| Recycling
in Longmont
Recycling
at the Curb
How
Do I Get Service Started?
Curbside
recycling in Longmont is provided by the City. Longmont residents
are automatically on the recycling schedule. Simply call the City
at 303-651-8416 to get your cart delivered and to determine your
pickup schedule. Then just follow the guidelines and set out your
cart.
When
is My Pick-up?
Recycling
collection is every other week on alternate weeks, same day as trash.
Call 303-651-8416 for schedule information or see a map of when recycling collection is scheduled for your home. You can now report missed pickups or request a new container online.
What
Can I Recycle at the Curb?
Longmont Single-Stream Recycling Guide
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Guia de Reciclaje de Single-Stream |
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Questions? Call 303-772-7300.
Preguntas? Llame a 303-243-5820.
Tips
for curbside recycling:
- Be sure to put your materials out on the right
day and time.
- Please prepare materials correctly and only
include items accepted through your program. Including additional
materials jeopardizes recycling markets and makes processing more
costly.
- Most of these items are accepted at the Longmont Recycling Center located at 140 Martin St. Please see below for the guidelines and sorting requirements for the drop-off center, or call 303-772-7300.
- 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.
What can't I recycle at the curb?
Download our Dirty Dozen hit list of the worst recycling contaminants that must NOT go in the recycling bin. Please help us make single-stream recycling a success by keeping these materials OUT.
Dirty Dozen Contaminants |
Los Doce Peores Contaminantes |
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Preguntas? Llame a 303-243-5820.
NO PLASTICS OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED. Learn more about recycling plastics.
NO motor oil or car batteries; motor oil collection can be scheduled with the city, call 303-651-8416.
Use our A to Z Recycling Guide to find recycling options for these and other materials.
Recycling
at the Drop-off Center
Drop-off
Center Information
Location:
140 Martin St. View a
Map.
Open:
24 hours
NOTE:
Scrap metal only accepted during staffed hours. See below.
Phone:
303-772-7300
Preguntas? Llame a 303-243-5820.
The
Following Materials are Accepted at the Drop-off Center:
Please rinse containers but 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 - #7 on the bottom (OK to replace caps on EMPTY plastic bottles)
- Plastic screw-top jars with a #1 - #7 on
the bottom (OK to replace caps on EMPTY plastic jars)
- Plastic tubs & cups with a #1 - #7 on the bottom. (No lids.)
NO foam containers; no PLA compostable plastics; no plastic bags.
| Paper Materials: all mixed together |
Magazines/Catalogs
NO phone books (accepted in a separately marked bin)
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 the Paperboard bin)
Newspaper and newspaper inserts
NO bags or string
| Corrugated Cardboard and Brown Paper Bags |
Boxes must be flattened to fit in the compactor. If you have a truckload full of boxes, please drive up to the window between 8 a.m. and 3:45 p.m., 7 days a week.
Temporarily being accepted in the NEWSPAPER PLUS bin. Look out for a new collection bin soon!.
| 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 but only during staffed hours.
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 or helium canisters
NO wire fencing
NO computers, TVs, or other electronic equipment. Click here for electronics recycling.
For information on recycling
freon-containing appliances, see the A to Z Recycling Guide.
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 303-772-7300.
Composting at the Drop-off Center
 The Longmont Drop-off Center now accepts kitchen scraps for composting. Please check in at the window and bring a current utility bill indicating the Waste Management fee. Download a list of the materials accepted.
Learn more about how composting helps reduce our waste, protect our environment and grow better food.
Location: 140 Martin St. View a Map
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Closed on Sundays
The Center is closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
More information: 303-651-8416
Preguntas? Llame a 303-243-5820.
City of Longmont Tree Limb Diversion Center
- Location: 140 Martin St. View a Map
- Hours:
- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
- Closed on Sundays
- The Center is closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
- More information: 303-651-8416
Tree limbs, shrubs, bushes, and unbagged leaves are accepted. No sod, dirt, rock or split rail fence material will be accepted. Limbs are ground into mulch at the Center, available to residents free of charge.
There is no charge for residents who present a driver's license and a recent utility bill that includes a "waste management fee." Non-residents and contractors will be charged a fee to use the facility.
For more information, call the city of Longmont at 303-651-8416.
Hard-to-Recycle Round Up
 Eco-Cycle and the city of Longmont are pleased to offer two annual collection events at the Longmont Drop-off Center for hard-to-recycle materials that are normally accepted only in Boulder.
Collections are held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Our 2011 collection dates are:
- Saturday, April 9
- Saturday, September 10
We will accept most of the items typically accepted at the CHaRM facility in Boulder. This includes electronics such as computers, TVs, and stereo equipment. There is a fee for electronic items, fire extinguishers, bike tires and tubes, and porcelain fixtures such as toilets and urinals. Find a full list of materials accepted>>
Items collected at no charge include #6 white block foam, cell phones, printer and inkjet cartridges, single or paired athletic shoes, computer keyboards, mice, cables, books and manuals, plastic bags, textiles and big durable #2 plastics. We will not accept cooking oil at this event.
Call 303-772-7300 for more information.
Paper Shredding for Residents
The city of Longmont offers free monthly document shredding for city of Longmont residents only. To participate, simply bring your recent City of Longmont utility bill, showing the Waste Management fee, to the events.
Already shredded paper is not accepted in curbside recycling but can be recycled in the paperboard bin at the Longmont Recycling Center.
Shredding events are held one day a month from 9 a.m. – 1p.m. at the Longmont Recycling Center at 140 Martin St. The scheduled dates for 2011 are:
| January 15 |
February 12 |
March 11 |
April 16 |
May 21 |
June 18 |
| July 16 |
August 20 |
September 16 |
October 15 |
November 5 |
December 17 |
For more information, call 303.651.8416 or visit Longmont Public Works.
Recycle it Right!
Recycle it Right! is a new campaign from the City of Longmont and Eco-Cycle to help make single-stream recycling easy and fun for Longmont residents and to bring Longmont closer to Zero Waste. Below are just a few Recycle it Right! items you might see in your neighborhood. For more information about this program, call 303-444-6634 ext.120.
Pledge cards:
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Apartment Complex Sign:
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"Tee-Cee's Tip of the Week" — from our green column in the Longmont Times-Call
October 31: Green your Post-Halloween Scene
After the ghosts and goblins have gone home, don’t reach for the trashcan!
** Compost your pumpkins, crepe paper, unwanted paper decorations (as long as they don’t have a plastic coating), and unwrapped leftover candy. If you live in Longmont, take them to the City of Longmont Waste Diversion Center located at 140 Martin St. Pumpkins will be collected with the tree limbs and the remaining materials can go in the compost bin.
** Plastic candy wrappers cannot be recycled in your Single Stream bin, but don’t trash them. Collect 100 or more wrappers and send them to Terra Cycle, a company that will make them into new products. Visit their website for more details: www.terracycle.net.
Happy Halloween!! |
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For more detailed information on what can be recycled in Longmont or through other programs, 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 County.
Do you have an unusual item you don't want to toss in the garbage? Check out our A to Z Recycling Guide for information on where to take non-traditional recyclables.
You can also visit the Frequently Asked Questions section of our website or call Eco-Cycle at 303-772-7300.
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