Public Works Department
Environmental Services

Spring Cleanup 2011
Saturdays: April 30, May 7, and May 14
Materials Accepted for Recycling and Disposal

Don't miss your pick-up day! View the map (PDF) to see when your area will be serviced.

Waste Items: All waste items must be placed at the curb no later than 7 a.m. on the designated Saturday. Western Disposal will not return to a neighborhood for items not at the curb by 7 a.m. All Spring Cleanup items will be recycled, reused, or sent to a landfill. Western Disposal will sort and recycle scrap metal, unpainted and untreated wood items, and electronic waste from the discards collected. All of the other items collected will be disposed of as garbage in the solid waste landfill.

• Place items at the curb, taking care not to block sidewalks or driveways. Items stacked in driveways will not be picked up.
• Oversized items must be disassembled so they can be lifted by no more than two people. Items that are too big or too heavy for two persons to lift will not be removed.
• All items must be marked for "Broomfield Cleanup."
• Broken glass must be boxed and secured with tape.
• All other items should be stacked, bagged, boxed, or bundled and placed parallel with the sidewalk on the curb.

Reusable Items: To reduce the amount of waste going to a landfill, two parallel collections will take place: one for waste items and one for reusable items. The Broomfield Rotary Club and ARC Thrift Store will provide FRONT PORCH pick-up of clothes and reusable items to benefit the ARC Thrift Store. Please leave your reusable clothing, household goods, and furniture in a separate location near your front door or porch. Clearly mark your donation "ARC." A tax-deductible donation receipt will be left at your front door.

Call ARC at 303.308.2428 for additional information regarding what items they will pick up.

• Scrap lumber, scrap metal, carpet, wood doors, glass doors, cabinets, drywall, fencing materials
• Small appliances, washers, dryers, ranges, dishwashers, microwave ovens, hot water heaters
• TVs larger than 35", furniture, bed frames, box springs, mattresses
• Bicycles, swing sets, kiddie swimming and wading pools, lawn furniture, railroad ties, large tree stumps over 12" in diameter
• Barbeque grills may be included if they have the propane tank removed.
• Lawn mowers, combustible engines, and transmissions may be included if all liquids have been drained and if they have been disassembled into parts weighing less than 100 pounds each.
• Other miscellaneous, non-hazardous "junk"

These Items will NOT be picked up. (This list is NOT all inclusive.)

• Any single item that cannot be lifted by two people
• Liquid of any kind
• Any appliance with a Freon unit, such as refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners
• Car bodies, car batteries, antifreeze, motor oil, or tires
• Propane tanks from barbeques
• Concrete, concrete pavers, soil or sod, grass clippings
• Tree limbs or tree stumps less than 12" in diameter, shrubs (Tree limbs less than 12" in diameter may be disposed of year round at the Tree Limb Drop-off at 225 Commerce St. on Wednesdays, 1 - 5 p.m., or on Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
• Sealed containers or drums, any items listed as a hazardous material, any corrosives, pesticides, herbicides, paint
• Radioactive waste
• Pharmaceutical waste
• Business, commercial, industrial, or agricultural waste
• Household trash

Not sure what to do with the items not accepted? Refer to the table below or print this handy reference sheet  (PDF) regarding how to dispose of those items.