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Tiger Print Recycling is open for business!

Tiger Print Recycling

Cathy Goodwin and Kirsten Javernick oversee Tiger Print Recycling for Canon City Schools.

In partnership with Blue Star Recyclers, Cañon City Schools created Tiger Print Recycling and is training students with disabilities to properly disassemble collected electronics. Tiger Print Recycling offers the Cañon City residents a convenient location to ethically recycle electronic materials.

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Cañon Current Radio interview.

VERN recycling program creates jobs in Pueblo.

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Blue Star Recyclers Voted Best New Non-Profit of the Year

Up Against the Wall – literally!


Thanks to outstanding support from Colorado residents and the business community, Blue Star Recyclers has outgrown its facility. Our recycling work covers about 90% of our operational expenses but we need to raise funds to move to a space that will allow us to hire more people with disAbilities and recycle more electronics. Please learn more. 

Colorado Springs Business Journal article describes why Blue Star Recyclers must raise funds to expand operations.
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The Governor Visits Blue Star

Governor Hickenlooper visits Blue Star Recyclers to see a model for job growth. The story was featured in the Colorado Springs Business Journal.

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2011 Manager of the Year and Employee of the Year Awards

Blue Star Recyclers is proud to announce our 2011 Manager and Employee of the Year Award winners at our Annual Awards Luncheon on February 23, 2012.

Arnie Navarro, VP of Operations, was named Manager of the Year.
Ryan Grade was named Employee of the Year.

Arnie was the second employee of Blue Star Recyclers and oversees our entire logistics system, warehouse, and fleet. Thanks to Arnie, we've collected over 2 million pounds of electronics for ethical recycling and have 100% customer retention.

Ryan has been disassembling computers and other electronic components for over six years. He was one of our first four employees and we think that Ryan has taken apart over 9,000 computers to date!

 

View a video of all our Star Partner Award
and Hall of Fame winners here.

 
 

 

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