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| Recycling in Lafayette & Louisville
Recycling at the Curb
Recycling at the Drop-Off
Center
Recycling at the Curb
Most trash haulers that serve Lafayette and
Louisville will also pick up recyclables at little or no cost.
Most pick up newspaper, aluminum and steel cans, glass bottles
and jars, and #1 & #2 plastic bottles; some will pick up more
items. If you choose this convenience for the majority of your
recycling, call your hauler today and sign up.
| Trash Hauler |
Town |
Phone |
| BFI |
Commerce City |
303.287.8040 |
| Town & Country |
Lafayette |
303.665.6811 |
| Waste Management |
Denver |
303.427.6200 |
| Western Disposal |
Boulder |
303.444.2037 |
Residents of Lafayette served by the city's new single-stream recycling program (with new purple-lidded carts) should call Western Disposal for guidelines at 303.444.2037.
Recycling
at the Drop-Off Center
Glen Huey Recycling Center Information
Location: State Hwy. 42 & Pine
St. View a Map
Hours: Open 24 hours a day.
Contact: 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, or flatten pieces. 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, #2 or #5 on the bottom (please step on gallon jugs and bottles 1 liter or larger.)
- Plastic screw-top jars with a #1 on the bottom
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
| Corrugated Cardboard and Brown Paper Bags |
Please flatten boxes.
NO phone books with magazines/catalogs. Please put phone books in the bin for Phone Books.
| Newspapers/Newspaper Inserts |
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.
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 all of Boulder and Broomfield Counties.
You can also visit the Frequently Asked Questions section of our website or call us at 303-444-6634.
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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