Guided tours of Boulder County Recycling Center

FREE TOURS and NEW EXHIBITS

See the new single-stream recycling technology in action! Come for a guided tour of the Boulder County Recycling Center, 1901 63rd Street, Boulder.

Guided Tour Dates:

Will resume in April 2010. Why? The site will be under construction and access to the site and parking will be extremely limited. In addition, construction congestion, dust and noise will be disruptive. Self-guided tours are still available (see below). Please limit your group size to arrive in one or two cars.

Watch a short video about how the processing center works, tour the facility and have an expert available to answer all your waste reduction questions.

For more information, contact Jennifer at 720-564-2242

Self-Guided Tours:

Self-guided tours during open hours of the recycling center: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (excluding holidays). The sorting lines shut down daily around 3 p.m., so come before that time if you want to see the fast-action of the workers sorting items.

New educational exhibits explain how cans, bottles, jars and paper are separated and sorted so they can be shipped to places across the country to be made into something new. A kiosk features a new video that explains the single-stream recycling equipment. Other exhibits focus on the natural resources used to make common materials such as soda cans and plastic bottles and the environmental benefits of recycling these items.