A-Z Recycling Guide -- Clothing and Fabrics

Please see the "Household Items" section of this guide for more listings. Also, try donating any usable clothing items at your local thrift shop or consignment store before attempting to recycle.

Eco-Cycle CHaRM (Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials)

6400 Arapahoe Rd. (co-located with ReSource)
Boulder, CO 80303
Phone: (303) 444-6634
Email: 
Website: ecocycle.org/charm
Accepted materials: Please see guidelines below. Vehicles that come to CHaRM are charged $3 facility use fee per visit in addition to any per-item fees. 

All items must be clean. Please REUSE FIRST. Thank you in advance for your attention to the following guidelines:
 

Please visit the CHaRM website for the full list of accepted materials, fees, current hours and more details.

Eco-Cycle's Zero Waste Services (businesses only)

Phone: (303) 444-6634
Email:  
Website: www.ecocycle.org/businesses
Services provided: Collection for all traditional recyclables (mixed paper including bagged shredded paper, cardboard, glass and plastic bottles, aluminum and tin cans, scrap metal), hard-to-recycle materials (computers, fax and copier machines, other electronics, plastic bags with a #2 or #4, stretch wrap, #6 white block foam, wooden pallets, textiles, books and paired shoes) and compostables (all food and landscaping waste, uncoated paper products and compostable food service products made from plant materials). Dumpsters, wheeled carts, roll-off boxes, compactors and other collection equipment available. Visit website, call or e-mail for more information. Businesses only.

ARES Thrift Store

2536A Spruce St.
Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: (303) 444-8088
Hours: Call to confirm.
Accepted materials: Gladly welcomes gently used small appliances, household items and a variety of other goods in reusable or re-sellable condition. Pease feel free to contact the store prior to donating any items to confirm current acceptability. Donations accepted during business hours only.
More info: ARES Thrift Store supports the Boulder County SafeHouse, The Mental Health Center, The Boulder Shelter for The Homeless and a dozen other meaningful organizations locally. 

ARES Thrift Shop

818 Coffman St.
Longmont, CO 80501
Phone: (303) 532-3344
Hours: Mon. - Sat., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sundays, 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Accepted materials: Most household items and clothing (in bags, please) except car seats and ski equipment. Benefits people in need and over 30 local nonprofits. All items should be clean and undamaged.

Boulder Shelter for the Homeless

4869 N. Broadway
Boulder, CO 80304
Phone: (303) 442-4646
Hours: Open daily, 5 p.m. - 10 a.m.; Closed daily, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (no services available) 
Website: www.bouldershelter.org/donate.inkind.html
Accepted materials: Clean blankets, sleeping bags, and high quality outdoor winter clothing for the homeless.
More info: Donations may be dropped off any time before 10 a.m. or after 5 p.m., seven days a week. Please bring donations to the west facing door on the north end of the Shelter.

TRU Hospice Thrift Store

5565 Arapahoe Ave.
Boulder, CO 80303
Phone: (303) 604-5353
Hours: 7 days/week, 10a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Website: www.hospicecareonline.org
Accepted materials: Furniture, clothing, books, luggage, DVD's, CD's, videotapes, small appliances, decorator items, linens and records. Drop-off hours are 10-4, Monday through Saturday.

Buffalo Exchange

1813 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: (303) 938-1924
Hours: Mon. - Sat., 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Website: www.buffaloexchange.com
Service provided: Buys, sells and trades adult clothing. Prefers current trends although accepts some vintage and retro styles. Also accepts shoes and accessories.

First Presbyterian Church of Boulder

1820 15th St.
Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: (303) 402-6400
Email: 
Hours: Mon. - Thurs., 8 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.; Fridays, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Website: fpcboulder.org/care/deacons-closet
Accepted materials: Adult and children's clothing in good, clean condition. Also accepts blankets and sleeping bags. Items go to the Deacons' Closet program for Boulder's homeless population. Visit website for list of current needs and more information.

Denver Waste Materials

2900 Brighton Blvd.
Denver, CO 80216
Phone: (303) 295-7737
Website: www.redstarrags.com
Accepted materials: Commercial truckloads of usable clothing items, fabric, stuffed toys and shoes to be sorted and resold, reused or donated.
More info: Denver Waste Materials pride themselves in recycling more than 97% of all the textiles that they accept, working hard to keep usable materials out of the landfill where they would otherwise end up. They send used clothing around the world to emerging countries to be worn again or cut into wiping rags to be used by different industries all over the U.S.