Western participates in many community-sponsored activities to divert material from landfilling. Following is a list of the programs which we currently facilitate:
City of Boulder’s and Boulder County's Yard Waste Drop-off
Located at Western’s Trash and Recycle Center click here for a map the city of Boulder’s and Boulder County's yard waste drop-off is free to city of Boulder residents, discounted 50% to city of Boulder commercial customers and discounted 40% to Boulder County residents. Free wood mulch is available year-round.
City of Boulder and Boulder County's Clean Wood Waste Recycling Drop-Off
Located at Western’s Trash and Recycle Center click here for a map the city of Boulder’s wood waste drop-off is free to city of Boulder residents; contractors bringing material from construction job sites located in the city limits of Boulder pay 50% less than the standard disposal rate; and unincorporated Boulder County residents pay 40% less than standard trash disposal rates.
Accepted material: clean wood waste that is untreated and unpainted such as dimensional lumber, cutoffs, pallets, OSB, plywood, particleboard and other engineered wood products (I-joists and microlams).
Not accepted: painted wood, chemically treated wood (CCA, Creosol, others), and plastic wood products (wood-polymer lumber).
Boulder County Household Hazardous Waste
Located at Western’s Trash and Recycle Center click here for a map the household hazardous waste program is free to Boulder County residents. This program also offers free product giveaway; items that have been dropped off are offered to residents free-of-charge. Click on the link for hours and directions to our facility.
Free Christmas Tree Drop-off
After the holidays, don’t throw your tree away—bring it to us for composting! Each year, Western works with local governments through the Yard Waste Drop-off Programs to keep Christmas trees out of the landfill. Western Disposal provides a free drop-off site for these trees from December 26 to January 31.
Please remove all nails, ornaments, plastic, tinsel, stands and lights before bringing in your tree. Flocked trees and wire-based wreaths are not recyclable.
Follow the signs from our gate to the old brickyard site, east of our main facility, to the drop-off area. If you miss the special drop-off, the City's yard waste drop-off site at our facility is open year round.
Fall Leaf Collection Program - City of Boulder Residents Only
In the fall of each year, Western Disposal partners with the city of Boulder to recycle your leaves and divert them from the landfill. FREE leaf collection sites sponsored by the City are open to city of Boulder residents from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm on five Saturdays in October and November. The dates are published each year in the Daily Camera, on our web site and in our customer newsletter. The drop-off sites are:
North Boulder Park
9th between Dellwood & Balsam
Harlow Platts Park
Intersection of Gillespie & Heidelberg Drive
Western Disposal's Trash and Recycle Center*
5880 Butte Mill Road
Empty leaves into Western containers located at these sites. Plastic bags can be disposed of at the site or taken home for reuse. Only leaves and pumpkins are collected. Take grass clippings and other yard waste to the city of Boulder's year round yard waste drop-off located at Western's Trash and Recycle Center.
*Please follow signs from our front gate to the old Colorado brickyard site, east of our main facility, to the drop-off area. Leaves may also be dropped off from 7:00-9:00 am and 3:30-5:00 pm each Saturday at the regular yard waste drop-off at our Trash and Recycle Center.
Other cities also offering free leaf drop-off to residents are listed below. They will accept unbagged leaves only. Broomfield will accept pumpkins.
Longmont: 140 Martin St 8-4 7 days/wk
Broomfield: 225 Commerce St Fall dates
Louisville: The City will be picking up leaves curbside and will be providing drop-off
collection centers. Check the City’s web site at www.ci.louisville.co.us
for specific information.
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