The City of Loveland, CO’s Solid Waste Division: Creating a Stronger Circular Economy at Home

SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): About 45 minutes north of the state capital, Loveland, CO is known as the “Gateway to the Rockies”. In the last 30 years, the city has grown tremendously to expand to the east as well as develop multiple residential and commercial areas. The City of Loveland’s Solid Waste Division has been handling the municipality’s waste since the 1960s. Currently employing 28 full-time people, they operate 23 automated sideload trucks, three rear load dumpster trucks, two roll-off trucks, and four delivery/special collections trucks hauling residential single stream material from curbside collections. The Solid Waste Division also has a full-service recycling center that is open six days per week and accepts more than 25 different recyclable items, including paper, plastic, cardboard, paperboard, aluminum cans, steel cans, plastic film, hardbound books, glass (clear and multi-color), grass and leaves (general yard waste), kiln dried wood, tree branches and logs, tree trunks, concrete, mattresses and box springs, e-waste, scrap metal, refrigeration units, large durable plastics, car batteries, household batteries, tires, used petroleum oil, cooking oil, antifreeze, and oil filters.

Collection services are only available to residents who live within the city limits of Loveland; however, the Recycling Center is open to anyone who wants to bring in items to recycle, and it mainly receives material from Larimer County, Weld County, Boulder County, and occasionally as far north as Wyoming.

Courtesy: www.wasteadvantage.com