Recycling Information 

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.
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Broomfield Recycling Center

The Broomfield Recycling Center is located at 225 Commerce Street in Broomfield (one block south of the intersection of Hwy 287 and Nickel Street, across the railroad tracks).  It is owned by the City & County of Broomfield and operated by EcoCycle Inc.  The Drop-off Center is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to Broomfield residents on a year round basis. Materials accepted at the drop-off are office paper, newspaper, textiles, corrugated cardboard & brown paper bags, catalogs & magazines, phone books, paperboard, plastic bottles #1 & #2, aluminum & steel cans, glass bottles, milk cartons and juice containers. The Education Center is open Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM.  The Recycling Education Coordinator can be reached at 303-404-2839.

Residents are asked to please read the signs posted on all of the bins carefully and to be sure to put in the bin only those materials listed. Please contact the Recycling Coordinator with any questions.

Detailed List of all materials collected at the drop-off center and instructions for recycling.

For more information on recycling at the Broomfield drop-off center call EcoCycle at 303-404-2839 or visit

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Tree Limb Recycling Program

This popular program is run by the City's parks 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 8AM to 5PM and Wednesdays 1PM to 5PM. The site will be CLOSED at all other times  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 ft. 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!

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Waste Oil Recycling Program

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 is a 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. 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 an annual large item drop-off day every Spring  for Broomfield residents to dispose of large items that the trash haulers do not normally take at the curb.   All spring cleanup items are landfilled. A separate pickup for reusable items will be conducted by the Broomfield Rotary clubs working with the ARC Thrift Stores.  Spring Cleanup 2008 will be on three Saturday's April 26, May 3, and May 10.  Check the Map for your designated day!  This is a one day event offered once a year.  Watch for advertising in the Broomfield Enterprise in April 2008.

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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 Green House 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.

Related Links:

Broomfield Recycling Center

Boulder County Resource Conservation Advisory Board

Boulder Energy Conservation Center

Colorado Recycles

EcoCycle, Inc.

Our Earth

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