Recycling in Niwot

Recycling at the Drop-Off Center

Drop-Off Center Information

Location: at Trailhead (N. of Hwy. 52 on N. 79th St.). View a Map.

Hours: Dawn to Dusk

Contact: 303-444-6634

The Following Materials are Accepted at the Drop-Off Center:

Commingled Containers

Please rinse containers. Do not flatten or crush.

  • 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, #2, or #5 on the bottom
  • Plastic screw-top jars with a #1 on the bottom
Paper Materials: all mixed together

Corrugated Cardboard and Brown Paper Bags

Please flatten boxes.

Magazines/Catalogs

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)

Newspaper and newspaper inserts

NO bags or string.

Phone Books

Paperboard Boxes

Larger single-layer boxes, such as: cereal boxes (throw away inside bag), gift/shirt boxes, shoe boxes, 6-pack & 12-pack cartons/boxes.

 

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.