Hard-to-Recycle Items Collection Event
Hard to Recycle Event:
- Event spanning two weeks: Monday, October 11 – Saturday, October 16 AND Monday, October 18 – Friday, October 22, 9 am to 3:50 pm
- By reservation only Reservations will be made in 10-minute increments. Those who show up at the drop-off location without a reservation will be asked to return once they’ve made one. Know someone who would like to participate but can’t make a reservation online? Call the Customer Service Center at 303-651-8416 and ask for help making the online reservation for this event.
- Available to Longmont residential trash customers only – please bring a recent City of Longmont utility bill and proof of identification when dropping off materials. Residents who would like to dispose of more than the allowable amount of materials will be able to do so at a reduced cost (see the table of materials below)
- At Green Girl Recycling, 21 S. Sunset St., Longmont (see map)
| 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 |
