Westminster Sustainability Center is a convenient, clean, and safe location where residents can drop off recyclables, including hard-to-recycle items, without having to go to multiple places.
Please note: In order to ensure high-quality service, single-stream recycling is now reserved for Westminster residents only. Hard-to-recycle and reuse services remain available to everyone.
Click here to read the recycling rules BEFORE visiting the center
The hours of operation are as follows:
Single-stream recyclables are free to drop off, and hard-to-recycle goods will be accepted for a fee. You can learn more about the price structure here. Single-stream services are available to Westminster residents ONLY.
Please note the following closures for holidays. On the days below, the facility will not accept any recycling:
Westminster's Sustainability Center is located within a 10-minute drive for more than 80% of Westminster residents.
SustainAbility Recycling operates the center. You can drop off hard-to-recycle items, including electronics, paint, and Styrofoam, in addition to single-stream recycling items such as cardboard, paper, plastic, aluminum, and glass. Your unwanted electronics will be sent to certified e-waste recyclers who will break down your items in an ethical manner without compromising any personal data left on the device.
SustainAbility has similar operations in Arvada and Broomfield, and they are proud to offer work opportunities for individuals who have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
The dedicated staff members at the Westminster Sustainability Center are passionate about protecting our environment and want to share that passion with the community. The center will be available for field trips and other community tours to demonstrate the environmental benefits of recycling.
Westminster Sustainability Center will be located at 6020 West 91st Avenue.
There will be plenty of signs making sure drivers know where to go. To mitigate potential traffic impacts, we ask you to enter the site from Harlan St. and either park in the designated spots for hard-to-recycle items or enter the line for single-stream recyclables.
You will be able to drop off your common recycling for free. Some examples of common recycling are: 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 #1, #2, and #5, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, aluminum and steel cans
To see the pay structure for hard-to-recycle items, click here.
No. The former locations were closed due to health and safety concerns and contamination issues. The Sustainability Center can accept single stream recycling, for free, for any Westminster resident.
You will be able to recycle single stream, common items for free. Some hard-to-recycle items will cost a $4 fee and other recyclables will be priced by the pound/per item. Please continue to monitor this page for more exact pricing as we get closer to the grand opening.
If you'd prefer to recycle elsewhere, you could ask your garbage pickup provider if they also offer curbside pickup for recycling. Most providers do for about $10-$12 extra a month, though prices vary.
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.
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