Allenspark Transfer Station and Recycling Drop-off

• Corrugated cardboard (please flatten)
• Brown paper bags

Containers

• Aluminum cans and clean foil
• Steel and tin cans
• Empty aerosol cans
• Glass bottles and jars
• Plastic bottles, tubs, jugs and screw-top jars
• Paper milk, soy cartons, drink boxes

Mixed paper

• Newspaper
• Magazines and catalogs
• Office paper and opened mail
• Paperboard
• Phone books

Scrap metal is accepted free of charge. No salvaging.

• Appliances WITHOUT Freon®
• Dishwashers
• Microwaves
• Hot water heaters
• Metal window frames (no glass)
• Lawnmowers (drained of all fluids)
• Metal lawn chairs
• Storm doors
• BBQ grills (No tanks)
• Wheel rims
• Metal pipes
• Other items 50% metal or more approved by attendant

Items NOT acceptable for scrap metal recycling

• Refrigerators (these items are accepted for a fee)
• Air conditioners (these items are accepted for a fee)
• Freezers (these items are accepted for a fee)
• Hazardous wastes such as oil, gasoline, pressurized containers, car batteries, household batteries
• Tires
• Computers or other electronic equipment

Boulder County contracts with USAgain for placement of a textile drop-off box at this location. USAgain accepts items for reuse/recycling such as:

• clothes
• footwear
• children’s clothing
• accessories
• linens

• Mattresses $30
• Box Springs $30

#6 White Foam Block is often referred to as “Styrofoam”. Only #6 white foam block packaging is accepted; other types of Styrofoam are trash items. No shipping labels on foam, packing peanuts, polystyrene cups, “to-go” boxes, meat trays or any other food-grade foam, moisture, or tape.

• Up to 13 gallon bag, $2 fee
• 30-33 gallon bag, $4 fee

Appliances that contain refrigerants such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrofluorocarbons (HCFCs), commonly know by the trade name Freon, require special handling that complies with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA’s) regulations. Boulder County contracts with a certified vendor to safely remove refrigerants before the components are recycled or disposed.

These appliances are accepted for a $65 fee (2026)

Common examples include:

• Refrigerators
• Freezers
• Air conditioners
• Dehumidifiers
• Water coolers

• 13 gal. kitchen trash bag, $2 fee
• 30-33 gal. trash bag (most popular size), $4 fee
• Yard and leaf bag, $6 fee
• Permit for ten 30-33 gallon bags or twenty 13 gallon bags or any combination, $40 fee

Per cubic yard, $16 fee

• Furniture (couch, desk, table, etc.), $25 fee
• Appliances with CFCs, such as refrigerators, air conditioners, freezers, can be recycled for a fee.
• Mattresses and box springs can be recycled for a fee.

• Cars, $25 fee
• Station wagon, $35 fee
• Pick-up truck, small, $40 fee
• Pick-up truck, standard – bed level or van, $50 fee
• Pick-up truck, standard – halfway up cab, $65 fee
• Pick- up truck, standard w/ side rails – top of cab, $80 fee