Public Works Department
Environmental Services

Programs offered year-round:

Tree Limb Recycling Program
Motor Oil Recycling Program 
Household Hazardous Waste 
Cell Phone Recycling Program

Seasonal Programs:

Trash Collection/Curbside Recycling

The City & County of Broomfield does not provide trash collection service. Trash removal is contracted on an individual basis with private solid waste companies. Most of the trash haulers offer some level of curbside recycling. Services, prices and pick-up days vary depending on the hauler you choose. Individuals may select a hauler from the list of the Licensed Trash  companies in Broomfield. 

If you live within a homeowners' association regulated area, contact your homeowners' association for more information on trash removal.

In addition to the curbside recycling opportunity provided by the trash hauling services, the City & County of Broomfield offers several supplemental recycling programs for the following items.

Tree Limb Recycling Program

This popular program is run by the City's Park Operations division and is co-located with the recycling drop-off center at 225 Commerce Street. The tree limb yard is located just behind the recycling bins on the north. The Tree Limb drop-off is open year-round for Broomfield residents to drop tree limbs. HOURS OF OPERATION:  Due to space constraints with the small drop-off yard, the tree-limb drop-off is open and staffed on Saturdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesdays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The site will be CLOSED at all other times.

During the 2009 holiday season, the drop-off site will also be closed on the following dates:

• Saturday, November 28
• Wednesday, December 23
• Saturday, December 26
• Saturday, January 2

Only tree branches and shrub branches will be accepted. Please do not bring  trash, sod, grass clippings or other landscape debris including lumber and fence materials. Absolutely no wire, nails or metal of any kind are allowed due to damage to the tub grinder and risk to the operators.  Branches more than 18 inches in diameter must be cut into 4-foot. lengths.  This program is available to Broomfield Residents only-NO contractors or non-residents, proof of residency will be required at the gate.  The sight is monitored 24 hours by surveillance camera and violators will be prosecuted for illegal dumping under section 8.04.020 of the Broomfield Municipal Code.  Free mulch is available year round at the Broomfield Recycling Center. Bring your shovel and take as much as you need-there is no limit!

Do you change your own motor oil? Broomfield residents can participate in the City's Waste Oil Recycling program operated by the Public Works Fleet Maintenance Division. This year-round program is located at the Norman Smith Service Center at 3001 W. 124th Avenue.  

Cooking Oil Recycling!

The city’s Waste Motor Oil Collection Program has been expanded to include a separate drop-off for the collection and recycling of cooking oil. The new cooking oil recycling program will be co-located with the waste motor oil drop-site at the City’s Norman Smith Service Center, 3001 West 124th Avenue (just east of Lowell Blvd. Cooking oil should be placed in a plastic jug with a lid for transport.  It will be necessary for those bringing oil to take back their empty containers for recycling or disposal. Cooking oil should not be mixed with any other liquid including used motor oil, which will continue to be accepted for recycling at the same times and location.  If the two different oils are mixed, it will render them both non-recyclable.  For more information, please call the Environmental Services Division at 303-438-6329.

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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day

There are two options for Broomfield residents for proper disposal of Household Hazardous Waste. 

The City provides two local Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) drop-off events per year. One event is held in the spring and a second event in the fall. Please watch the Broomfield Enterprise in April and September for advertising of these events.  Household waste only please;  by law, no business, commercial, industrial or agricultural waste can be accepted.  Participants will be asked for proof of residency and asked to sign a certification that the wastes they bring are strictly household waste.   Important HHW Information

Can't wait for the next local HHW drop-off event? Broomfield also participates in the regional Boulder County HHW Program.  The program operates a permanent facility in Boulder that is open year-round. See the Boulder County Household Hazardous Waste Program for more details. The facility is located at 5880 Butte Mill Road, Boulder (half a mile east of 55th Street and Valmont Road, inside the Western Disposal Transfer Station.) The HHW Hotline for this year-round program is 303-441-4800.  This brochure from Boulder County has a map and more information on the year round program page 1, page 2).

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Spring Cleanup Event

The City and County of Broomfield offers a large item curbside pickup every spring for Broomfield residents to dispose of non-hazardous items that the trash haulers do not normally take at the curb. This is a one-day event offered once a year--there will be no drop-off event.  Watch for advertising in the Broomfield Enterprise!

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Cell Phone Recycling Program

The leading cell phone companies and retailers have partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the states to answer the call for easy cell phone recycling.  Recycling just one million cell phones reduces greenhouse gas emissions equal to taking 1,368 cars off the road for a year. The partners in this year-long national campaign include AT&T, Best Buy, LG Electronics, Motorola, Nokia, Office Depot, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Sprint, Staples, and T-Mobile. Contact your cell phone provider to know how and where to recycle you used cell phone.