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Recycling
Recycling
at the Curb
Recycling at the Drop-Off
Center
NEW! Single-stream recycling is here! Instead of diligently separating recyclables into two “streams” — mixed paper (newspaper, junk mail, etc.) and commingled containers (bottles, cans, etc.) — you can put these two streams together in one bin. Download guidelines posters below.
NEW plastics for recycling! You can now recycle #1 - 7 plastic bottles and tubs at the curb. Learn more>
Recycling
at the Curb
Recycling
in Boulder is collected by your trash hauler. The City of Boulder
requires haulers to provide recycling services for each
trash customer at no additional cost.
How
Do I Get Service Started?
The
following four haulers all provide service in the City of Boulder
for curbside trash and recycling. Prices and types of recycling
containers will vary. Call them to begin service and to determine
your recycling day. If you have questions about your service or missed pickups, call your hauler.
- Allied Waste Services (303-286-1200)
- One Way Trash (303-823-0556)
- Town & Country (303-665-6811)
- Western Disposal Services (303-444-2037)
What
Can I Recycle at the Curb?
Boulder has now adopted single-stream recycling. Instead of diligently separating recyclables into two “streams” — mixed paper (newspaper, junk mail, etc.) and commingled containers (bottles, cans, etc.) — you can put these two streams together in one bin.
Download and print single-stream recycling guidelines |
Download and print the Dirty Dozen top contaminants in curbside recycling |
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Tips for curbside recycling:
- Be sure to put your materials out by 7 a.m. on the correct day.
- Please prepare materials correctly and only include items accepted through your program. Including additional materials jeopardizes recycling markets and makes processing more costly.
- Please rinse containers. Do not crush or flatten containers.
- Please avoid breaking glass. Glass shards are difficult to sort by color, and even more difficult to market.
Learn more
>> about single-stream recycling.
>> about plastics recycling.
>> about the dirty dozen, including short video clips.
>> by checking out Frequently Asked Questions.
>> by visiting our Guide to Hard to Recycle Materials which lists options for recycling everything from appliances to yoga mats. Can’t find a recycling option for your usable item? Post it on the Eco-Cycle Exchange!
>> by calling us at 303-444-6634.
Recycling
at the Drop-Off Center
Drop-Off
Center Information
Location:
1901 63rd St. between Arapahoe and Valmont
- Turn North on 63rd from Arapahoe. Go over
the train tracks
and immediately on your left you will see the drop-off center.
- View
a Map
Hours:
Open 24 hours a day.
Phone:
303-444-6634
The Following Materials are Accepted at the Drop-off Center:
| Containers: all mixed together |
Commingled Containers
- Glass bottles and jars of any color (please avoid breaking glass)
- Aluminum cans (Do not crush or flatten cans.)
- Aluminum pie pans and aluminum foil (Ball all aluminum foil together into one large ball 2" or larger. No small, balled-up foil please.)
- Steel (tin) cans
- Metal jar lids
- Metal bottle caps
- Empty aerosol cans (no caps)
- Paper milk cartons/drink boxes/juice cartons
- Plastic bottles and jugs with a #1 or #2 on the bottom
- Plastic screw-top jars with a #1 on the bottom
- Plastic tubs & cups with a #2 or #5 on the bottom. (No lids.)
Office Paper/Opened Mail
Blueprints, brochures, computer printouts, file folders, fax paper, greeting cards, letterhead, pamphlets, pastel colored legal pad paper, slick/glossy ads & brochures, stationery letters, white ream wrappers, white & pastel-colored paper, white & pastel-colored envelopes (windows envelopes OK)
NO shredded paper (accepted in Paperboard bin)
| Corrugated Cardboard and Brown Paper Bags |
Please flatten boxes.
| Magazines/Catalogs and Newspapers/Newspaper Inserts |
Please put phone books in the bin for Phone Books.
NO other papers, boxes, bags or string.
Please keep separate from office paper and magazine/catalog categories.
| Paperboard Boxes/Low-grade Paper Products |
Single-layer boxes, such as: cereal boxes (throw away inside bag), gift/shirt boxes, shoe boxes, 6-pack & 12-pack cartons/boxes.
Low-grade paper items such as: cracker boxes (throw away inside bag), hanging file folders, paper egg cartons, soap boxes and facial tissue boxes, paper shopping bags (brown bags go with corrugated cardboard), paper tubes (e.g., paper towel tubes, toilet paper tubes, etc.)
Shredded paper.
NO Kraft (orange/brownish) envelopes; Neon, fluorescent or dark-colored paper; Paper towels; Paper cups, photographs; Frozen food, ice cream & frozen juice containers; Photographs; Pet food bags.
Scrap metals of all types are accepted.
NO refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners or any other appliances containing freon are accepted.
NO oil
NO batteries
NO tires
NO pressurized containers such as propane canisters
NO wire fencing
NO computers, TVs, or other electronic equipment. Click here for electronics recycling.
Large scrap metal items should be taken to the scalehouse, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mon. - Fri. Take an immediate left upon entering the facility and follow the signs for scrap metal and large trucks. Small scrap metal items are accepted 24 hours a day in the scrap metal bin.
For information on recycling freon-containing appliances, see the Guide to Hard-to-Recycle Materials.
Additional Information
For more detailed information on what can be recycled in any of these categories, please refer to the guidelines of the latest Eco-Cycle Times. You can print the center pull-out section for a convenient guide to recycling in Boulder and Broomfield Counties.
You can also visit the Frequently Asked Questions section of our website or call us at any of the numbers listed below.
Do you have an unusual item you
don't want to toss in the garbage? Check out our Guide
to Hard-to-Recycle Materials.
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