Waste Hauler License Map Update Stakeholders Meeting

To advance zero waste efforts in the community, Boulder County is updating the county’s Waste Hauler Ordinance Regions map to increase organics collection access for the northern most parts of the county.
Changes Overview: The Waste Hauler Ordinance Regions map divides the county into five regions. Each region has a different hauler collection requirement for trash, recycling and organic materials. These regions are based on considerations like population density and area geography, and only apply to single-family residences. The new map will be implemented starting January 1, 2025. The map update will affect the following two regions:

• Region 3 – (north of Nelson Road and east of the foothills) – Requires haulers to provide Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) trash service and unlimited recycling.
• Region 5 – (south of Nelson Road and east of the foothills) – Requires haulers to provide PAYT trash service, unlimited recycling and food and yard waste collection.

The map update will eliminate Region 3, north of Nelson Road and east of the foothills, and redesignate that area to Region 5. Region 5 will not change, except for adding the Region 3 area. This change will affect the following:

• Haulers that provide regular or periodic trash collection service to addresses north of Nelson and east of the foothills will be required to provide food and yard waste collection to single-family residents.

Haulers servicing businesses and multi-family residents in this area may offer food and yard waste collection.

Maps: The current Waste Hauler Ordinance Regions map. The new Waste Hauler Regions Map . Please note the new map has four zones but they are labeled 1,2,4, and 5 to be consistent with the Waste Hauler Ordinance language.

Why: The region map update will increase equitable access to organics collection services. The current map’s boundaries were drawn back in 2007, over 17 years ago. The county has grown and changed since the current map was drawn and the new map helps reflect these changes. An estimated 2,525 residents will have access to curbside food waste and yard waste collection services with this map change.

Learn more on the hauler licensing webpage.