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HOW IT WORKS:Its easy! Just throw away all your organic materialsin the new green compost container provided by the City andthats it! Youll be helping the environment and helping reducegreenhouse gases.

WHAT TO COMPOST: Fruit and vegetable scraps

Grass clippings and yard waste(leaves)

Dairy products and eggs Meat, sh and bones Potted plants and owers Compostable plates, utensils and cups Coffee grounds, lters and tea bags Colored papers and shredded paper Facial tissue

Latex and water-based paints are easyto dispose. Simply allow the paintto dry completely and place in yourregular trash cart. Adding kitty litteror newspaper will assist the paint indrying faster.

Congrats Longmont! You made a difference! Since Longmont began thesingle stream recycling program in November 2008,we have seen an increase in recycling by over 23%! Wehave reduced trash going to the land ll by over 1,000

tons! Thats over 100 truckloads per year that is notgoing to the land ll! Thanks for your tremendousrecycling efforts!

Over 25% of trash and waste

is actually organic material!

Decomposing food, yard waste and

grass clippings produce methane

which contributes to green house

gasses and global warming.

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There are many actions we can taketo reduce the amount of waste wegenerate or that we send to theland ll. Challenge yourself, yourfamily, and even friends to see just howmuch waste you can reduce from yourweekly curbside pickup. Below are sixtips to help you.

Reuse products. Try to nd anotheruse for the product rather thanthrowing it away.

Sell or donate products you canno longer use, such as clothing andfurniture.

Recycle, recycle, recycle!!! Takeadvantage of your recycling programshere in Longmont.

Support recycling efforts by usingproducts made from recycled materialswhenever possible.

Use rechargeable batteries. Usingrechargeable batteries not only helpsto reduce waste, but it also helpskeep the toxic metals found in somebatteries out of land lls.

Donate old or unwanted electronicssuch as computers and TVs.

23% Recycling Increase

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We are proud to announce a new curbside composting pilot program that will beginin 2010. This is designed to help reduce the large amount of organic material that endsup in our land lls. A selected demographic of the City will be chosen for the pilot. If all

goes well, keep your eyes peeled for the full launch of this program in 2011. If yourechosen for the pilot program, help us kick off this program by participating in curbsidecomposting.

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JANUARY 2010

APRIL 2010

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Jan 1: Tree Limb Diversion Center and City Facilities closed Jan 18: Trash & Recycling one day behind, Tree Limb Diversion

Center and City Facilities closed Jan 30: Large Item Stop N Drop at 375 Airport Road

April 12-23: Spring Branch Collection. See website or details. April 24: Large Item Stop N Drop at 375 Airport Road

July 4: Tree Limb Diversion Center closed July 5: Trash & Recycling one day behind, Tree Limb Diversion

Center and City Facilities closed July 31: Large Item Stop N Drop at 375 Airport Road

Oct 18-Dec 10: Curbside Fall Lea Collection. See website.Oct 30: Large Item Stop N Drop at 375 Airport Road

Nov 11 & 25: Trash & Recycling one day behind, Tree Limb Diversion Center and City Facilities closed

Sept 4: Landfll Drop DaySept 6: Trash & Recycling one day behind, Tree Limb Diversion

Center closed and City Facilities closed Sept 18: Household Chemical Drop Day at 375 Airport Road

Feb 15: Trash & Recycling one day behind, Tree Limb Diversion

Center and City Facilities closed

May 8: Landfll Drop Day May 31: Trash & Recycling one day behind, Tree Limb Diversion

Center and City Facilities closed

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2010 Single StreamRecycling Schedule

Horario de recicladode single stream

Monday East/Lunes Este

East side collectionColeccin del are Este

West side collectionColeccin del are Oeste

Tuesday East/Martes EsteWednesday West/Miercoles Oeste

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Thursday West/Jueves Oeste

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Dec 24, 25 & 31: Tree Limb Diversion Center closed and City Facilities closed

Dec 26-Jan 5: Christmas Tree Recycling. See website or details.


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Trash Please do NOT put these itemsin the trash cart

Hazardous waste

Liquid paint

Needles or syringes

Cooking oil

Loose or hot ashes

P l ease be sure your cart i s i n t he st reet and not bl ocki ng t he si d e-wal k. P l ease pl ace cart s at l east 3 1/ 2 f eet f rom al l ob j ect s on al l si d es. T he arrows on t he l i d shoul d f ace t oward s t he st reet or al l ey. Y our Rout e D ri ver

A Note FromThe Drivers

Single Stream Items Cereal boxes

Cans (do not crush)

White of ce paper

Phone books, newspapers, magazines Glass bottles and jars

Plastic bottles and jugs (#1-7)

Metal jar lids

Used Automotive Oil, Cooking Oil,& Automotive Battery Recycling

The City of Longmont offers curbside oil and battery collection to refusecollection customers. We can accept up to ve gallons of uncontaminated,used motor oil in see-through, one-gallon plastic containers which are securelycapped. Please call to schedule your curbside pickup for automotive oil or

batteries. We can also schedule for curbside collection of automotive, boat and motorcycle batteries.Please ensure that batteries and oil containers are out by 7 a.m. on your scheduled collection day,and placed at least three feet from your trash or recycling containers.

General RecyclingInformation

When is PickupTrash is picked up once per week. Recycling is picked up once every other week on your trashcollection day and must be out by 7 a.m.

HolidaysTrash and recycling collection is not provided on the following nine holidays : New YearsDay, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, & Christmas. Because of this, if your collection day falls on theholiday, or later that same week, your collection will be one day behind for that week only.

How to RecycleWe want to make recycling as easy as possible for you . Single stream recycling allows for allrecyclable materials to go into one container (grey container). The only thing you have to do isempty and rinse! Please do not atten aluminum cans.

Recycling Basics

Below is our Dirty Dozen hit list of the WORST THINGS TO PUT IN

YOUR GREY SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING CART. Please help make

single-stream recycling a success by keeping these materials OUT.

NO Plastic Bagsin single-stream recycling cart Plastic bags are the WORST contaminantin the recycling cart. When placed in acurbside cart, they get wet and dirty andcannot be recycled.

NO Materials in Plastic Bagsin single-stream recycling cart Workers have to slow the conveyorbelts to rip open bags that containrecyclables and then add the bag to theheap of bags bound for the land ll. Theseinef ciencies waste time and money.

NO Shredded Paper

in single-stream recycling cart Shredded paper is too small to sort.

NO Non-Recyclable Plasticsin single-stream recycling cart While we have added new plastic items,many plastics are still not recyclable.Plastic lids and Styrofoam are notrecyclable.

NO Caps/Lids on Containersin single-stream recycling cart Left on the bottle, caps and lids keepliquid inside the container. Pleaseremove and recycle metal caps and jarsseparately. Please throw away plasticcaps and lids.

NO Plastic Caps/Lidsin single-stream recycling cart Plastic caps/lids are not recyclable onor off the bottle.

NO Liquidsin single-stream recycling cart When we compact bottles for shipping,liquids drip and splatter creating a stickydirty mess. Please completely empty andrinse before recycling.

NO Ceramics orNon-Recyclable Glassin single-stream recycling cart

Ceramic, china, dishes, mirrors, lightbulbs, Pyrex, porcelain and windowglass should not go in the cart.

NO Diapers orBio-Hazardous Waste in single-stream recycling cart Syringes and needles, diapers and othersanitary products are not recyclable orcompostable.

NO Hazardous Wastein single-stream recycling cart Hazardous waste such as paint,automotive uids, car batteries andpesticides must be taken to the BoulderCounty Household Hazardous WasteFacility. Call 303-441-4800 for moreinformation.

NO Scrap Metalin single-stream recycling cart Scrap metal items of any size should notgo in your curbside cart. These itemscause excessive damage to the recyclingequipment. Please take these materialsto either the Boulder or Longmontrecycling drop-off centers and look forthe specially-marked scrap metal bin.

NO Frozen Food Boxesin single-stream recycling cart Paperboard boxes have a plastic polymersprayed on them to protect againstfreezer burn. That same coating preventsthe box from breaking down in therecycling process.

Call 303-651-8416to schedule a pickup

January 1: Oil and battery dropoff willbe relocated to 140 Martin Street,Recycle and Tree Limb Diversion Center

Plastic coffee cup lids cannot be recycled. Please put these in your black trash cart.Plastic coated coffee to-go cups are also trash.


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Fun Facts:The aluminum can is 100%

recyclable and can be used

to make new beverage cans

indefinitely, demonstrating

recycling at its finest!

Every Can Every Time!

Special Recycling Eventsin Longmont

Large Item Stop-N-Drops2010 Schedule: January 30, April 24, July 31, October 30, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where: Public Works Maintenance Facility, 375 Airport Road

Items Accepted: Sanitation subscription customers may bring large householditems for disposal. If bringing any kind of lumber, all nails must be removed. Cityemployees will unload your items, as you will need to remain in your vehicle whenon the Public Works Operations property. You must bring your City of Longmontutility bill to the Stop-N-Drop, as the program is available at no additional cost.

Not Accepted: Household waste, dirt, rock, sod, concrete, roo ng materials,chemicals, limbs, yard waste, tires, auto parts, hazardous waste or refrigerators.Please call Public Works Operations at 303-651-8416 for recommendationson how to dispose of these items.

Household Hazardous Chemical Drop-Off 2010 Schedule: September 18, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where: Public Works Maintenance Facility, 375 Airport Road

Items Accepted: City of Longmont sanitation subscription customers only (please bring yourutility bill as veri cation) may bring unwanted cleaners, solvents, pesticides, aerosol cans, paint,and other chemical wastes for disposal at no additional charge. Chemists will be on-site toidentify and properly dispose of many types of household hazardous chemicals.

Not Accepted: Commercial generated wastes of any kind are not accepted. This event is forchemicals commonly used for residential purposes ONLY.

Additional Drop Offs: If you are not able to drop off your unwantedchemicals during the event, please call the City of Longmont SolidWaste Division at 303-651-8416 for information on proper disposaland recycling.

For year round service, please take your hazardous materials to:

Boulder County Household Hazardous Waste Facility5880 Butte Mill Road, Boulder, inside the Western Disposal Transfer Station(1/2 mile east of 55th Street and Pearl Parkway).

Please call ahead to verify days and hours of operation at 303-441-4800,or visit www.co.boulder.co.us/recycling/hhw/hhwhome.htm.

Curbside Leaf Collection

2010 Schedule: October 18-December 10, curbside by 7 a.m.

Where: Curbside

Residents may place piled or bagged leaves at street curbside duringthe designated week.

No plastic bags, please. Leaf collection information will also be published in the CityLine,Longmont Life, and the Times-Call this fall. For your convenience, a limited number ofcompostable leaf bags are available throughout the City Departments prior to and duringthe event.

For more information, call Public Works Operations at 303-651-8416.

Hard-to-Recycle Roundups

2010 Schedule: Dates to be determined for 2010, please callus at 303-651-8416 or visit our website (www.ci.longmont.co.us/solidwaste).

Computers, electronics, and cell phones are among the itemsaccepted. There is a fee for recycling certain items.

After Halloween, we provide Halloween pumpkin composting atthe Recycle Center at 140 South Mar tin Street. Refuse collectioncustomers are welcome to dispose of their pumpkins in the speciallydesignated bin.

Please call 303-651-8416 for more details.

The City of Longmont has a RecyclingCenter where you can bring items 24hours a day, 7 days per week:

Cardboard

Mixed Paper

Additional SingleStream Materials

At this location you will also nd the TreeLimb Diversion Center where residentscan bring tree branches and leaves duringregular business hours.

This service is available to residents ofthe City of Longmont at no additional fee.Residents outside the City of Longmont willbe charged a small fee based on volume.

This site is designed to provide additionalrecycling opportunities for the community,if there is not a bin for a particular itemyou brought, please take it with you. Youmay contact us by phone for additionalinformation on how to recycle items notaccepted at this location.

Longmont Recycling Informationwww.ci.longmont.co.us/solidwaste

Longmont Recycling Center 140 South Martin Street

Hours: 24 hours a day/7 days a week303-651-8416

Longmont Recycle Center

140 Martin Street

Phone Books

Shredded Paper

Bulky Metal

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