BCRC News Release - 2004 HHW construction

The Boulder County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program is requesting your patience for a few weeks this spring, while Western Disposal Services (WDS) adds a second scale to their scale house. The HHW collection facility is located in the southeast corner of the WDS property at 5880 Butte Mill RD in east Boulder. The addition of a second scale will provide added convenience for customers dropping off their regular waste, wood waste, and yard waste. While this scale is being built, residents dropping off household hazardous wastes will still be able to bypass the scale house to the east by using a gravel lane. This lane will take HHW customers next to the construction area; consequently extra caution is advised when driving in and out of Western’s facility to drop off your HHW.

The facility will continue to operate on the regular schedule of Wednesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Friday’s and Saturday’s from 8:00 a.m. to 12 Noon. Reusable products are offered to the public, free of charge, and on a first-come, first-served basis during these hours. The facility accepts many products that are in good condition and suitable for reuse. These products include paints, stains, varnishes, wood sealants, garden products, woodworking supplies, auto products, hobby and house cleaning products.

The facility serves Boulder, Erie, Jamestown, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Nederland, Lyons, Superior, Ward, unincorporated Boulder County, out-of-County Erie residents, and Broomfield County. No appointment is necessary and there is no charge to drop off wastes, although each community pays for the program based on the usage of the facility by its residents. Costs for 2003 were $42.17 per household served.

The program accepts most household hazardous waste products, including auto, garden, and cleaning products. Some examples include: antifreeze, household and car batteries, car cleaners and waxes, household drain cleaners, degreasers, deodorizers, floor cleaners, fluorescent light tubes, laundry products, oven cleaners, rodent poison, moth balls, paint products, rust removers, weed killers, insecticides, flea powders, and wood preservatives.

Residents are strongly encouraged to clearly label ALL containers being brought to the facility. Gasoline should only be transported to the collection facility in gas cans designed for transporting flammable liquids. Note: Gas containers cannot be returned to customers the same day they are dropped off. However, they can be picked up at a later date if requested.

Please note that the following items are not accepted:

Radioactive materials, including smoke detectors

Explosives, including fireworks, ammunition, and road flares

Medical wastes or medicines

Containers that are more than 10 gallons or 20 pounds

Containers that are completely empty

Computers

Wastes from businesses (including no-profit organizations, churches and schools) or industrial or agricultural sources.

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