workers with autism and other disAbilities have posted the following occupational metrics since 2010:

• 0% employee turnover
• 0% employee absenteeism
• No lost time accidents
• 97% 'on the clock' work task engagement

Services for Business, Government, and Enterprises

When businesses recycle with Blue Star Recyclers they create jobs in our communities and meet high standards for data security and environmental stewardship. Recycling fees apply to TVs, monitors, and general e-waste. 

Services Include

Electronics Recycling
Recycling computer equipment, servers, electronic components, printers, and peripherals keeps our employees employed and busy.

Secure Data Drive Shredding

• Guarantee data security of assets managed
• Client-site data drive shredding available
• Certificates of destruction available
• Shred or data wipe all data devices
• Validate data security handling processes through third-party audits

Why Recycle With Blue Star Recyclers

No Other Recycler Offers a 100% Solution
Turn your e-waste into real, local jobs for people with autism spectrum disorder and other disAbilities.

By Recycling with Blue Star Recyclers you help:

• create real jobs for people with disAbilities in your community
• save you and other taxpayers money by reducing job costs
• create real impact on peoples' lives
• become part of the 100% solution