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Blue Star Recyclers Emphasizes Abilities

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Kevin Emory and Tanner Jadwin at Blue Star Recyclers in Basalt photo by Annie Uyehara Blue Star Recyclers Emphasizes Abilities By Annie Uyehara DisAbility isn't a typo on Blue Star Recycler's webpage. "We like to exaggerate the abilities part of it," says Kevin Emory, operations manager for Blue Star Recyclers (BSR) Mountain Recycling Operations. BSR takes electronic waste such as computers and DVRs and employs only people with disabilities, mostly those with autism. "Disability is a negative term, but these individuals just haven't had their skill set utilized." BSR's founder, Bill Morris, observed disables people disassemble electronics so quickly that he saw an innate skill set for repetitive tasks and began a recycling warehouse in Colorado Springs in 2009 with employees on the autistic spectrum. BSR opened a disassembly facility in Basalt this year, where Tanner Jadwin, Lead Disassembler, is busy taking apart laptops and computer tow