| Recycling in Unincorporated Boulder County
NEW! Single-stream recycling is here! You can now combine your mixed paper (newspaper, junk mail, etc.) and commingled containers (bottles, cans, etc.) into one bin.
NEW plastics for recycling! You can now recycle #1 - 7 plastic bottles and tubs at the curb. Learn more>>
Recycling
at the Curb
Residents of unincorporated Boulder County now receive recycling service with their trash service at no additional cost thanks to a Boulder County ordinance.
How
Do I Get Service Started?
The
following haulers provide service in Boulder County. Please call your hauler for questions about scheduling and pickups:
- Allied Waste Services (303-286-1200)
- Green Girl Recycling Services (303-459-3456)
- One Way Trash (303-823-0556)
- Town & Country (303-665-6811)
- Western Disposal Services (303-444-2037)
What
Can I Recycle at the Curb?
All haulers
are providing single-stream recycling for the following items:
- 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
- NEW! Plastic bottles, jugs and tubs with a #1 -#7 on the bottom (OK to replace caps on EMPTY plastic bottles. No foam containers, no #7 PLA compostables.) Learn more about recycling plastics.
- Newspapers and newspaper inserts
- Corrugated cardboard and brown paper
bags
- Magazines & Catalogs
- Phone Books
- Larger Paperboard Items (such as cereal
boxes, shoe boxes, large gift boxes, egg cartons, and paper 6 and 12-pack holders). Smaller items
such as toilet paper rolls are only accepted at designated drop-off
centers because paperboard material must be removed from the mixed paper by hand, and smaller pieces are more difficult to see and grab.
- Office Paper/Opened Mail
- NEW! Paperback books (no hard-cover books--these are accepted at CHaRM)
PLEASE
NO PLASTICS OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED
Questions? Call 303-444-6634
Missed
pickups?
Call your hauler.
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.
- Many items not collected at the curb can be
taken to Drop-off Centers.
- If you are using a bin, weigh papers down with
a rock. Remember, Boulder County winds are unpredictable.
- 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.
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, 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 or #2 on the bottom (please step on gallon jugs and bottles 1 liter or larger.)
- 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
| 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.
As of August 1, 2011, the Boulder County Recycling Center will no longer accept scrap metal.
The new City of Boulder location for scrap metal recycling is the CHaRM.
Click here for more information.
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 any of the numbers listed below.
Do you have an unusual item you
don't want to toss in the garbage? Check out our A to Z Recycling Guide.
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