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A printable version of this Sorting Guide is available by clicking here.
The drop-off centers are
open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Locations: Frisco Drop-off Center – County Commons, across from Animal Shelter; Breckenridge Drop-off Center – County Road 450, ¼ mile on left; Dillon Mobile Drop-off Trailer – Dillon Town Hall Parking Lot.
MATERIAL |
YES |
NO |
MIXED PAPER |
Newspapers & Inserts;
White & Light Colored Office Paper; Envelopes; Notebook Paper; Magazines;
Staples, Paper Clips, Tape OK |
Neon Colored Paper; Tissues; Napkins; Paper Plates or Cups; Brown Paper Bags; Cardboard; Paperboard (Cereal Boxes); Phone Books; Plastic Bags |
MIXED PLASTICS |
#1, #2, #4, #5, #7 Plastics Bottles, Tubs, & Bags
Please refer to Recycling Symbol
on container or bag |
#3 PVC; #6 Polystyrene; Styrofoam;
Motor Oil Containers;
Large Items (lawn furniture, toys, etc) |
MIXED METAL CONTAINERS |
Aluminum Cans; Aluminum Foil & Pie Plates; Tin Cans |
Scrap Metal |
CARDBOARD & PAPERBOARD |
Cardboard; Paperboard
(cereal boxes & six-pack containers);
Brown Paper Bags. Staples & Tape OK;
PLEASE FLATTEN |
Milk or Soy Milk Cartons;
Wax-Coated Cardboard;
Other Paper |
MIXED GLASS |
Bottles & Jars;
Clear, Yellow, Green, Blue Colors |
Window Glass; Drinking Glasses; Pyrex; Ceramic Dishes |
BROWN GLASS |
Bottles & Jars
Be a good sort – please separate your brown glass! |
Window Glass; Drinking Glasses; Pyrex; Ceramic Dishes |
BATTERIES |
Please sort into marked bins: Alkaline; Rechargeable; Lithium Ion; Lead Acid Batteries (Auto, Marine, Computer Back-up Units) |
Other Household Hazardous Waste |
CELL PHONES; INK JET & TONER CARTRIDGES |
Please sort into marked boxes. |
Other electronics or computer equipment. |
USED MOTOR OIL |
Carefully pour into large container.
Any container that has had motor oil in it is NOT RECYCLABLE; please dispose of with household trash. |
Oil/water mix. Antifreeze or other fluids. Motor oil containers are NOT RECYCLABLE; please dispose of with household trash. |
OIL FILTERS |
Place in marked 55 gallon drums. |
Other household hazardous waste. |
ANTIFREEZE |
Leave in sealed containers on top of motor oil bins. |
Other household hazardous waste. |
SCRAP METAL |
Available at FRISCO DROP-OFF CENTER ONLY. |
Appliances, propane tanks, fuel tanks, barbed wire, 55 gallon drums, batteries, computers or TVs. |
Appliances: accepted at Summit County landfill. Call first 468-9263. Freon MUST be removed from refrigerators, contact 668-5703 for information and fees.
Electronics:
$5 per monitor; $5 per CPU; $10 per TV. Dependent
upon Summit County Landfill hours (Weekdays 7am-4pm and
Saturdays 8am-noon), closes during high wind advisories,
call ahead, 468-9263. Call 668-5703 for info.
Household Hazardous
Waste – accepted at Summit County landfill.
Closed December-April. Fees apply. Learn more on our
HHW page or call 668-5703.
Includes paint, pesticides, mercury containing devices,
fluorescent bulbs, chemicals, cleaners, sealers.
Skis & Poles – seasonal collection. Call for status of program (668-5703).
Christmas Trees
– Dec.
26th-Jan. 31st, 2007
This year each town has a place to recycle Christmas
trees. Please make sure all ornamentation, including tinsel,
is removed. The locations are marked with signs and are
as follows: Breckenridge- at the Slash Drop on Wellington
Road; Frisco- at the Marina in the empty lot to the right;
Dillon- at the Dillon Town Hall lot; and Silverthorne- across
from the second Three Peaks Entrance. Trees may also be
taken to the Summit County landfill’s wood waste drop off
area. Call 668-5703 for detailed directions to the locations.
Wood Waste –accepted at Summit County Landfill. Fees apply. Must be clean and free of trash, rocks, concrete, and scrap metal to be recycled with wood waste. Slash, stumps, dimensional lumber, pallets accepted. Call 668-5703 for fees. |
