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Resource Conservation
1901 63rd Street
Boulder, CO 80301
tel (720) 564-2220
fax (720) 564-2227

Food & Yard Waste Drop-off Centers

Yard Waste

Allenspark/Meeker Park
City of Boulder & Boulder County
Broomfield
Longmont
Louisville
Lyons

Nederland
Superior

Food Waste

Western Disposal Transfer Station
Other cities/towns may offer recycling/composting of yard waste. Please call your local jurisdiction for more information.

Food Waste Composting

Western Disposal Services Transfer Station

5880 Butte Mill Rd., Boulder
(303) 444-5794

Summer hours:
April 2 - November 17, 2007
7 am - 5 pm, M – Sat.
Winter hours:
November 19 – March 29, 2008
7am - 5 pm, M - F
7am - 2 pm, Sat.

Accepts all food scraps (including meats, bones, and oils), most any paper product (with the exception of anything plastic coated, including freezer food boxes), compostable flatware, cups, etc., and floral trimmings.
Open to public. Free of charge.

Large amounts of yard waste are accepted.

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Yard Waste

Allenspark/Meeker Park
Community Forestry Sort Yard

Location: North of Meeker Park on Highway 7, about on-eighth of a mile north of the Boulder/Larimer County line on the east side of the road. More information

Note: The Allenspark Transfer Station does not accept trees, slash or wood waste.

Boulder County and City of Boulder
Yard Waste and Wood Waste Drop-Off Center

5880 Butte Mill Road
(Western Disposal Transfer Station), Boulder
(303) 444-2037
Summer hours (late March - mid-November. Call for dates): M - Sat.: 7 am - 5 pm
Winter hours (mid-November - late March): M - F: 7 am - 5 pm; Sat.: 7 am - 2 pm

The yard waste and wood waste drop-offs are sponsored by the city of Boulder and Boulder County. Keep yard waste separate from wood waste. It is free to city of Boulder residents; and contractors bringing material from construction job sites located in the city limits of Boulder pay 50% less than the standard disposal rate. Boulder County residents pay based on $29 per ton, which is 40% less than standard trash disposal rates.

YARD WASTE

YARD WASTE Accepted:
  • Grass clippings
  • Leaves
  • Weeds
  • Flowers
  • Woody waste up to 6” in diameter
  • Sawdust
  • Food waste, both vegetable and meat
NOT accepted as Yard Waste:
  • Sod
  • Woody waste over 6” in diameter
  • Animal droppings
  • Lumber
  • Construction debris
  • Dirt, rock, brick or pavers

WOOD WASTE

WOOD WASTE Accepted:

Clean, untreated - dimensional lumber, cutoffs, pallets, OSB, plywood, particleboard, other engineered wood products (I-joists and microlams)

NOT accepted as Wood Waste:
  • Painted wood
  • Chemically treated wood (CCA, Creosol, pentachlorophenol, and others)
  • Plastic wood products (plastic decking or polymer lumber)

Woodchips are free to anyone to pickup, subject to availability. Western Disposal also sells twice-ground woodchips, and finished compost in 1.5 cubic yard bags and in bulk. If you want materials in bulk, they can load your pickup or other truck or can provide delivery service. For more information, call 303-444-2037.

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Broomfield
Tree Limb Recycling Program

City and County of Broomfield
225 Commerce Street, Broomfield, (303) 438-6334
Hours: Sat: 8 am - 5 pm and W: 1 pm – 5pm.
Broomfield Residents only-NO contractors or non-residents, proof of residency will be required at the gate.

Accepts:
  • Only tree and shrub branches (branches more than 18 inches in diameter must be cut into 4 ft. lengths).
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    NOT accepted:
    • Trash
    • Sod
    • Grass clippings
    • other landscape debris including lumber and fence materials.
    • Absolutely no wire, nails or metal of any kind are allowed due to damage to the tub grinder and risk to the operators.

    Free mulch is available year round. Bring your shovel and take as much as you need-there is no limit!

    Longmont
    Tree Limb Diversion Center

    140 Martin Street, Longmont Public Works Operations
    (303) 772-7300
    Open 7 days a week from 8 am – 4 pm.
    Longmont residents are free. Contractors & non-residents pay a fee.

    Accepts: Tree limbs, branches, bushes, and leaves

    Just cut the limbs to manageable lengths and unload them at the designated area in the Center (no trash, no bags, no grass clippings/weeds or other debris please). The limbs are ground into a mulch which is great for summer gardening and is available to residents at the Center free of charge.

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    Louisville

    Grass-clipping and Leaf Drop-Off Site
    Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1600 Empire Road, Louisville
    For hours call (303) 335-4779.

    Compost Material
    City of Louisville has great compost material that can be used in flowering beds, lawns, gardens and other landscaped areas. FREE to Louisville residents. Non-residents pay $10 per yard. Available year round at the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1600 Empire Road.
    For more information call (303) 335-4779.

    Lyons
    Tree Branch Pickup

    Lyons residents only.

    The Town of Lyons will pickup tree branches from resident’s home. For more information or to schedule a pickup, call the Lyons Town Hall (303) 823-6622.
    Woodchips are free to anyone to pickup, subject to availability, at Bohn Park.

    Nederland
    FREE Slash Drop-Off Site
    Boulder County Waste Transfer/Recycling Center

    286 Ridge Road, Nederland
    (303) 258-7878
    Open: Everyday (except Wed) 8 am - 4 pm
    Closed: Wednesdays and all public holidays.

    Slash, which includes tree limbs, branches and small-diameter trees (up to 6” in diameter) can be dropped at the Boulder County Waste Transfer Station (FREE of charge), at 286 Ridge Road Nederland through Labor Day. No other organic materials will be accepted. In order to ensure that space is available for each load delivered, users need to call the transfer station at 303-258-7878 to make an appointment. There is no limit on quantities if space is available. Service can be used by residents and contractors.

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    Accepts:
    • tree limbs (6" diameter or smaller)
    • NO other organic material is accepted 

    Wood chips for use as garden mulch are available free of charge while supplies last, but must be loaded by hand.

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    Town of Superior
    Yard Waste Recycling

    Honey Creek Lane and Rock Creek Parkway, next to the wastewater treatment plant
    (303) 554-9005
    Open: April - November and Dec. 26 - Jan 31 for holiday tree recycling
    Hours: W: 4 pm to 7 pm; Sat: 8 am to 12noon, 1 pm to 5 pm.
    Town of Superior residents only. Residents must provide Superior Resident ID card (available at Parks, Recreation, and Open Space building at 127 East Coal Creek Dr.).

    Accepts: grass clippings, small branches (3" in diameter or less), leaves and other organic yard material.  Items that are not accepted include rock, sod and lumber. 

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