Aspen hosts used bike drop-off event

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The city of Aspen is hosting a used bike drop-off event from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 5, at the Rio Grande Recycle Center in partnership with the Carbondale Bike Project.
The Rio Grande Recycle Center is located at 618 Rio Grande Place. Attendees will be able to drop off their used or broken bicycles, which the Carbondale Bike Project will either donate (if bikes are still functioning) to community members or take parts from (if bikes are broken) to build new ones.
For more information, visit aspen.gov/bikedropoff.
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