THE
RECYCLING GUIDE
THE
RECYCLING GUIDE
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43% Diversion rate
An informational Solid Waste and Recycling newsletter for Longmont residents.
You can drop off the following itemsat the Waste Diversion Center
140 Martin StreetRecycle Drop Off: 24 hours a day/7 days per weekFor Tree Limb Diversion Hours: 303-651-8416or www.ci.longmont.co.us/solidwaste
• Tree limbs, shrubs, bushes, and unbagged leaves
(during business hours only)
• Aluminum cans and foil• Steel cans and metal jar lids• Glass bottles and jars• Milk cartons and drink boxes• Plastic bottles• Plastic screw-top jars• Plastic tubs and cups• Cardboard and brown paper bags• Paper and unopened mail• Magazines and catalogs• Newspaper and phone books• Large paperboard items• Small, low-grade paper items
C i t y o f L o n g m o n t
P u b l i c W o r k s & N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s 3 7 5 A i r p o r t R o a d L o n g m o n t , C O 8 0 5 0 1
P R S R T S T D u S P o S T a g e P a i D l o n g m o n T c o P e R m i T n o 1 9
6,433 tons
collected curbside
1,697 tons
collected at the Waste Diversion Center
14,306 tons
of tree limbs and branches
62 tons
of shredded material from shred events
36 tons
of Household Hazardous Waste
43 tons
of E-Waste collected at Stop-N-Drops
30,301 tons
of trash collected curbside
That’s 52,878 tons of materials collected,of which 22,577 tons were recycled.That equals a 43% Diversion rate for Longmont.
YOUR GUIDE TO RECYCLING NDCOLLECTION CEDULE
Please use this guide to nd recyclingsolutions: batteries, bottles, paper, shredded
paper, cardboard, bulky metals, motor oiland cooking oil. For more info:
www.ci.longmont.co.us/solidwaste
Waste Diversion Center
140 Martin treet
At this location you will nd the Tree Limb Drop-Off site where residents can bring tree branchesand leaves during regular business hours.This service is available to residents of the City ofLongmont at no additional fee. Residents outsidethe City of Longmont will be charged a small feebased on volume.If there is not a bin for a particular item, pleasetake it with you. You may contact us by phone foradditional information on how to recycle items notaccepted at this location.
You made a difference!
In 2011, cityresidents recycled 22,577 tons of material.Those materials included: curbside recyclingcollection, Waste Diversion Center collections,tree limb diversion materials, and papershredding events.
Thank you for yourtremendous effort to divert wastes fromthe landll!
2012 Trash and Recycling Collection Schedule
Horario de colección de basura y reciclado
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Jan 2: New Years Holiday (Trash and Recycling 2 Days behind,Waste Diversion Center Closed) Jan 14: Shred event at 140 Martin Street, 9am – 2pm Jan 16: Martin Luther King Day (Trash and Recycling 1 Daybehind, City Facilities and Waste Diversion Center Closed). Feb 4: Landfll Drop Day, Erie Landfll, 6am – 2pm Feb 11: Shred event at 140 Martin Street, 9am – 2pm Feb 20: President’s Day (Trash and Recycling 1 Day behind,City Facilities and Waste Diversion Center Closed). Mar 9: Shred event at 140 Martin Street, 9am – 2pm April 9 – 20: Spring Branch Collection April 14: Shred event at 140 Martin Street, 9am – 2pm April 28: Hard to Recycle Event, 140 Martin Street, 9am – 1pm May 12: Landfll Drop Day, Erie Landfll, 6am – 2pm May 19: Shred event at 140 Martin Street, 9am – 2pm May 28: Memorial Day (Trash and Recycling 1 Day behind,City Facilities and Waste Diversion Center Closed). June 16: Shred event at 140 Martin Street, 9am – 2pm June 23: Stop-N-Drop event at 375 Airport Road, 8am – 2pm July 4: Independence Day (Trash and Recycling 1 Day behind,City Facilities and Waste Diversion Center Closed). July 14: Shred event at 140 Martin Street, 9am – 2pm August 11: Landfll Drop Day, Erie Landfll, 6am – 2pm August 18: Shred event at 140 Martin Street, 9am – 2pmSept 3: Labor Day (Trash and Recycling 1 Day behind, City Facilities and Waste Diversion Center Closed).Sept 8: Hard to Recycle Event, 140 Martin Street, 9am – 1pmSept 14: Shred event at 140 Martin Street, 9am – 2pmSept 15: Household Chemical Drop Day, 375 Airport Road,9am – 1pm Nov 3: Shred event at 140 Martin Street, 9am – 2pm Nov 5 – Nov 30: Fall Lea Collection Nov 12: Observance o Veteran’s Day (Trash and Recycling 1 Day behind, City Facilities and Waste Diversion Center Closed) Nov 17: Landfll Drop Day, Erie Landfll, 6am – 2pm Nov 22: Thanksgiving Day (Trash and Recycling Thursdaycollection 1 Day behind, City Facilities and Waste DiversionCenter Closed). Dec 15: Shred event at 140 Martin Street, 9am – 2pm Dec 25: Christmas Day (Trash and Recycling 1 Day behind, City Facilities and Waste Diversion Center Closed). Dec 26 – Jan 4: Christmas Tree Recycling
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Drop-off Locations
The city offers residents two options for properdisposal of chemical and hazardous wastes.Option one is year round access to the BoulderCounty Hazardous Materials ManagementFacility. This site is open Wednesday throughSaturday, all year long, for your convenience.Option two is an annual hazardous materialscollection event held in Longmont at the PublicWorks Maintenance Facility.
Option One
Year round access to the BoulderCounty Hazardous Materials Facility
The Boulder County Residential azardousMaterials Management Facility
is openfour days a week, year round, and Longmontresidents may visit the site to drop off theirpaints, solvents, pesticides, light bulbs andother hazardous wastes. Access to the site forLongmont residents is free, just bring your IDindicating your Longmont address for access tothe site. www.co.boulder.co.us/recycling/hhw/hhwhome.htm • Phone: 720–564–2251 • BoulderCounty Recycling Center, 1901 63rd St., Boulder,CO, 80301
Residential ousehold azardous WasteDrop-off ours:
8:30 a.m. — 4 p.m.,Wednesday – Saturday. Residentsmay drop off waste during thesetimes. Closed: Sunday — Tuesday.
When is Pickup
Trash is picked up once per week.
Recycling ispicked up once every other week on your trashcollection day and must be out by 7 a.m.
Holidays
Trash and recycling collection is not providedon the following nine holidays
: New Year’s Day,Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, MemorialDay, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day,Thanksgiving, & Christmas. If your collection dayfalls on the holiday, or later that same week, yourcollection will be one day behind for that weekonly.
We want to make recycling as easy as possiblefor you
.Single stream recycling allows for allrecyclable materials to go into one container (greycontainer). The only thing you have to do is empty
and rinse! Please do not atten aluminum cansor containers.
Recycle It Riht
Hazardous Chemicals
Non-Trash Items
Please DO NOT put theseitems in the trash cart
• Hazardous waste• Liquid paint• Cooking oil• Loose or hot ashes• Large bulky items that protrude out
Recyclin Basics
Please keepat least two feet
between carts so the truck arm caneasily grab each cart.
Sinle Stream
Option Two
Hazardous Chemical Drop-Off Event
When:
Saturday, September 15, 9 a.m. — 1 p.m.
Where:
Longmont Public Works MaintenanceFacility, 375 Airport Road
More information:
Phone: 303-651-8416http://www.ci.longmont.co.us/solidwaste/hazardous_waste.htm
Items Accepted:
City of Longmont sanitationsubscription customers only (please bring yourutility bill as verication) may bring unwantedcleaners, solvents, pesticides, aerosol cans,paint, and other chemical wastes for disposal atno additional charge. Chemists will be on-site toidentify and properly dispose of many types ofhousehold hazardous chemicals.
Not Accepted:
Commercialgenerated wastes of any kind arenot accepted. This event is forchemicals commonly used forresidential purposes ONLY.
Trash
Your RecyclinChallene:
V
isit the Waste Diversion Center at least oncein 2012 and recycle something—cardboard,paper, shredded material, branches, compost,motor oil, bulky metal. That’s easy enough.We will give away one “iPod Shufe” everyquarter of the year.
Just ll out the entry form and bring itwith you when you drop off your recyclablematerial and turn it in to the attendant atthe window.
Contest Rules:*Valid ID must be presented*Must be a City of Longmont resident*City employees not eligible for prizes*Picture and name will be posted on our web site*One entry per Household, per year
Name:ddress:Email:Phone:What did you bring to recycle today?
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City of Longmont Post Consumer 2012 Recycling Guide, Colorado, annual publication on recycling events in Longmont.
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