Question 1

Bike tires and tubes

Accepted Answer

💵 💲Fee
$1.50/each

✅  Yes

All types of road and mountain bike tires and tubes

Question 2

Cassette tapes

Accepted Answer

💵 💲Fee
$0.50/each

✅  Yes

All types of cassette tapes and their cases
Leave tapes in original cases with paper inserts if possible

Question 3

CDs and DVDs

Accepted Answer

💵 💲Fee
$0.25/each

✅  Yes

CDs and DVDs of any type
Music, movies, software, burned disks, etc
Broken and scratched disks OK
Plastic cases and paper inserts included in fee
Please leave disks in original cases with paper inserts if possible

Question 4

Compost - ARVADA ONLY

Accepted Answer

💵 💲Fee
One 5-gallon bucket is covered under our "$5 bundle fee"
Each additional 5-gallon bucket is a $5 fee
Limit 2 buckets (please call ahead with larger load requests)

✅  Yes

Food scraps
Non-recyclable paper products
Small houseplants and flower bouquets

❌ NO

Plastics
Biodegradable bags
Branches/bushes
Rocks
Grass
Animal waste
Kitty litter
Glass, foil, metal

Question 5

Electronics (e-waste)

Accepted Answer

LIMIT: 10 CRT's per customer per day

💵 💲Fee

Computers, laptops, cell phones, tablets: FREE
Mixed e-waste: $0.40/lb
Screens: $0.59/lb
Smoke alarms: $16/each

✅  Yes

Mixed electronics
Flat screen TV's and monitors
CRT screens and monitors

❌ NO

Batteries
Light bulbs
Oil, gas
Freon
Hazardous waste
Broken CRT screens

Question 6

Floppy disks

Accepted Answer

💵 💲Fee
$0.25/each

✅  Yes

Computer disks of all types

Floppy disks
Zip disks

Question 7

Ink and toner

Accepted Answer

💵 💲Fee
$0.59/lb

✅  Yes

In tact printer ink and toner cartridges

❌ NO

Broken cartridges
Toner TUBES
Containers holding ink
Ink/toner refill cartridges
Extra ink or ink refills

Question 8

Mattresses - WESTMINSTER & ARVADA ONLY

Accepted Answer

💵 💲Fee
Mattresses: $30/each
Box springs: $30/each
Mattress toppers: $15

✅  Yes

Mattresses and box springs of any size 
Wood/spring mattresses
Foam mattresses
Futon mattresses

❌ NO

Mattresses with mold or mildew
Wet items
Mattresses with blood, urine or other bodily fluids
Mattresses with bed bugs or signs of bed bugs
Waterbeds
Mechanical beds
Bed or futon frames

Question 9

Paint

Accepted Answer

LIMIT: 30 containers per customer per day

💵 💲Fee

$0.50/container handling fee

✅  Yes

Interior & exterior paints: Latex, acrylic, water-based, alkyd, oil-based, enamel (including textured coatings)
Deck coatings, floor paints
Primers, sealers, undercoaters
Stains
Shellacs, lacquers, varnishes, urethanes (single component)
Waterproofing concrete/masonry/wood sealers & repellents (not tar or bitumen-based)
Metal coatings, rust preventatives
Field & lawn paints

❌ NO

Paint thinners
mineral spirits
solvents
aerosol paints (spray cans)
auto & marine paints
caulk
epoxies
glues, adhesives
paint additives
colorants, tints
resins
wood preservatives (containing pesticides)
roof patch & repair
asphalt
tar & bitumen-based products
2-component coatings
deck cleaners
traffic & road marking paints
industrial maintenance (IM) coatings
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) paints & finishes

Question 10

Plastic straws

Accepted Answer

💵 💲Fee
$0.10/each

✅  Yes

Soft, plastic single use straws of any color

❌ NO

Hard plastic straws
Glass straws
Paper straws
Curly straws
Metal straws (these can be recycled in our small metal items category)
Reusable straws of any type

Question 11

Smoke alarms

Accepted Answer

💵 💲Fee
$14/each

✅  Yes

Photoelectric & ionazation alarms
Combo smoke detector / CO2 alarms
Must be in tact with outer plastic cases - do not remove front piece

❌ NO

Incomplete alarms
Parts / pieces of alarms

Question 12

Toothpaste tubes & floss containers

Accepted Answer

💵 💲Fee
$0.50/each

✅  Yes

EMPTY toothpaste tubes and attached caps
EMPTY plastic floss containers of any brand

❌ NO

Tubes with toothpaste inside
Containers with floss inside

Question 13

Vegetable oil - ARVADA ONLY

Accepted Answer

💵 💲Fee
One 1-gallon bucket is covered under our "$5 bundle fee"
Each additional 1-gallon bucket is a fee of $5
Limit 5 gallons

✅  Yes

Vegetable oils
Peanut
Soybean
Olive
Canola
Corn

❌ NO

Mineral oil
Motor oil
Bacon grease
Pieces of food / solid fats

Question 14

VHS tapes & cases

Accepted Answer

💵 💲Fee
$0.25/each

✅  Yes

VHS tapes and the plastic or paperboard cases

❌ NO

Stickers and labels must be removed from the tapes in order to be recycled
Plastic parts with stickers will not be able to be recycled

Question 15

Water filters

Accepted Answer

💵 💲Fee
$5/each

✅  Yes

Carbon water filters of any type

❌ NO

Air filters
Furnace filters

Question 16

Writing utensils

Accepted Answer

💵 💲Fee
$0.10/each

✅  Yes

Pens, markers, permanent markers, highlighters, wooden pencils, mechanical pencils

❌ NO

Paint brushes or other art supplies

NOTE: THIS LOCATION IS CLOSING PERMANENTLY 6/20/26

Our other locations will remain open for drop-offs

Hard-To Recycle Center
BROOMFIELD

11811 Upham St Unit 5A West, Broomfield, CO

Recycling Fees

Bike tires and tubes

Cassette tapes

CDs and DVDs

Compost - ARVADA ONLY

Electronics (e-waste)

Floppy disks

Ink and toner

Mattresses - WESTMINSTER & ARVADA ONLY

Paint

Plastic straws

Smoke alarms

Toothpaste tubes & floss containers

Vegetable oil - ARVADA ONLY

VHS tapes & cases

Water filters

Writing utensils

no fee after $2 entrance fee

NOTE: THIS LOCATION IS CLOSING PERMANENTLY 6/20/26

Our other locations will remain open for drop-offs

Hard-To Recycle Center BROOMFIELD

11811 Upham St Unit 5A West, Broomfield, CO

Recycling Fees

Bike tires and tubes

Cassette tapes

CDs and DVDs

Compost - ARVADA ONLY

Electronics (e-waste)

Floppy disks

Ink and toner

Mattresses - WESTMINSTER & ARVADA ONLY

Paint

Plastic straws

Smoke alarms

Toothpaste tubes & floss containers

Vegetable oil - ARVADA ONLY

VHS tapes & cases

Water filters

Writing utensils

no fee after $2 entrance fee

Hard-To Recycle Center
BROOMFIELD