{"id":24238,"date":"2025-01-24T19:04:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T19:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/?p=24238"},"modified":"2025-12-15T00:20:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T00:20:58","slug":"fire-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/fire-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Extinguisher Recycling &amp; How to Recycle Smoke Detectors in Boulder County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Fire safety is top of mind for many of us right now. Make checking expiration dates on your extinguishers and smoke detectors part of your January home maintenance routine!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/January2025_MaterialsBlogHeader.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24239 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/January2025_MaterialsBlogHeader.png 1000w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/January2025_MaterialsBlogHeader-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/January2025_MaterialsBlogHeader-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/January2025_MaterialsBlogHeader-200x100.png 200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/500;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Did you know that fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, and carbon monoxide detectors expire? <\/strong>This time of year is known for incorporating healthy habits, and a good one to add to your resolutions list is performing an annual safety check of these items, marking your calendar for when to recycle and replace them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the devastating fires currently impacting Southern California, as well as Boulder County having recently reached the three-year mark following the Marshall Fire\u2014one of the most destructive urban fires in US history\u2014there&#8217;s no time like the present to ensure your home&#8217;s fire safety devices are up to date.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fire Extinguishers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/services-and-facilities\/charm\/\">Eco-Cycle\/City of Boulder Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials (CHaRM)<\/a> works with a company based in Denver called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cintas.com\/local\/usa\/co\/denver\/facility-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cintas<\/a> that collects the fire extinguishers dropped off at the CHaRM facility, then evaluates them for reuse. First they discharge the contents of the extinguishers into a \u201chopper\u201d sealed containment system. Extinguisher cylinders that are still up to code (which means the valve and threads are still viable) get refilled with these reused contents. For units that are not viable, the vendor will destroy the threads and then recycle the cylinder as scrap metal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our recycling partner recommends that extinguishers be maintained every six years regardless of expiration date.<\/strong> If the extinguisher is left in one spot immobile for a long time, the contents can settle and it will not be functional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CHaRM accepts the following varieties of fire extinguisher in connection with our vendor:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>any dry powder extinguishers (ABC, BC, D, K)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>pressurized water extinguishers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CO<sub>2<\/sub> extinguishers&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1889-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24241 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/2560;width:500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1889-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1889-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1889-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1889-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1889-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1889-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1889-edited-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1889-edited-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1889-edited-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1889-edited-600x600.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Fire extinguishers collected at the Eco-Cycle CHaRM facility.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, there is an option for recovering some varieties that we do not accept at CHaRM. <strong>The <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bouldercounty.gov\/environment\/hazardous-waste\/management-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boulder County Hazardous Materials Management Facility (HMMF)<\/a><strong> can take the following styles of extinguisher:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>aerosol<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>hand pump<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/January-2025-Posts-3-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24243 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/January-2025-Posts-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/January-2025-Posts-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/January-2025-Posts-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/January-2025-Posts-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/January-2025-Posts-3-125x125.png 125w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/January-2025-Posts-3-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/January-2025-Posts-3-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/January-2025-Posts-3.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Smoke Detectors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Smoke detectors are consumer products that have specialty disposal processes and requirements. Complicating matters further, some models contain materials that are more hazardous than others. Fortunately for folks who live near the Eco-Cycle\/City of Boulder CHaRM, our facility can accept both the older, more toxic models as well as newer &#8220;smart&#8221; devices.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2560\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1894-edited-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24245 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1440px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1440\/2560;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1894-edited-scaled.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1894-edited-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1894-edited-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1894-edited-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1894-edited-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1894-edited-1152x2048.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1894-edited-70x125.jpeg 70w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Smoke detectors packaged for monthly shipment to Curie Environmental.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here are a few details for the different varieties of detectors on the market as well as associated processing fees for those accepted at CHaRM*:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Photoelectric smoke detectors: <\/strong>These are considered e-waste and sent to our downstream electronics recycling vendor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluestarrecyclers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blue Star Recyclers<\/a>, and incur a cost of 59 cents per pound. Sometimes a detector has features that are both photoelectric and ionization in design, but whenever they contain microcuries of a radioactive isotope, indicating ionization, they must be handled as such to ensure appropriate processing.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ionization smoke detectors: <\/strong>These detectors contain small amounts of hazardous, radioactive materials, and the first step for CHaRM staff is to confirm which kind of isotope is used and whether it&#8217;s within the margins we&#8217;re certified to handle. CHaRM can accept units that contain the isotope Americium-241 (abbreviated as &#8220;Am-241&#8221;) in quantities of less than 1 microcurie, and they incur a fee of $15 per unit. If the detector contains between 1 and 5 microcuries of Am-241, we refer customers to our downstream recycling vendor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curieservices.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curie Environmental<\/a>, which is based in New Mexico and offers mail-in programs. If your detector contains over 5 microcuries of Am-241 or any other isotope, such as Ra-226 or Ni-63, please contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/cdphe.colorado.gov\/hm\/radioactive-materials-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radioactive Materials Unit of CDPHE<\/a> (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment) for guidance.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Carbon monoxide detectors <\/strong>are classified as e-waste, and cost 59 cents per pound to recycle\u2014unless the item is both a smoke detector and a carbon monoxide detector, in which case it will be charged as a smoke detector according to type.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Not sure what you have?<\/strong> Please bring your item to the Eco-Cycle\/City of Boulder CHaRM facility any time during business hours and our staff would be happy to evaluate your materials and assess the cost to recycle. Contact us at <a href=\"mailto:recycle@ecocycle.org\">recycle@ecocycle.org<\/a>, or 303-444-6634 with any further questions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*<\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><em>Please note that fees are subject to change. Find the most current pricing information at <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/charm-fees\">ecocycle.org\/charm-fees<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fire safety is top of mind for many of us right now. Make checking expiration dates on your extinguishers and smoke detectors part of your January home maintenance routine! Did you know that fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, and carbon monoxide detectors expire? 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