Dive summary:

• Starting next July, a new law will go into effect in Colorado requiring all electronics to be safely disposed of instead of sent to landfills.
• The new law applies to private residents; commercial businesses and city governments have been prohibited from throwing away e-waste since 2003.
• The state has entered an agreement with Tulsa, Okla. based Natural Evolution to safely dispose of the states e-waste.

From the article:

Mary Beth Miles, city of Durango’s sustainability coordinator, said Friday that city ordinance prohibits the disposal of electronics and household hazardous waste with garbage.

The city holds two-day electronic collections in the spring and fall for that purpose, Miles said. Nothing has been decided about fining repeat violators, she said.

To process e-waste, the city has contracted with Tulsa, Okla.-based Natural Evolution. It is one of 16 processors in the United States to pass three different environmental certifications under a third-party audit. ...