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.

The Rooney Road Recycling Center is split into two sections: one for organic materials and one for hazardous materials.

The organics side collects brush, wood waste, grass, leaves, combustible slash, etc. This portion of the recycling center is open seven days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (please make final drop-offs by 4:45 so the center can close promptly). There is no appoinment necessary when dropping materials off. To contact them directly, please call 303-710-9120.

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.

The hazardous materials side will accept most types of household hazardous waste materials. Many household chemicals pose a serious health hazard if not properly handled, stored and disposed. This portion of the recycling center is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays only, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. You must make an appointment when bringing materials to the hazardous side. Please call the office at 303-316-6262 (open Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) for questions or to schedule an appointment.

Recycle your Christmas Tree at the Rooney Road Recycling center for the charge of $1.00 each. For more information, click on the "Seasonal Recycling" tab on the left of this page.

The 3RC Foundation supports the Center

 

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.
  • Electronic waste, like computers, microwave ovens and televisions should be recycled here. Click here for a more complete listing.

 

Other non-hazardous recycling resources.


New public service announcements:
Latex Paint Disposal
Carpet Cleaning Waste Disposal

New Program CESQG (Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator) Click here for prices. Click here for receipt.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

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 $20 or picked up at your home for $30. 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.


How much waste can you take to the Center?

  • 75 lbs. household hazardous waste
  • 25 Gallons of used oil
  • 10 Gallons of latex paint
  • 5 automobile batteries
  • 5 flourescent light tubes

An additional fee will apply for any amounts exceeding those listed above.

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.