Gallegos Sanitation and Metech of Denver: An E-Stewardship For Our Northern Colorado Community

It’s not about trash anymore. It’s not about out-of-sight-out-of mind either. It’s about stewardship, responsibility, and finding solutions to the mounting piles of waste in our society.

If you didn’t already know, there’s an issue that is starting to pile up in our local, national, and global landfills. It’s called E-waste, short for electronics waste, and this material is now considered a hazardous waste product that should be properly handled and disposed of. In other words - it can’t (or shouldn’t) be thrown in the trash bin or landfill.

What can a person do with their obsolete electronic materials?

Gallegos Sanitation has chose to take the pathway of “E-stewardship” and partner with Metech Recycling of Denver to pick-up, handle and transfer your E-waste in the most secure and responsible way. Currently, GSI collects E-waste from residential and commercial customers. Materials are transferred to Metech where each piece of material will be locally disassembled and sorted into base materials (glass, plastics, metals), then transported to processors and manufacturers to be made into new products. Metech is endorsed by the Basel Action Network (BAN)as a qualified E-Steward electronics recycler.

Gallegos Sanitation offers varied options for E-waste collection:

• The GSI E-waste Drop-off site; set to open February 2011 at GSI’s main facility which is located at 1941 Heath Parkway. Customers will be able to conveniently pay a fee and drop-off their E-waste at this site.
  

• Community E-waste Collection Events; on predetermined dates and locations GSI will host varied events for HOA’s, neighborhoods, and community gatherings where citizens can bring their obsolete electronics for drop-off. GSI will have their E-waste collection equipment ready to handle all materials, and may assess *fees. Please visit our website or facebook to checkout the dates and locations for these special E-waste Collection Events (events to be posted after February 1, 2011).
  

• The E-waste Collection Events drop-off fees will vary since some events will be hosted by HOA organizations or pertain to community fundraising efforts.
  

• Residential & Commercial Pick-up; call the Gallegos Sanitation office to arrange for pick-up service at your home or business. Prices will vary for this service based upon current fuel prices, pick-up location, quantity of the E-waste, and day of the week.
  

• Assurance of Data Security; if requested, the customer can also receive a “certificate of destruction” (COD) and “chain of custody” documentation (COCD) once their E-waste has been received at Metech. Your data deserves protection from identity theft. At Metech Recycling, data storage materials are secured, disassembled and completely shredded. The COD & COCD’s are provided upon request.