El Paso County Expands Recycling Program For Citizens
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Household Hazardous Waste Facility Adds Basic Recyclables to Convenient, Drop-Off ServicesÂ
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Colorado Springs – Beginning Tuesday, March 1, the El Paso County Household Hazardous Waste Facility is expanding its services to include common recyclable items in addition to household hazardous waste. This added service is available to residents of El Paso and Teller Counties free of charge at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility located at 3255 Akers Drive – east of Powers Blvd. and north of Constitution Ave. El Paso County’s expanded program now offers the convenience of one-stop disposal for unwanted household items, whether recyclable or hazardous materials.
Items that can be recycled under this new program include: aluminum (e.g., cans, foil, pie tins); metal cans (e.g., tin or steel); plastic bottles and containers #1-7 (number designation noted on container’s recycle symbol); paper (e.g., office paper, junk mail, newspapers, paper bags, magazines, phone books); flattened cardboard (e.g., cereal boxes, dairy and juice containers, corrugated cardboard boxes); glass bottles; and jars. Unacceptable items include those that are food- or beverage-soiled, plastic bags and wrap, and Styrofoam products.Â
El Paso County’s expanded program for basic consumer recyclables will utilize a single-stream format, meaning that items do not need to be separated when dropped off. All recyclable items will be co-mingled in a designated outdoor storage bin for convenient drop off.
As of March 1, 2011, recyclable items can be dropped off at the Akers facility during normal business hours (Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on the second Saturday of each month from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.).
For additional information about El Paso County’s Hazardous Waste and Consumer Product Recycling services, visit http://www.elpasoco.com/ and key search “Hazardous Waste” or call 520-7871.
by Dave Rose
Public Information Officer
Phone: 520-6540Â Â Cell: 337-9239Â
DaveRose@elpasoco.com
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