Any of the items that can be recycled curbside also can be taken to the recycling center. Glass, plastic, paper, cardboard, tin and aluminum.These are sent to a specialized recycler that turns them into another product, including ground up rubber that may be used for playground surfaces. And yes, the porcelain pile is filled with old toilets and sink basins. The city accepts old concrete, which is ground and made into new, as well as porcelain that is ground into aggregate. This is $1 per diagonal inch for the cathode-ray tube style and 50 cents for the newer flat screens. All styles old and new are accepted as are computer monitors, but a fee is charged for disposal. The circuitry is removed from these, then the products are ground up and precious metals extracted from them for reuse, noted Tyler Bandemer, superintendent for the Loveland Solid Waste Division. Resident recycling everything from printers and computers to remote control cars, stereos, speakers and even subwoofers.

Though the recycling center does not allow scavenging, crews will allow people to take books from the site for crafts or reading, noted Sweeney. These are ultimately shredded and turned into new paper products. The city sends its loads of plastic bags to a specialized company that turns them into synthetic decking. The bin for large plastics includes everything from old buckets and laundry baskets to sandboxes and other outdoor children’s toys. The cooking oil is sent to Boulder, where it is made into biodiesel fuel. Yes, the city accepts motor oil, antifreeze, filters and cooking oil, all of which is recycled. Most everything can be dropped off for free, but there are fees for a few items including televisions, tires, refrigerators and air conditioning units due to the costs associated with specialized disposal.Ī complete list of what is accepted is available online ( but some highlights include: The site accepts everything from cooking and motor oil to scrap metal to old plastic buckets, books and computers. The recyclable items include a lot more than the typical paper, plastic and glass. Through the recycling center and curbside pickup, 61 percent of the waste collected by the city was diverted away from the landfill that year through recycling and reuse. Last year, the city accepted 26,275 tons of yard waste, which exceeds the overall amount of trash collected (21,634 tons) by the city, plus 7,884 tons of recyclables in 2016. Wilson, have expanded along with the size of the site since it opened in 1995, 22 years ago. The offerings of what people can recycle at the Loveland center, 400 N.

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