Community News
Collection Event Held On November 12th — Community Success
November 2011
 Watch story on KRDO.
Blue Star Recyclers Supports Manitou Springs School District State Electronics Challenge Gold Recognition
May 2011
Read more here.
El Paso County Commissioners Visit Blue Star
April 2011
 On Monday, April 11th three of El Paso County Commissioners (Sallie Clark, Amy Lathen, and Peggy Littleton) visited Blue Star for a presentation about our mission and a tour of our operations. We discussed how Blue Star Recyclers can provide El Paso County with a locally based, ethical e-waste recycling solution, where electronic waste from residents can create local jobs for people with disabilities in our county.
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E-waste recycling at Palmer Ridge
April 2011
On April 9, members of the Palmer Ridge Bears Baseball team will work with Blue Star Recyclers on an e-waste recycling fundraising event.
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Area High Schools Plan E-waste Recycling Events
April 2011
On April 23, members of the Woodland Park High School Save Our Society Club and the Cripple Creek-Victor High School Voices of Youth Changing Education Club will have their annual e-recycling events with the help of Blue Star Recyclers. Read more.
Sharing Our “Community Investment
Marketing” Approach
March 2011
 On March 29th we shared about our “Community Investment Marketing” approach (helping non-profits through our recycling events, etc) with the GGA class. Read more.
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Blue Star Recyclers Chosen for Presentation at CAFR
March 2011
Blue Star Recyclers has been selected by CAFR to present our story at this year’s CAFR Summit on June 6th in Breckenridge. Our breakout session topic is Innovative & Non-Traditional Recycling Programs & Practices, and is scheduled for Tuesday, June 7th from 10:30am to 12:00 noon. For more information http://www.cafr.org/summit/agenda.php
Northeast Recycling Council Recognizes Blue Star’s Approach to Achieving Triple
Bottom Line Success
March 2011
See the full story about Blue Star Recyclers operations in the March 2011 NERC Email Bulletin
Antelope Trails Elementary Recycling Event
February 2011
 Antelope Trails Elementary students and faculty held their first annual electronics recycling and fundraising event. They collected and ethically recycled 2,937 lbs of electronic waste from community residents and generated over $600 in net proceeds which the students will donate directly to “Pennies For Peace” http://www.penniesforpeace.org. The Antelope Trails recycling event diverted potentially toxic and hazardous material landfills or dumping in developing countries. In addition, it supported employment for disabled adults employed at Blue Star Recyclers. Congratulations to Antelope Trails Elementary for supporting your community through a successful electronics recycling event! |
Monument Hill Kiwanis Club Learns About Electronics Recycling
January 2011
 Monument Hill Kiwanis Club learns about electronics recycling and Blue Star Recycler’s triple bottom line approach. Jesus Damian, owner of TLC Computer Repair in Monument, thanks Bill Morris for his presentation. |
Bill Morris Featured Speaker at Greater Good Academy
November 2010
Bill Morris, President of Blue Star Recyclers, was a featured speaker at a November 16 celebration honoring Greater Good Academy’s second graduating class of entrepreneurs. The Greater Good Academy (GGA) is an 8-week business development program for Denver area entrepreneurs from underserved communities in how to use sustainable and triple bottom line business thinking and practices to become more profitable.
Bill shared the Blue Star story of sustainability with the crowd by describing how the company aims to collect and recycle electronics responsibly in order to employ people with disabilities, a population that has one of the highest rates of unemployment. Recycling electronic computers, televisions, and other gadgets is very important to keep toxic components out of landfills. When people recycle electronics with Blue Star Recyclers they are also helping to create jobs for people with disabilities. Blue Star Recyclers is a true Triple Bottom Line organization.
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The Tribune Community Newspaper Article
June 2010
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Teller County E-waste Collection Events
a Success for School Clubs
April 2010
Blue Star Recyclers and students at Woodland Park and Cripple Creek-Victor high schools collected tons of electronic waste to be properly recycled and helped educate their communities on the importance of properly recycling the growing volume of
e-waste building up in homes and businesses. Read more.
Our Community News Article
February 2010
Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts (TLCA) hosted its 2nd Annual Recycling Event and Fundraiser in partnership with Blue Star Recyclers of Colorado Springs. |
