Hauling Requirements for Haulers

Hauler Licensing

Boulder County Ordinance #2019-3 requires licensing of all hauling companies operating in Boulder County that collect, transport, or dispose of discarded materials (trash, recyclables, compostables, construction and demolition materials, aggregate, or landscaping materials). Hauler licenses must be renewed annually by the hauler.

Collection Requirements Overview

Waste haulers are required to offer services based on which region of unincorporated Boulder County the customer resides. Please refer to the Boulder County Waste Hauler Regions Map for region boundaries.

Overview of regions with different collection requirements:

Region 2 (mountain areas)

• Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) / volumetric priced trash collection only

Region 4 (south of Nelson Road, just east of the Foothills and Eldorado Springs)

• PAYT trash collection, unlimited recycling and yard waste composting

Region 5 (east of the foothills)

• PAYT trash collection, unlimited recycling, food scrap and yard waste composting

Food and Yard Waste Collection

Curbside compost collection varies by hauling region. Please refer to the Waste Hauler Ordinance Regions Map for region boundaries. Food waste may be collected outside of required areas, provided that food waste is collected in a bear-proof organics collection container.

Recycling Collection

Materials are required to be collected as Single-Stream Recycling from residential properties covered by the ordinance.

License Application and Renewal

Please follow the steps below to receive your new or renewed hauler license:

1. Log into your Re-TRAC account or create a Re-TRAC account. If you do not have a Re-TRAC account, reach out to the Zero Waste Program Manager to get registered: Michal Duffy (they) mduffy@bouldercounty.gov.

1. • Please find the Re-TRAC Login and Reporting Forms here.
   • Complete the Commercial Waste Hauler Licensing Application and Self-Certification Form in Re-TRAC.
2. Calculate your license fee based on an annual fee of $50 for up to the first three vehicles (i.e. if you operate one, two, or three vehicles, the cost is $50). Each additional vehicle is $10 (i.e., if you operate four vehicles, the cost is $60).
3. Submit your payment electronically or by check. To pay electronically, use the Boulder County payment system linked in your Re-TRAC account. To pay by check, submit a check made out to “Boulder County Treasurer” and mail to:

Boulder County Resource Conservation Division
Attn: Hauler License
1901 63rd Street
Boulder, CO 80301

Upon receipt of your Application, Self‐Certification Form and payment, your Hauler License will be issued, and you will receive the appropriate number of windshield stickers for your vehicles.

If you have questions, please contact Michal Duffy (they) at mduffy@bouldercounty.gov.

Annual Reporting

Through a partnership with Boulder County, haulers and companies report for both the City of Boulder and unincorporated Boulder County using the same software program, Re-TRAC. No paper reporting forms will be accepted. All data reported to the city and the County shall be treated as confidential commercial documents under the provisions of the Colorado Open Records Act, Section 24-72-201, C.R.S., et seq.

• Please find the Re-Trac Login and Reporting Forms here.

Please note, Re-TRAC is being implemented for reporting waste hauled from within the City of Boulder and unincorporated Boulder County, City of Broomfield, City of Lafayette, City of Louisville, City of Longmont, Town of Erie, Town of Lyons, Town of Superior, and Town of Nederland. Haulers may enter data for other communities listed in the Annual Service Summary form; however, this is optional and not required during this reporting cycle.

If you have questions, please contact Michal Duffy (they) mduffy@bouldercounty.gov.

Relevant Documents

Hauler Ordinance

Waste Hauler Instructions

Re-Trac Login and Reporting Forms here

Waste Hauler Ordinance Regions Map

Unacceptable Materials