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Nederland Transfer Station and Recycling Drop-off
small tan and green building, Nederland transfer station office

Nederland Transfer Station and Recycling Drop-off

Hours

Sunday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Monday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Location

Holiday Schedule

closed on the following holidays

2025
New Year’s Day Wednesday, Jan. 1
Martin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan. 20
President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 17
Memorial Day, Monday, May 26
Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19
Independence Day, Friday, July 4
Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1
Indigenous People’s Day, Monday, Oct. 13
Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 27
Friday after Thanksgiving, Friday, Nov. 28
Christmas Day, Thursday Dec. 25, 2026
New Years Day, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026

Composting Service Guidelines and Fees

All organic material dropped off as compost must be delivered in a compostable bag. Compost Guidelines

Food Scraps:

  • fruits and vegetables
  • coffee grounds and filters, tea bags
  • meat and fish
  • pasta and rice
  • breads and grains
  • dairy products – milk, cheese, eggs
  • shells and bones

Yard Waste:

  • leaves, hay, straw and sawdust
  • yard, lawn and garden trimmings

1-4 gallon bag: $1
5-13 gallon bag: $2 (standard kitchen size)
14-33 gallon bag: $5 (paper lawn bags)
34+ gallon bag: $7 (toter/commercial/event size)

Recycling Items Accepted

Recycling is collected in separate bins as categorized below:

  • Corrugated cardboard (please flatten)
  • Brown paper bags

Containers:

  • Containers must be emptied and rinsed before recycling. NO plastic bags.
  • 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

Accepted for recycling:

  • 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

Not Accepted for scrap metal recycling:

  • Refrigerators
  • Air conditioners
  • 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

Scrap metal is accepted free of charge. No salvaging.

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

Trash Disposal Fees

  • 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
  • Mattresses and box springs, $25 fee
  • Appliances with CFCs: refrigerators, air conditioners, freezers, $60 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

NOTE: This facility does not accept construction and demolition (C&D) material from businesses or contractors. Please visit Town of Nederland Construction and Demolition Program.

Slash

Slash is not accepted at this site. See Community Forestry Sort Yards

Contact Us

Resource Conservation Division

720-564-2220
resourceconservation@bouldercounty.gov

Location

Boulder County Recycling Center
1901 63rd St.
Boulder, CO 80301
Map and Directions
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday

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