Recycle Boise

Boise Recycling on Glenwood is one of six recycling centers in Idaho run by Western Recycling. (This facility is really located in Garden City, not Boise but the Unilocal page lists this as a Boise address.) Having made several trips here in the last week, I can say it is a very good place to drop off (free of charge) clean, unused newsprint stock paper in big quantities. But here’s the important tip: the move they were scheduled to make from Glenwood to their new location on 1990 South Cole scheduled for July 9 has been postponed until August 1. Just a heads up.
I’m used to a recycling center in Bend Oregon which is a pristine facility in a lovely location amply staffed by very helpful people. It serves all of Deschutes County, which is quite a lot less in total population than the greater Boise area which Boise Recycling serves. While the Boise facility shares in common the very helpful people, the ample staff, lovely facility and pristine location are missing, something that surprised me given the gold standard to which I have become accustomed out in Central Oregon.
Still, the Boise Recycling facility works for what one needs it to do. I’ve been a fan of recycling since learning «waste not want not» at my grandparents knees way before it was cool to do and even before the first Earth Day. And for that reason, I’m a fan of this facility.
THIS N THAT:
1) ELECTRONICS: The facility will take many electronics cast offs like keyboards and monitors and so on. Good resource!
2) PAY FOR SOME METALS: I understand the facility also pays recyclers for some things like certain scrap metals like copper.