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Welcome
to the Rooney Road Recycling Center
Many household chemicals pose
a serious health hazard if not properly handled, stored
and disposed. It has never been easier to remove these
hazards from your home. The Rooney Road Recycling Center
will accept most types
of household hazardous waste materials.
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Latest
News and Recent Updates:
- Rooney Road Recyling Center
monthly board meetings are held on the 2nd
Thursday of each month at 9:00 a.m. in the Lakewood
Room of the Jefferson County Administration
and Courts Building at 100 Jefferson County
Parkway in Golden, CO.
- Mulch is now available
for a small fee:
$5/cubic yard; Self-load, or $0.50/garbage bag;
Residents must supply & load the garbage
bag.
- Electronic waste, like computers,
microwave ovens and televisions should be recycled
here. Click here
for a more complete listing.
Other
non-hazardous recycling resources >>
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Save
Money on your Summer yard projects! Recycling your yard waste at Rooney Road Recycling Center
is less expensive than disposing of it at your trash
collection provider's disposal location. Click
here for more information. |
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Hours of
Operation:
The Rooney Road Recycling Center is open by appointment
only, to schedule please call 303-316-6262.
Why You Should Use the Center
Many chemicals used in households have similar characteristics
of those used by businesses. Business waste disposal
is strictly regulated to prevent impacting human health
and the environment. While households are not held to
the same standards as businesses, these chemicals have
the same harmful potential if not properly managed.
In addition, chemicals thrown into trash containers
are a hazard to sanitation workers or anyone else handling
the trash. Once deposited in the landfills, this waste
still has the potential to jeopardize groundwater quality.
The Center provides a low cost method to ensure your
chemicals are disposed of safely.
Who May
Use the Center?
If you live within the following municipalities you
are eligible to use the Rooney Road Recycling Center:
- Arvada
- Edgewater
- Golden
- Lakeside
- Lakewood
- Morrison
- Mountain View
- Wheat Ridge
- Jefferson County
Your chemical waste can be dropped
of at the Center for $13 or picked up at your
home for $20. You must schedule an appointment
for drop off or pick up. The average disposal cost to
the Center per drop off is $85. Your payment helps to
defray this expense and provide new and continued services.
The Center now also accepts electronic
materials to keep heavy metals out of the landfill.
Yard Waste Recycling Program
The Center accepts yard waste
such as leaves, compost, grass clippings, tree branches,
construction lumber, and logs for chipping and mulching.
Residential and commercial customers are encouraged
to utilize this service. For more information on the
Yard Waste Recycling Program, please call 1-800-776-1644.
How much waste can you take to the Center?
Participants may bring up to 75 pounds of chemical waste
to the Center per appointment. Prior arrangements can
be made to accept amounts over the 75 pound limit, however
you will be required to pay the disposal costs for the
additional waste. If the drop-off option is chosen the
following chemical amounts will not require an additional
charge:
- 20 Gallons of antifreeze
- 20 Gallons of used oil
- 5 Gallons of latex paint
- Unlimited number of automobile
batteries
- 10 oil filters
Up to 20 gallons of motor oil and
antifreeze will be accepted in 5 gallon size or smaller
containers. Batteries, oil, and up 5 gallons of latex
paint do not count toward the 75 pound limit.
HazMart
Over fifty percent of the materials
received at the Center are recycled or reused. Products
that are in new or near new condition with good packaging
and clear labels are offered at no cost to the public
at Hazmart. The Hazmart room
is open on Saturdays and Wednesdays, call 303-316-6262
for more information. The following are some of the
products that you may find there:
- Automotive Products (motor
oil, antifreeze, car polish, transmission, brake and
power steering fluids)
- Home Care Products (cleaning
products, furniture polishes, soaps, bleaches, glues)
- Paints and Stains (assorted
colors of latex paint, oil-based paint, oil and water-based
stains, varnishes and sealers)
- Lawn and Garden Care
(fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides).
Questions?
First, check our Frequently Asked
Questions page to see if the answer is there. If
your question is not listed there, or if you need to
schedule an appointment, please call 303-316-6262. |
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