FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

December 7, 2006

CONTACT:
Boulder County Resource Conservation Division
Hilary Collins, Assistant Division Manager, 720.564.2224
Richard Green, Senior Hazardous Materials Specialist, 720.564.2226

Boulder County Household Hazardous Waste Facility Holiday Closure Schedule

The Boulder County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) facility will be closed Friday, December 15 for a department meeting, and Friday, December 22 through Tuesday, January 2.

The HHW program operates a public drop-off facility open to all Boulder County and Broomfield County residents at the Western Disposal Services Transfer Station, 5880 Butte Mill Road, Boulder. The facility is regularly open from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and 8 a.m. to noon on Fridays and Saturdays. Reusable products are available free to the public during these hours.

Residents should call the HHW facility’s hotline at 303-441-4800 for closure information before delivering any waste. The outdoor nature of the collection facility results in occasional closures during extreme high and low temperatures, rain, snow, high winds, or lighting storms.

More information is available at www.bouldercountyrecycles.net, or by calling the HHW Hot Line at 303-441-4800, or the County Resource Conservation Division at 720-564-2220.

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