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Recycling Information

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Programs offered year-round:

Broomfield Recycling Center
Tree Limb Recycling Program
Motor Oil Recycling Program
Household Hazardous Waste
Cell Phone Recycling Program

Broomfield Recycling Center

Recycling drop-off available 7 days a week/24 hours a day to Broomfield residents!

The 10-year-old Broomfield Recycling Center needed a facelift and during a short closure in November 2009, several modifications and improvements were made. These included:

Replacement of wooden stairs and platforms with new metal ones
Addition of an ADA- (Americans with Disabilities) accessible ramp
Installation of a second compactor to simplify sorting and reduce Broomfield's carbon footprint
General cleaning
New signage

The Broomfield Recycling Center is a service provided for Broomfield residents only. The center is now being managed by Broomfield's Public Works Department. Handy take-home reference cards are available at the front of the bins to help patrons become familiar with the new sorting guidelines. Come by and visit the new and improved center!

Did you know. . .

that when you put cardboard, bags, shredded paper, or other materials in the office paper bin at the Broomfield Recycling Center, the load becomes CONTAMINATED? Even low levels of contamination result in more work for those processing the recyclables, which ultimately drives up costs to operate the center.

High levels of contamination could result in your recycling efforts being lost because the load could end up in the landfill rather than being recycled into useful materials.

Office paper is currently a valuable commodity that could help to fund the recycling center's operation. The value of the material helps pay for the hauling and recycling of all of the other materials. When the office paper is contaminated by mixing in other materials, it loses most of its value.

So please: Read the signs carefully and put only the materials listed in their respective bins. It is especially important that you put only white or light-colored (pastel) office paper in the office paper bin.

If you've carried your materials to the center in plastic bags of any kind, please empty the materials from the bags and then reuse the bags for your next visit, or recycle plastic grocery bags at any participating store.

Thank you for your continued recycling efforts!

Call 303.438.6329 for more information.

Stop Junk Mail and Phone Book Delivery!

Call to stop delivery of those unwanted phone books.

DEX 1.877.243.8339
Yellow Book 1.800.929.3556, select Option 3
Verizon 1.888.266.5765 or 1.800.888.8448

Or, visit the Yellow Page Association's website.

Junk Mail

According to the EPA, nearly 4 million TONS of junk mail ends up in U. S. landfills every year! There are ways to curtail those mailings.

Contact direct marketers: Manage the list of those that send you mailings at Direct Marketing Association.

Opt out of unsolicited catalogs or credit card solicitations. If you do business online, you usually have an option on the web page to opt out of receiving promotional materials. If you don't opt out, your information could end up on a direct-marketing list that sends junk mail through the postal service, not just electronically.

If you receive a piece of junk mail and it contains anything like "return service requested, forwarding service requested, address service requested" etc., you can write "refused, return to sender" on the unopened envelope, put it back in your mailbox, and the postal service will return it. The company should then take you off its list.

Hire a service to reduce your junk mail. There is a fee associated with this service.

Trash Collection/Curbside Recycling

The City & County of Broomfield does not provide trash collection service. Trash removal is contracted on an individual basis* with private solid waste companies. Nearly all of the trash haulers licensed to operate in Broomfield offer curbside recycling. Services, prices, and pick-up days vary depending on the hauler you choose. Individuals may select a hauler from the list of the Licensed Trash companies in Broomfield. For more information, contact Community Assistance at 303.438.6390.

*If you live within a homeowners' association-regulated area, contact your association or management company for more information on trash removal.

In addition to the curbside recycling opportunity provided by the trash hauling services, the City & County of Broomfield offers several supplemental recycling programs for the items below.

Tree Limb Recycling Program

This popular program is run by Broomfield's Park Services division and is co-located within the recycling drop-off center at 225 Commerce Street. The tree limb yard is located just behind the recycling bins on the north.

HOURS OF OPERATION: Due to space constraints with the small drop-off yard, the tree-limb drop-off is open and staffed on Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesdays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The site will be CLOSED at all other times. This schedule is in effect year-round.

Only tree branches and shrub branches will be accepted. Please do not bring trash, sod, grass clippings or other landscape debris including lumber and fence materials. Absolutely no wire, nails or metal of any kind is allowed due to potential damage to the tub grinder and risk to the operators. Branches more than 18 inches in diameter must be cut into 4-foot lengths.

This program is available to Broomfield Residents only-NO contractors or non-residents; proof of residency will be required at the gate. The sight is monitored 24 hours by surveillance camera, and violators will be prosecuted for illegal dumping under section 8.04.020 of the Broomfield Municipal Code.

Free mulch is available year round at the Broomfield Recycling Center. Bring your shovel and take as much as you need—there is no limit!

For more information, call Park Services at 303.464.5651 or Environmental Services at 303.438.6329.

Waste Oil Recycling Program

Do you change your own motor oil? Broomfield residents can participate in Broomfield's Waste Oil Recycling program operated by the Public Works Fleet Maintenance Division. This year-round program is located at the Norman Smith Service Center at 3001 W. 124th Avenue. The hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to noon on the first Saturday of each month. (If the first Saturday is a holiday, the collection will take place on the second Saturday instead.) For more information, call Fleet Maintenance at 303.438.6336.

Cooking Oil Recycling!

The Waste Motor Oil Collection Program has expanded to include a separate drop-off for the collection and recycling of cooking oil. The new cooking oil recycling program will be co-located with the waste motor oil drop-site at the Norman Smith Service Center, 3001 West 124th Avenue (just east of Lowell Blvd.) Cooking oil should be placed in a plastic jug with a lid for transport. It will be necessary for those bringing oil to take back their empty containers for recycling or disposal. Cooking oil should not be mixed with any other liquid including used motor oil, which will continue to be accepted for recycling at the same times and location. If the two oils are mixed, it will render them both non-recyclable. For more information, please call the Environmental Services Division at 303.438.6329.

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day

Broomfield typically provides two local Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) drop-off events per year—one event in the spring and a second event in the fall. The next such event is planned for May 12, 2012. This event will be by appointment only.

For more information, contact Environmental Services at 303.438.6329. Important HHW Information

Don't want to wait for the local HHW drop-off event? There is a regional collection facility available to Broomfield residents at no cost that is open year-round. See the Boulder County Household Hazardous Waste Program for more details. The facility is located at 1901 63rd Street (just off of 63rd Street and Arapahoe Avenue). Call 720.564.2251 for more information.

Cell Phone Recycling Program

The leading cell phone companies and retailers have partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the states to answer the call for easy cell phone recycling. Recycling just one million cell phones reduces greenhouse gas emissions equal to taking 1,368 cars off the road for a year. The partners in this year-long national campaign include AT&T, Best Buy, LG Electronics, Motorola, Nokia, Office Depot, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Sprint, Staples, and T-Mobile. Contact your cell phone provider to know how and where to recycle your used cell phone.

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