Directory of Recycling Locations
Search the directory to dispose of hard-to-recycle items near Evergreen, Colorado.
We make every effort to maintain the accuracy of this directory, but it is always advisable to confirm the items accepted by each business.
Contact us with listing corrections, business updates, or to inquire about being added to the recycling directory.
*Indicates accepts hazardous items
Hazardous* Items
Aspen Park Hardware
Contact the store for more information on how to dispose of your old paint.
Batteries + Bulbs (Lakewood)
Alkaline for a fee, rechargeable free. Fluorescent tubes, compact fluorescent, incandescent bulbs (fees may apply).
Battery Giant
Alkaline for a fee, rechargeable free.
Big O Tires (Conifer)
Accepts motor oil, antifreeze, and car batteries free of charge. Motor oil and antifreeze must be in containers with lids. Accepts car tires for a fee. Contact local store for more details.
Big O Tires (Evergreen)
Accepts motor oil, antifreeze, and car batteries free of charge. Motor oil and antifreeze must be in containers with lids. Accepts car tires for a fee. Contact local store for more details.
Call2Recycle
Call2Recycle® is the country’s leading consumer battery recycling and stewardship program. Thousands of partners, including retailers and government municipalities, work with Call2Recycle to manage their battery recycling efforts. Through our tailored and personalized approach, we offer partners across the U.S. an easy way to address their battery recycling needs, all while ensuring the reduction of hazardous waste in compliance with state and national regulations.
CDPHE Household Medication Take-Back Program
The program accepts and destroys unused and expired over-the-counter and prescription medications generated by households. All locations accept prescribed controlled substances (i.e., Percoset, Vicodin, Xanax, Ritalin and Adderall). Medications may be deposited in their original containers, but you can help conserve space in collection bins by pouring pills/capsules into a zip-top bag and then trashing or recycling containers separately. Strike out personal information on pill containers before depositing in collection bins or trashing/recycling them. Do not deposit excessive packaging, like cardboard boxes, in the collection bins. Business wastes, including those generated in health care facilities, cannot be deposited in program kiosks. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (Mountain Precinct) is located in Evergreen, CO. CDPHE has nearly 200 drop-off locations around the state and you may find a list of drop-off locations here.
Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office
Contact the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office for more information or attend one of their community drop-off events to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding your home of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Liquids, jells, ointments needles or sharps cannot be accepted, only pills or patches. Unwanted and expired over the counter medications in pill and capsule form will also be accepted. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
Clear Creek County Transfer & Recycling Center
Accepts batteries, fluorescent and grow bulbs, microwaves, smoke detectors, TVs and other items. Different fees apply to in-county and out-of-county residents. Chairs must be 100% plastic – no metal or wood parts.
Craigslist
Craigslist is an American classified advertisements website with sections devoted to jobs, housing, for sale, items wanted, services, community service, gigs, résumés, and discussion forums. Find options for disposing of recycled items or offering them free of charge or at a fee to other members of the community.
