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May
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2008
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News of General Recycling Interest
Safeway
Launches Major Recycling Effort for Plastic Bags
City of Aurora E-Cycling Event May 17
Compact
Fluorescent Lamp Recycling at Ace Hardware Stores
Gilpin
County - Free Trash Day at Compactor
Town
of Frederick Annual Cleanup Day May 17
Town
of Dacono Annual Cleanup Day May 17
Town
of Vail Annual Clean Up Day May 10
Highlands
Ranch Free Tree Recycling May 10
Douglas
County Household Hazardous Waste Event - 2008 Dates
Broomfield
Sets Spring Clean Up Dates
Littleton
Summer Clean Up Begins May 27
City
of Thornton - Recycle It @ Stapeleton - May 31
City of Northglenn - Tree Branch Recycling Summer
Hours
Brighton
will hold its annual "Trash Bash" May 5 - 16, 2008
Executive Recycling Announces Electronics
Events
CFL Recycling In Pueblo
Northglenn Phone Book Recycling - Year
Round
City of Dacono Clean Up Day
Safeway Launches Major Recycling Effort for Plastic Bags
Safeway,
a charter member of Colorado Recycles and a member of the Board
of Directors, has initiated a major program to recycle plastic
grocery bags. This effort is part of a larger corporate commitment
to numerous environmental efforts. Safeway is selling reusable
bags made from recycled material for .99 cents. The bags are
very
popular and thousands have been purchased by consumers since
Safeway launched the affordable bags six months ago.
In
addition, Safeway is offering a 5 cent rebate for each plastic
grocery bag brought in by consumers. The program is in place
in all 122 Colorado Safeway stores, and the receptacles are very
easy to spot as you enter the store. The bags go to TREX,
for plastic fencing and other recycled plastic materials.
City of Aurora E-Cycling Event May 17
The City of
Aurora will be sponsoring an ecycling event on Saturday, May
17th, 9:00- 2:00 at 15700 East 32nd Avenue in Aurora, CO. The
event is open to Aurora residents only. All electronics are
free except
for monitors ($8 each) and
televisions ($1/ inch measured diagonally across the screen). For
more information, please contact James L. Schrack, Aurora Environmental
Program Supervisor, at 303-739-7555.
CFL Recycling at Ace Hardware Stores
Coloradans
now can drop-off their used compact fluorescent
light bulbs (CFLs) and mercury-containing thermostats for recycling
at any Ace Hardware store in the state. The recycling program is
a collaborative effort of the Colorado Department of Public Health
and Environment, Xcel Energy, EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.,
Platte River Power Authority and Ace Hardware Stores in Colorado.
Bins are in place behind the counters of the 104 Colorado Ace Hardware
stores so residents can recycle their used CFLs and thermostats.
To prevent breakage, store employees will take bulbs and thermostats
from residents and place them into the bins. When the bins are
full, a store employee will ship them to be recycled. The entire
CFL bin will be recycled – contents and container included – ensuring
no mercury will escape.
The bulb-recycling program is for CFLs only, not fluorescent tubes,
and is intended for residential use, not for businesses or the
commercial industry.
We
have added the location of each Colorado Ace Hardware store to
our Recycling Guide. Please use the link in the Recycling Guide
index for Fluorescent Lamps.
Gilpin County Free Trash Day at Compactor Gilpin
County will be sponosring a free trash day at the trash compactor
on
May 17, 2008 from
7am to 4pm. The event is fFree for Gilpin County residents. For
more information, please call, 303-582-5214.
Town of Frederick Annual Cleanup Day May 17
The
Town of Frederick will hold its annual Community Cleanup
Day on May 17, 2008. On that date, between the hours of
7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Frederick residents may bring trash to
the drop-off point, located at the Town of Frederick Public Works
facility (5949 Weld County Road 16), and the Town of Frederick
will dispose of it for no charge.
Complimentary hotdogs and hamburgers will be grilled
and served starting at approximately 10:30 a.m.
Items that will NOT be accepted include oils, paints, solvents,
tires, and appliances.
The Town encourages its residents to participate in this effort
to keep Frederick beautiful! Further questions should be directed
to Jordan Eichem at 303-833-2388 or jeichem@frederickco.gov .
Town of Dacono Annual Cleanup Day May 17 The event is free of
charge to the residents of Dacono. On Saturday, May 17 from 8:00
am until 1:00 pm., residents can take their items to the
Denver Regional Landfill in Erie. During the event, City Council
and staff are present at the landfill to validate residency, and
ask
for a $5 donation for the food bank. On the Thursday and Friday
prior to clean-up day, Public Works will pick-up items from our
seniors and disabled citizens at no charge (advance request required).
Those items are taken to the Public Works facility where
Gator provides a roll-off.
Town of Vail Annual Clean Up Day May 10
The Town of Vail will once again combine its community
clean up with charitable contributions when the annual event returns
May 10. Participants will be awarded a $25 donation to be distributed
to one of 42 area non-profits approved by the Vail Town Council.
The charitable contributions are returning after a two-year absence
to help build community pride and involvement in the 30-year-old
event, which has attracted as many as160 participants in the past.
Local
groups and organizations are being asked to contact the town
in advance
to make arrangements to participate. The list of
organizations eligible for the $25 contributions is as follows:
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens; Bnai Vail; Boy Scout Troops 231 and
234; Bravo Guild; Children’s Garden of Learning; Colorado
Ski Museum; Eagle County Animal Shelter/ Humane Society; Eagle
County Crime Stoppers; Eagle County School District (All Schools/Sports/Clubs);
Eagle River Scholarship Fund; Eagle River Watershed Council; Eagle
Valley Alliance for Sustainability; Eagle Valley Christian Academy;
Eagle Valley Community Fund; Eco Trails; Elk Foundation; First
Descents; Food Resource Center; Friends of the Dance; Girl Scout
Troops 154, 155 and 164; Gore Range Natural Science School; Habitat
for Humanity; Literacy Project; Meet the Wilderness; Resource Center;
Salvation Army; Shaw Cancer Center; Snowboard Outreach Society;
The Youth Foundation; United Way; Vail Child Care Center; Vail
Fire Department; Vail Jazz Foundation; Vail Library; Vail Mountain
Rescue Group; Vail Mountain School; Vail Symposium; Vail Valley
Foundation and Vail Valley Soccer Club.
As
always, the clean up event will include a barbecue lunch and
free curbside
pickup of non-hazardous items, such as couches, mattresses
and other furniture on May 9, as well as free dumpsters which will
be placed in three locations beginning May 9. Also this year, participants
will receive a free tote bag made from 100% recycled plastic bottles
for grocery shopping and other uses in recognition of the town’s
efforts to promote environmental awareness.
For
more information about the event, contact Bill Carlson, the town’s
environmental health officer, at 970-479-2333.
Highlands
Ranch Free Tree Recycling May 10
Saturday,
May 10
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mountain Vista High SchoolWest Parking Lot10585
Mountain Vista Ridge(east of the Broadway & Wildcat Reserve
Parkway intersection)
Materials
Accepted: Tree
limbs less than 8 inches diameter - Woody
plant material
Materials
Nor Accepted: Finished lumber, non-woody
material, grass clippings,sod and root balls
Free mulch will be available on-site.For more information
about tree recycling in Highlands Ranch, please call 303-791-2710.
Douglas County - Household Hazardous Waste Dates for
2008 In 2008 there will be three separate Roundups in
Douglas County:
* April 26, Parker Joint Services Center, 17801 East Plaza Dr.
* July 26, Shea Stadium, 3270 Redstone Park Circle, Highlands Ranch
* Sept. 20, Town of Castle Rock Utilities, 175 Kellogg Ct.
Paint products, motor oil, antifreeze, vehicle batteries, house
and garden chemicals, fire extinguishers, fireworks, ammunition,
mercury, propane tanks, and passenger vehicle and pickup truck
tires will be accepted.
People
do not have to get out of their vehicles as they drive through
the Roundup,
since volunteers help unload the materials.
The events are offered free-of-charge to local residents, however,
participants will be asked for a $20 contribution to help offset
the high costs of hazardous waste disposal. Participants will be
asked for a driver’s license, water bill, utility bill or
phone bill as proof of residence.
The Roundups cannot accept waste from businesses, radioactive
waste, smoke detectors, oil drums, asbestos, explosives stronger
than fireworks, or any compressed gases other than propane.
Although leftover latex paint will be accepted at the Roundups,
water-based latex paint can be safely and legally disposed of in
regular household garbage if it is completely dried out. Mixing
the paint with kitty litter, sand, dirt or concrete-mix will help
speed the drying process. Leave the lids off of all paint cans
so that waste haulers can see that the paint can is empty or that
the paint is completely dry.
The Household Chemical Roundups are sponsored by Douglas County,
Centennial Water and Sanitation District, Metro District of Highlands
Ranch, Parker Water and Sanitation District, Plum Creek Wastewater
Authority, the Town of Parker, and many other agencies and individuals.
Individuals and groups interested in helping with any of these
events should contact Greg McConnell at 720.322.1541.
For more information, visit www.tchd.org/householdchemical.htm
or call the 24-hour Household Chemical Roundup Infoline at 303.846.6249.
The City of Lone Tree administers a separate household hazardous
waste collection program, call 1.800.449.7587 for information.
Broomfield Sets Spring Clean Up Dates On either April 26, May 3 or May 10, (see map for
your date) trash trucks will be swinging by your neighborhood to
pickup items that are not normally picked up during your normal
trash service. These items must be non-hazardous materials, usually
large items, like furniture, etc. There will be no drop off program.Call
303-438-6334 for more information.
These three days in April and May are part of the 2008 Broomfield
Spring Clean-up program curbside pick-up.
This program is for Broomfield residents to dispose of large non-hazardous
items not normally taken curbside by the trash haulers. No appointments
necessary.
Check the map for your designated pick up day.
Items Accepted for Recycling:
Computers ** Computer Towers ** Small appliances - no Freon **
Computer Monitors ** Cell Phones **Washers **
Printers/scanners ** Keyboards, Mice, and Cables ** Dryers **
Laptops PDAs and Video games ** Ranges **
Scrap Lumber ** Microwaves **
TVs/VCRs/DVD ** Scrap Metal **Dishwashers
Items Accepted for Disposal:
Sliding Glass doors ** Mattresses ** Swing sets **
Furniture Bed frames/ box springs ** Lawn furniture
** Carpet ** Bicycles ** Hot water heater **
Doors ** Lawn mowers - (no liquids! empty all
gasoline and oil) ** BBQ Grill (no propane
tanks) **
Scrap building materials (except concrete and
other items listed in the NOT Accepted List)
** Tree
stumps too large
for Recycling
Center (greater than 12" diameter) ** Kiddy swimming pools **
Brick Pavers ** Railroad Ties ** Miscellaneous "Junk"
Items NOT Accepted:
*Tires - Item goes to landfill Household and car batteries
to HHW drop off May 17
*Refrigerators-contain Freon
*Soil - Item goes to landfill
*Anti freeze
to HHW drop off May 17
*Freezers-contain Freon
*Sod -Item goes to landfill
*
Motor and
Cooking Oil -
Call 303-438-6336 for our ongoing program
*
Air conditioners contain
Freon
*Concrete Item goes to landfill
*
Herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers
to HHW drop off May 17
Items with Freon require special handling
and the trash haulers will pick them up for a $10-25 service charge.
To remove the hazardous Freon-you need to call your trash hauler
for more information..
*Grass clippings Item goes to landfill
*Paint thinner
to HHW drop off May 17
*Propane Tanks can be recycled for FREE at
MetroGas 790 W. 64th Ave (between Pecos and Broadway on 64th) 303-428-3036
*Garbage -Item goes to landfill
*Paint
to HHW drop off May 17
*Combustible material or
liquid
(lighter fluid, charcoal briquettes, etc.)
to HHW drop off May 17
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Tree Limbs and branches up to 12" diameter-
These limbs go to tree limb drop-off
Call for an appointment for the May 17 HHW event, 303-438-6336
All Spring Clean-up items will be recycled, reused,
or sent to a landfill. 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 Clubs and
ARC Thrift Store will provide
FRONT PORCH pick-up of clothes and
reusable items. Call the ARC Thrift Store
at 303-238-5263 for additional information about
donation guidelines
and to guarantee
your pick-up. The city has contracted with
Western Disposal Services to provide CURBSIDE pick-up
of
large
non-hazardous waste items
not normally taken by the trash haulers,
If
you don’t
see an item on the list, call Field Operations
at 303.438.6334 for
more information. Map and dates of Spring Cleanup.
Littleton Summer Clean Up Begins May 27
The
City of Littleton's popular "Keep Littleton
Beautiful" summer cleanup program will begin taking calls
Tuesday, May 27. Call 303-795-3744 to schedule an appointment for
a crew to come to your home and haul it all away! The city will
continue to schedule pickups until all time slots are full, so
call early to assure a pickup time. The program ends the mid-August.
The city will pick up items such as old appliances, used tires
(four per household), discarded furniture, refrigerators, stoves,
dishwashers, and other hard to dispose of objects that your regular
trash hauler will not accept. Tree branches will be accepted as
long as they are cut into four foot lengths. For more information
call 303-795-3831.
City of Thornton - Recycle It @ Stapeleton - May 31 The
3rd Annual Recycle it @ Stapleton will be held Saturday, May
31st 2008 / 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Quebec Square in the WalMart Parking Lot.
What to Bring:
*Used computer equipment and peripherals,
Consumer and home electronics, cabling and
Electrical wiring or cords, cameras and more!
*Plastic Bags
*Household papers and files for
destruction and recycling. Service trucks will Business Association
be provided by Shred-It.
*Usable moving boxes…bring your extras for
Someone else to use, or pick up some up if
you need more!
*Tires, batteries (household or automotive)
and used motor oil.
For questions about items not listed, including paint
and household chemicals,
please call Denver City Services (dial 311) to talk to Denver Waste
Management or
Denver Recycles about proper disposal procedures.
City of Northglenn - Tree Branch Recycling Summer Hours The Tree Branch Recycling Center, located at 12301
Claude Court, will begin summer operational hours. The center will
be open on the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 8:00
a.m. - 3:00 p.m. during the months of April through October.
Please make sure all loads to the center are covered and proof
of residency is required, such as a current utility bill and driver's
license.
Also, if you are planning any summer planting projects, make sure
and pick up a load of recycled mulch for free!
If you have any questions about the Tree Branch Recycling Center
call 303-450-4004.
Brighton
will hold its annual "Trash Bash" May
5 - 16, 2008 Brighton
will hold its annual “Trash Bash” May
5—16, 2008 The intent of this project is to pick up large
items curbside at
residential houses within the City. This will be to pick up items
that are not traditionally picked up by collection services. The
items are limited due to the fact that some of the items are not
accepted without special preparations at the landfill. For more
information call 303-655-2087
Examples of items accepted are:
*Furniture, Cabinets
*Appliances (NO refrigerators and freezers),
*Bicycles
*Carpet (must be cut up)
*Doors
*Stereos
*Lawn/yard equipment,
*Branches - only if cut to less than 5 ft. and bundled
securely
*Nail-free lumber less than 8 ft .length
All large/bulk items must be separated from regular household trash
and garbage and not mixed at the curb. Do not put items
for the large trash pick up in any container you wish to keep.
All containers will be disposed of with the trash. All items must
be set at the curb and easily accessible by our large equipment.
Small loose items must be containerized and total weight
must be relative to the type of container. This pick up is for
residential customers only and no commercial or industrial facilities
will be serviced. City crews will not go on private property under
any circumstances and will not do any pick ups in the
alleyway…all pickups will be curbside. There must be room
for large equipment to operate so remember not to park your car
in front of the trash items.
PROHIBITED ITEMS:
*Household trash
*Car bodies
*Air conditioners/Freezers
*Microwaves/Refrigerators
*Grass Clippings/Loose Branches
*Smoke Detectors
*Commercial Waste
*Tires
*All liquids
*Paint
*Motor Oil
*Pesticides
*Chemicals
*Toxic, Corrosive or Explosive Materials
*Sealed Containers with Unknown Contents
*Computers
City crews will pick up items curbside, with the City sectioned
into 4 areas.
Set out items according to the following schedule:
*West
of Hwy 85 from WCR 2 to 148th Ave. and Fuller estates –Set
out prior to Monday May 5th
*East of Hwy 85 to 11th Avenue from WCR 2 to Bromley Lane -Set
out Prior to May 7th
* East of 11th Ave. to 27th Ave. from WCR 2 to Bromley (including
Indigo Trails) - Set out
Prior to May 12th
*East of 27th Ave. to Hwy. 76 from WCR2 to Bromley (including
Jacobs Run) - Set out
Prior to May 14th
NOTE: This schedule may be affected by weather conditions.
In the case of
inclement weather, your area date may vary a day later than stated.
Any items set out after the assigned day for the area will NOT
be picked up.
For more information call 303-655-2087
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED AT
TRASH BASH
SHOULD BE TAKEN TO A
HOUSEHOLD CHEMICAL ROUND-UP
*Saturday, May 3, 2008 (Chemical Roundup Only)
Hyland Hills Water World - 1850 W. 89th Avenue, Federal Heights
*Saturday, June 28, 2008 (Chemical Roundup & Electronics Recycling
Event,
there is a fee for each electronic item)
*Adams County Fairgrounds and Regional Park - 9755 Henderson Road,
Brighton
*Saturday, September 13, 2008 (Chemical Roundup Only)
Super K-Mart - 1400 East 104th Avenue, Thornton
Items such as these should be taken to a Chemical
Round-Up *Paint
*Motor Oil
*Pesticides
*Chemicals
*Toxic, Corrosive or Explosive Materials
*Sealed Containers with Unknown Contents
*Computers
The Chemical Roundup Events are offered free-of-charge,
except for tires, for
which there is a $3 per-tire charge. A $20 dollar contribution
is
accepted to help offset the high costs of hazardous waste disposal.
The Roundups cannot accept waste from businesses, radioactive waste,
smoke
detectors, oil drums, asbestos, explosives stronger than fireworks
or any
compressed gases other than propane.
For more information, call the 24-hour Household Hazardous Waste
Infoline at
(303) 846-6249, recorded information is available in both English
and Spanish.
or visit www.tchd.org/householdchemical.htm.
Pueblo CFL Recycling The
Pueblo City-County Health Department has announced a
Lightbulb Recycling Program (Fluorescent, Pressurized Sodium, Metal
Halide). There are four drop-off locations in Pueblo County:
Health Department Lab, 151 Central Main
Progressive Gardeners, 113 W. 4th St.
Pueblo Lighting, 5176 Ridge Dr.
ReStore, 200 N. Santa Fe Ave.
For
more information, please call:
719-583-4924
719-583-4332 fax
Or
go to their web site at: http://www.co.pueblo.co.us/pcchd/
Northglenn Phone Book Recycling - Year Round
Rather than having limited times and locations to dispose of old
telephone books, Northglenn residents can now recycle their outdated
telephone books at a nearby recycling center in the newspaper recycling
bin on a year-round basis.
The west side recycling center is located in the Northwest Open
Space parking lot right behind the Water Treatment Plant on W.
112th Avenue and west of Pecos Street.
The east side recycling center is located at City Hall, 11701
Community Center Drive, in the west parking lot.
If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact
the Solid Waste Division at (303) 450-4004.
City of Dacono Clean Up Day
For the past 6 years, the City has held a Clean-Up Day, free of
charge
to the residents of Dacono. On that Saturday, residents can take
their items to the Denver Regional Landfill in Erie.
During the event, City Council and staff are present at the landfill
to validate residency, and ask for a $5 donation for
the food bank. On the Thursday and Friday prior to clean-up day,
Public Works will pick-up items from our seniors
and disabled citizens at no charge. Those items are taken to the
Public Works facility where Gator provides a roll-off.
The date being proposed for this year is Saturday, May 17 from
8:00 am until 1:00 pm.
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