Hazardous Waste
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Hazardous Waste

Hazardous Materials Management Facility

Hazardous Waste Disposal for Residents

Common household hazardous waste products include items such as fluorescent bulbs and tubes, home cleaning products, home maintenance products, motor oil and antifreeze, paint, and yard and garden care products. The Hazardous Materials Management Facility accepts wastes from residents and businesses from Boulder County, City and County of Broomfield, and the Town of Erie. Residential waste from outside of our service area will be charged an Out of County Fee of $45.

Hazardous Waste Disposal for Businesses

Hazardous waste disposal for businesses is by appointment only for businesses in Boulder and Broomfield counties that generate small quantities of hazardous wastes. Fees for the service are based on waste management costs for the type and weight of waste delivered, plus surcharges for overhead and construction.

The Free Reuse Area

Shop the Reuse Area first for free reusable products available during regular hours of operation.

Videos – Hazardous Waste Educational Videos

Three short educational videos titled Hazardous Waste Overview, Paint Recycling & Disposal, and Toxic Products.

Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) Best Practices

Prolong the life of your CFLs. Learn about selecting and using CFLs in a variety of applications including frequent on/off, dimming, indoor and outdoor locations. Find out how to clean up and dispose of broken bulbs, and where to dispose of in-tact bulbs.

About Household Hazardous Waste

Household hazardous wastes are often common products used in the home and need to be disposed of safely. Warning words on product containers such as poison, toxic, corrosive, volatile, flammable, inflammable, combustible, explosive, danger, caution, warning, and harmful will alert you to the hazardous nature of the product. Learn more about items that are accepted at the Boulder County Hazardous Waste Management Facility.

Sharps Guidance and Safe Handling Tips

Household sharps are accepted at Hazardous Materials Management Facility. Safe handling procedures should always be followed by the in-home sharps user.

  • Sharps placed in an industry-standard sharps container or a #2 plastic container with a screw-on lid. No milk containers (jugs).
  • Write on the container: ““Sharps – Do Not Recycle”.
  • Boulder County Public Health set up two biohazard medical waste bins for use by individuals enrolled in Boulder County’s Works Program. The Works Program is Boulder County’s legal syringe exchange program since 1989.
  • Safe Disposal of Unwanted Medications & Syringes

Safer Cleaning Products

With just a few basic and inexpensive ingredients you may already have, you can scrub, scour, deodorize, disinfect and cleanse your entire home without the toxicity of conventional store-bought cleaners.

Contact Us

Hazardous Materials Management Facility

720-564-2251
HazMatAll@bouldercounty.gov

Location

West of Boulder County Recycling Center
1901 63rd St.
Boulder, CO 80301
Map and Directions
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday-Saturday
Tuesday: Business waste by appointment only