Frequently Asked Questions

• Monday through Thursday from 9 am to 4 pm
• Friday and Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm
• Closed on Sundays

6020 West 91st Avenue.

• Single-Stream Recycling:
  • Mixed paper and paperboard
  • Paper food containers and cartons
    • This includes juice boxes, egg cartons, ice cream cartons, milk cartons, cereal boxes, and pasta boxes
  • Plastics Number 1, Number 2, and Number 5
  • Cardboard- 20 box limit, boxes must be broken down, no larger than 50 inches x 30 inches
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Aluminum and steel cans
• Hard-to-Recycle Items: (click here for a complete list with additional details) 
  • Electronics
    • Mixed electronics (e-waste) such as computers, printers, stereos, bathroom and kitchen appliances, vacuums, etc.
    • TVs and computer monitors
  • Paint
    • Latex and oil-based paint accepted as a member of Colorado's Paint Care Program
  • Bike tubes and tires
  • Cassette tapes
  • CDs and DVDs
  • Contact lenses
  • Corrugated plastic yard signs
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Ink and toner
  • Keys
  • Large Number 2 and Number 5 plastics
  • Mattresses and box springs
  • Plastic films and wraps including plastic shipping envelopes, bubble wrap, grocery and produce bags, newspaper sleeves, cereal bags, and dry cleaning bags
  • Plastic pill bottles
  • Plastic straws
  • Smoke alarms
  • Styrofoam and EPS foam
  • Toothpaste tubes and floss containers
  • VHS tapes
  • Water filters
  • Wine corks
  • Writing utensils
• Reuse Items (things that are not typically recyclable, but can be put to use by various organizations, charities, makers and artists):
  • Books
  • Shoes
  • Candle wax
  • Functioning bicycles
  • Eyeglasses
  • Hearing aids
  • Hand tools
  • Candle wax
  • Vinyl records
  • Canned (unopened) pet food
  • Packaged silverware
  • Paint brushes
  • Shampoo/conditioner small bottles from hotels

If you need help finding somewhere else to take your hard-to-recycle items, please use our Westy Waste Guide. You can type in your item and the guide will list places where you can take it.

Cardboard needs to be broken down before arriving and placed into separate containers. 

All other common recycling is placed in the same bins and emptied into the compactor. Republic Services takes the contents of the compactor to its recycling facility, where the items are sorted by material type for recycling. 

• Large/Bulky items
• Hazardous materials
• Batteries, unless they're in a device that makes them hard to remove, such a laptops, cellphones, and tablets.
• Furniture
• Explosives
• Other regulated materials like asbestos
• Construction debris
• No copper or scrap metal

• Please call the City at 303-658-2400 for assistance identifying other locations that will accept items for recycling. 
• The Waste Wizard provides information on recycling options for many hard-to-recycle materials.

Unfortunately, the site is not large enough to provide composting services. A number of companies offer curbside or drop-off composting services in and around Westminster. 

The Westminster Sustainability Center has a compactor for common recycling, which accommodates a great deal of recyclable material. The facility is also staffed. Employees keep the area around the bins neat and tidy.

Please contact your trash hauler for curbside recycling services. All trash haulers licensed to operate in Westminster provide recycling services, typically for $10-$12 per month. 

Yes, employees with our partner, SustainAbility Recycling, are present to assist customers during business hours.

No. The former locations were closed due to health and safety concerns and contamination issues. The Sustainability Center accepts single stream recycling, for free, for any Westminster resident.