Hard-To-Recycle (H2R)
HARD TO RECYCLE ITEMS ACCEPTED AT THE ARVADA SITE ONLY
Due to COVID, we cannot assist with sorting and unloading
but can offer verbal guidance on material placement.
THE $2 ENTRANCE FEE COVERS:
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1. Common recycling (sorted glass bottles & jars, aluminum cans, steel cans, #5 plastics, #1 plastic bottles, #2 plastics, mixed paper and 10 cardboard boxes). Up to two (2) trash bags per visit.
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2. Hard-2-Recycle (H2R) items -- scroll down to see list below. Some items require an additional recycling fee
QUICK REFERENCE LIST
BATTERIES: SEALED LEAD ACID, LI-ION
LAPTOP BATTERIES, APC/UPS BACKUP UNITS
SMOKE ALARMS ($12/each fee)
INK & TONER
PAINT (LATEX & OIL BASED)
LARGE #2 PLASTICS
LARGE #5 PLASTICS
PAIRED SHOES
VHS TAPES (.25/piece fee)
VEGETABLE OIL
WINE CORK
CORRUGATED PLASTIC YARD SIGNS
CD'S & DVD'S (.25/piece fee)
CIGARETTE BUTTS
BUBBLE WRAP
BOOKS
BIKES
BIKE TIRES
BIKE TUBES
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ($6/each fee)
PROPANE TANKS ($1/each fee)
STYROFOAM
Material
Pricing
PAIRED SHOES
no fee after $2 entrance fee
All types & sizes of shoes in any condition. Please make sure they are in pairs.
BOOKS
Hardback books, soft back books, manuals, text books, fiction, non fiction
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NO Phone books (these can be placed in our single stream containers)
no fee after $2 entrance fee
VEGETABLE OIL
Peanut, vegetable, soybean, canola, corn oil
NO motor oil, mineral oil, bacon grease
*Do not bring to our Denver site
no fee after $2 entrance fee
INK & TONER
Printer ink & toner cartridges IN TACT
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NO toner tubes, containers holding ink to refill cartridges,
broken cartridges
SMOKE ALARMS
All types of fire alarms & carbon monoxide detectors
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NO broken or crushed alarms
CD's & DVD's
$2 entrance fee + $12 per alarm
$0.25/piece + $2 entrance fee
CD's, DVD's and their cases
CORK
no fee after $2 entrance fee
Wine/Bottle Corks
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NO Plastic wine corks, cork boards
#2 LARGE PLASTIC ITEMS
Buckets, tubs & containers that are labeled #2
no fee after $2 entrance fee
NO containers that have held corrosive or acidic chemicals including fertilizers
#5 LARGE PLASTIC ITEMS
Buckets, tubs & containers that are labeled #5
no fee after $2 entrance fee
NO containers that have held corrosive or acidic chemicals including fertilizers
BATTERIES
Li-Ion Rechargable Laptop Batteries
Sealed Lead Acid Batteries (no vehicle batteries)
APC/UPS Backup Units
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NO bulging batteries, leaking or wet batteries
alkaline batteries (aa, aaa, d, etc)
BIKES
no fee after $2 entrance fee
no fee after $2 entrance fee
All types of bikes, parts & pieces
CIGARETTE BUTTS
Extinguished cigarettes and cigarette filters
no fee after $2 entrance fee
NO E-CIGARETTE'S OR COMPONENTS
BUBBLE WRAP
no fee after $2 entrance fee
Traditional, clear bubble wrap
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NO colored bubble wrap, wet/dirty wrap, plastic "air pillows", plastic bags of any kind
CORRUGATED PLASTIC
YARD SIGNS
no fee after $2 entrance fee
Corrugated plastic yard signs and their metal stands
NO flexible plastic signs
VHS TAPES
$0.25/per tape fee after $2 entrance fee
* 50 TAPE MAXIMUM
Video cassette tapes and cases
STYROFOAM
Large Block Packing Styrofoam
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NO containers that held food or drink, packing peanuts, soft foam, colored foams
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
no fee after $2 entrance fee
LIMIT: 20 pieces of styrofoam per visit
$2 entrance fee + $6 per extinguisher
All types of extinguishers
PROPANE TANKS
$2 entrance fee + $1 per standard or mini tank.
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HELIUM TANKS
Tanks of any size or brand including small camping sizes
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NO Butane containers
BIKE TIRES
$2 entrance fee + $1.25 per tire
All types of road or mountain bike tires
BIKE TUBES
$2 entrance fee + $0.75 per tube
All types of road or mountain bike tubes
NOT ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME
TENNIS BALLS
no fee after $2 entrance fee
All types of tennis balls
NOT ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME
LARGE STEEL ITEMS
Items that are made of at least 75% steel
no fee after $2 entrance fee
Metal filing cabinets, sporting equipment, tools, yard/gardening tools, sewing machines, metal furniture, pots, pans, baking sheets, grills, water heaters, ladders, golf clubs, weights, bike frames, door knobs, metal fencing, wire, edging, metal safes, automotive break rotors, office chairs and more!
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NO Items containing oil & gas
*NOTE: We do NOT pay for metals
NOT ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME
LARGE ALUMINUM ITEMS
no fee after $2 entrance fee
Items that are made of at least 75% aluminum
Bike rims, scraps, gutters, aluminum siding, and more
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NO Items containing oil & gas
*NOTE: We do NOT pay for metals
NOT ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME
SMALL MIXED METALS or
UNIDENTIFIABLE
METALS
no fee after $2 entrance fee
*NOTE: We do NOT pay for metals
Copper, brass, motors, or any item made of multiple types of metals
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NO Items containing oil & gas
no fee after $2 entrance fee
PAINT
We have a 30 container limit at both sites.
We will not accept more than 30 containers per customer/vehicle within a 24 hour period.
$0.50 per container handling fee.
No entrance fee
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
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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