For Boulder residents who have old computers, TVs and cables sitting around their home and no idea what to do with them, a University of Colorado Boulder student has come up with a cost-effective and convenient solution.
CU Boulder junior Natalie Juett has started Juett Tech Rescue, an electronic waste pickup service where she’ll pick up and properly dispose of old electronics from Boulder residents for a $25 flat fee. Since March, Juett has completed 22 pickups and diverted roughly 830 pounds of electronic waste, or e-waste.
Other waste management companies may offer e-waste pickup as one of their services, Juett said, and may charge $40 or more for a pickup. Otherwise, residents may haul their e-waste to a proper facility and pay processing fees out of pocket. With her pickup service, Juett aims to make e-waste management convenient and affordable…