Hard-to-Recycle Items Collection Event
Hard to Recycle Event:
This first HTR event has been an overwhelming success!! All reservations spots are full. Please look forward to our next HTR event in the spring or early summer of 2022.
Thank you for participating in this year’s event.
| Accepted items | Cost to resident |
|---|---|
| Flat screen TVs; computer monitors | First one free; $1.00 per screen inch, measured corner to corner, for each additional TV |
| Desktop and laptop computers, cell phones, cameras, game consoles, stereo equipment, cables and wires | Free |
| CRT TVs | First one free; $3.00 per screen inch, measured corner to corner, for each additional TV |
| CD and DVD players, small household appliances, printers, fax machines, things with cords | First 40 pounds free; $.40 per pound after that |
| Books (hard-covered; paperbacks can be placed in curbside recycling cart) | First box or bag free; $2.00 per box or bag after that |
| Shredded paper | First box or bag free; $5.00 per box or bag after that |
| Ceramic toilets and sinks | Free |
| Bicycle tires and tubes (no vehicle tires) | Free |
| Printer cartridges | Free |
| Large durable plastic items, such as play structures | Free |
| Glass, such as drinking glasses and wine bottles | Free |
| Not Accepted items | Alternative disposal Site |
|---|---|
| Household and automobile oils | Free at the Waste Diversion Center |
| Plastic bags | Free at the Waste Diversion Center |
| Cardboard | Free at the Waste Diversion Center |
| Styrofoam | Free at the Waste Diversion Center |
| Washers and dryers | Free at the Waste Diversion Center |
| Paint and other household chemicals | Free at the Boulder County Hazardous Materials Management Facility |
| Light bulbs | Free at the Boulder County Hazardous Materials Management Facility |
| Refrigerators, air conditioning units | Free at C&J Recycling, 2nd and Martin St., Longmont |
| Medical pharmaceuticals | Free Take Back Event twice per year; sponsored by the City |
| Medical needles | Packed appropriately and placed in curbside trash collection cart |
| Furniture, including mattresses | Free Landfill Days, four times per year |
| Plate glass | Packed appropriately and placed in curbside trash collection cart |
| Vehicle tires | Free at any tire dealership location |
