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City collection Furniture is on the eligible list for Click and Haul, so a couch moves on a scheduled city collection inside the six cubic yard price. The city drop-off sites and the landfill day both refuse or question household furniture, so Click and Haul is the route. From $72 per Click and Haul collection for six cubic yards, which covers furniture together with the rest of the load, with more than two full pickup loads at $121 or more. Thornton residents. The Infrastructure Maintenance Center does not take furniture, and the November landfill day is one vehicle load per household with the gate fee waived for non-hazardous debris.
City collection Thornton runs a free appointment based mattress recycling drop-off for residents at the Infrastructure Maintenance Center, and Spring Back Colorado takes mattresses year round for a fee. Mattresses are also eligible in a Click and Haul collection. No charge. The city mattress drop-off is free to Thornton residents by appointment only, with proof of residency and a limit of four pieces per household, and residents unload their own vehicle. Registration opens six weeks before each event date. Spring Back Colorado also accepts mattresses year round at its Denver warehouse or by home pickup, where fees apply.
City collection Thornton residents may drop appliances such as refrigerators, dishwashers and water heaters at the Infrastructure Maintenance Center on weekdays, and appliances are also eligible in a Click and Haul collection. The city publishes the appliance drop-off at the Infrastructure Maintenance Center and its gate instructions but no fee for it, so confirm any charge with Environmental Services at 720-977-6200. A Click and Haul collection for appliances is priced at $72 for six cubic yards.
City collection Thornton collects one black container weekly and recycling every other week for a monthly solid waste charge, with extra black containers billed at rising rates and green containers never used for trash. From $19.25 for monthly solid waste collection charge for one black container, billed on the water bill, with two black containers at $24.20, three at $37.30 and four at $50.40. Thornton trash customers. The service covers weekly solid waste and every other week recycling, and green containers filled with trash are not emptied.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Thornton runs its own solid waste program and bills it on the water bill: one black container is collected weekly with recycling every other week for the monthly solid waste charge a month, and extra containers cost more. Large items move through Click and Haul, a city collection that takes six cubic yards of furniture, appliances, mattresses, hot water heaters, branches and remodeling debris for the six cubic yard collection price, with more than two pickup loads at a higher price or more. The city also keeps drop-off sites: the Infrastructure Maintenance Center takes appliances, motor oil and organic material on weekdays, the recycling bins at two locations take household recyclables, and televisions, electronics, mattresses and household chemicals move through priced city events or a hazardous waste voucher.
Thornton collects one black container weekly and recycling every other week for a monthly solid waste charge, with extra black containers billed at rising rates and green containers never used for trash.
City cost & eligibility
From $19.25 for monthly solid waste collection charge for one black container, billed on the water bill, with two black containers at $24.20, three at $37.30 and four at $50.40. Thornton trash customers. The service covers weekly solid waste and every other week recycling, and green containers filled with trash are not emptied.
When & how
Collection days are address specific and the city publishes them in the free City of Thornton Recycles app or on the trash and recycling calendar, with a one day delay on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Get it ready
Keep recyclables loose in the green cart and out of plastic bags, which are refused in the recycling stream, and put yard material in the organics bin or at a leaf drop-off rather than in the trash.
Click and Haul is Thornton's bulky collection. The city charges the six cubic yard collection price for six cubic yards, described as two normal pickup truck loads, and more than two full loads costs a higher price or more, billed on the next utility bill.
City cost & eligibility
From $72 per Click and Haul collection for six cubic yards, with more than two full pickup loads at $121 or more, charged to the next utility bill. Thornton residents, with collections scheduled during the work week depending on the address.
When & how
Schedule the collection in advance with Environmental Services at 720-977-6200, then put the pile on the street by 7 a.m. on the scheduled day.
Get it ready
Stack or bundle everything neatly in the street off your property and leave space around the pile and away from tree branches, put nothing out more than 24 hours before the collection, and keep hazardous materials, tires, concrete or masonry, electronics, dirt, sod and rocks out of it.
Furniture is on the eligible list for Click and Haul, so a couch moves on a scheduled city collection inside the six cubic yard price. The city drop-off sites and the landfill day both refuse or question household furniture, so Click and Haul is the route.
City cost & eligibility
From $72 per Click and Haul collection for six cubic yards, which covers furniture together with the rest of the load, with more than two full pickup loads at $121 or more. Thornton residents. The Infrastructure Maintenance Center does not take furniture, and the November landfill day is one vehicle load per household with the gate fee waived for non-hazardous debris.
When & how
Call Environmental Services at 720-977-6200 to schedule the collection, or use the November 7 landfill day between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Republic Services Tower Landfill, 19260 E. 88th Ave. in Commerce City.
Get it ready
Stack the furniture in the street off your property by 7 a.m. on the collection day, no earlier than 24 hours before, and keep it clear of parked cars and tree branches. Do not take furniture to the recycling drop-offs or the Infrastructure Maintenance Center, because both refuse it.
Thornton runs a free appointment based mattress recycling drop-off for residents at the Infrastructure Maintenance Center, and Spring Back Colorado takes mattresses year round for a fee. Mattresses are also eligible in a Click and Haul collection.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The city mattress drop-off is free to Thornton residents by appointment only, with proof of residency and a limit of four pieces per household, and residents unload their own vehicle. Registration opens six weeks before each event date. Spring Back Colorado also accepts mattresses year round at its Denver warehouse or by home pickup, where fees apply.
When & how
Register for the next city mattress drop-off at the Infrastructure Maintenance Center, 12450 Washington St., or call Spring Back Colorado at 720-515-1328 for a warehouse drop-off or a home pickup. A mattress can also go out on a Click and Haul collection scheduled at 720-977-6200.
Get it ready
Bring proof of residency and an appointment to the city drop-off, arrive able to unload the pieces yourself, and keep within the four piece limit. On the November landfill day mattresses are subject to an additional gate fee, and the recycling drop-off bins never take them.
Thornton residents may drop appliances such as refrigerators, dishwashers and water heaters at the Infrastructure Maintenance Center on weekdays, and appliances are also eligible in a Click and Haul collection.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes the appliance drop-off at the Infrastructure Maintenance Center and its gate instructions but no fee for it, so confirm any charge with Environmental Services at 720-977-6200. A Click and Haul collection for appliances is priced at $72 for six cubic yards.
When & how
Drive to the Infrastructure Maintenance Center at 12450 Washington St. on a weekday between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., entering through the north gate at 126th Ave. and Ogden St., and press the Infrastructure button on the call box, or schedule a Click and Haul collection instead.
Get it ready
Empty the unit, secure the doors and keep the appliance out of the black and green carts and out of the recycling drop-offs, which refuse appliances. Only Thornton residents may use the drop-off, and commercial or landscaping companies are not allowed.
Electronics are refused in a Click and Haul pile and at the recycling drop-offs, and they move instead through the city electronic recycling drop-off days, where a vehicle pays a fee per load of televisions or monitors.
City cost & eligibility
From $15 per vehicle for electronics up to one television or computer monitor at a city electronic recycling drop-off day, with a $25 fee for each vehicle carrying up to three televisions or monitors. Adams County residents, with registration opening six weeks before the event date. Data bearing equipment is handled for a high level of data destruction.
When & how
Register for the next electronic recycling drop-off day, such as the Saturday October 3 event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pedal Point, 3251 Lewiston St., Ste. 10 in Aurora, or the drop-off at the Infrastructure Maintenance Center, 12450 Washington St.
Get it ready
Keep televisions, monitors and computers out of the Click and Haul pile, out of the recycling bins and out of the trash. Do not bring anything with an exposed tube, mercury, freon or other chemicals, smoke or carbon monoxide detectors, thermostats, radioactive equipment, neon signs, alkaline batteries or light bulbs, because the events refuse them.
Remodeling debris is eligible in a Click and Haul collection, but the city refuses concrete and masonry demolition, dirt, sod and rocks, so a heavy project load has to go to the November landfill day or another hauler.
City cost & eligibility
From $72 per Click and Haul collection for six cubic yards, which is where the city lists remodeling debris, with more than two full pickup loads at $121 or more. Thornton residents. Concrete and masonry demolition, driveway concrete, wall blocks, gravel, dirt, sod and rocks are refused, and the landfill day waiver covers one vehicle load of non-hazardous debris per household.
When & how
Schedule a Click and Haul collection at 720-977-6200 for a load that fits, or use the November 7 landfill day from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Republic Services Tower Landfill, 19260 E. 88th Ave. in Commerce City.
Get it ready
Keep concrete, masonry, gravel, dirt, sod and rocks out of a Click and Haul pile, keep construction debris out of the recycling drop-offs, which refuse it, and cover every load going to the landfill day because uncovered loads are not accepted.
Exercise equipment is not named on the Click and Haul eligible list, which names furniture, appliances, mattresses, hot water heaters, fence panels, branches, remodeling debris and evaporative coolers, so the machine has to be confirmed.
City cost & eligibility
No published list or rate names an exercise machine. A collection is priced at $72 for six cubic yards, so what matters is whether the city accepts the piece in a pile and how much space it takes, and that is confirmed at 720-977-6200.
When & how
Call Environmental Services at 720-977-6200 before the collection day and describe the machine, its weight and its size.
Get it ready
Take off loose weights and pedals so nothing falls during handling, fold the frame where it allows, and keep the machine out of the recycling drop-offs and out of the IMC, because the city refuses household goods and general debris at those sites.
The pile goes in the street on the morning of the collection
Click and Haul items go on the street, entirely off the property, by 7 a.m. on the scheduled collection day, where a car would parallel park. Nothing goes out more than 24 hours before the collection, the pile needs space around it and away from tree branches and parked cars, and items left in the yard, driveway or sidewalk are not collected. A resident who cannot move the load to the street can ask the Community Connections division at 720-977-5800 about help.
The recycling drop-off bins at the Municipal Service Center and the Infrastructure Maintenance Center take household recyclables only and refuse plastic bags, scrap metal, electronics, appliances, construction debris, textiles, yard waste and liquids. The Infrastructure Maintenance Center takes appliances, motor oil and antifreeze in sealed containers up to four gallons and organic material in three gallon compostable bags, and it refuses paint, televisions, furniture and general trash debris, and it serves Thornton residents only, never commercial or landscaping companies.
Register before the mattress and electronics events
The city mattress and electronic recycling drop-offs run by appointment, with registration opening six weeks before the event date, and the mattress event turns away anyone without an appointment because space is limited. Residents unload their own items, proof of residency is required, and a household may bring up to four mattress pieces. The landfill day on November 7 needs proof of Thornton residency and takes one vehicle load per household with pickup trucks, cars and small single-axle trailers only.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
A Thornton household clearing furniture, appliances, mattresses, hot water heaters, branches, remodeling debris or an evaporative cooler in one pile.
Cost & conditions
From $72 per collection for six cubic yards, described by the city as two normal pickup truck loads, with more than two full pickup loads at $121 or more. Thornton residents, with the cost placed on the next utility bill. Collections are scheduled during the work week depending on the address.
Arrange it
Schedule with Environmental Services at 720-977-6200, then stack the load neatly in the street by 7 a.m. on the collection day and no earlier than 24 hours before.
Hazardous materials, tires, concrete or masonry demolition, televisions, computer monitors and certain other electronics, dirt, sod and rocks are refused, and the pile may not sit in the yard, driveway or sidewalk.
A Thornton household with appliances, motor oil or antifreeze in sealed containers, or organic material in three gallon compostable bags.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes the drop-off and its gate instructions but no fee for the listed materials, so confirm any charge with Environmental Services at 720-977-6200 before a trip.
Arrange it
Drive to 12450 Washington St. on a weekday between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Appliances go through the north gate at 126th Ave. and Ogden St., where you press the Infrastructure button on the call box; motor oil and antifreeze are left outside the metal employee entrance door.
Thornton residents only, no commercial or landscaping companies. Paint, televisions, furniture and general trash debris may not be dropped there, the oil limit is four gallons at a time, organic material must be in three gallon compostable bags, and dirt, sod and rocks are refused.
An Adams County household with televisions, computer monitors, DVD players, printers and other electronics.
Cost & conditions
From $15 per vehicle for electronics up to one television or computer monitor, with $25 for each vehicle carrying up to three televisions or monitors. Adams County residents, by appointment, with registration opening six weeks before each event date and data bearing equipment handled for a high level of data destruction.
Arrange it
Register for the next drop-off day, such as the Saturday October 3 event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pedal Point's facility, 3251 Lewiston St., Ste. 10 in Aurora, or the drop-off at the Infrastructure Maintenance Center, 12450 Washington St.
Televisions and monitors with exposed tubes, anything containing mercury, freon or other chemicals, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, thermostats, radioactive equipment, neon signs, alkaline batteries, light bulbs and trash are refused.
A Thornton household with paint, cleaners, chemicals or other household hazardous waste that cannot go in a cart or a Click and Haul pile.
Cost & conditions
The city provides a voucher worth the $30 Veolia facility fee only, and the resident agrees to pay the per pound fee on top, so the total depends on what is brought and is confirmed with Veolia when the appointment is made.
Arrange it
Email environmentalservices@ThorntonCO.gov with your name and address and the subject line VEOLIA VOUCHER REQUEST, then book an appointment with Veolia at its facility, 9131 E. 96th Ave. in Henderson, online or at 303-526-8155. One voucher is allowed per household per year, and the printed voucher must be handed to the attendant.
Appointments are available on Wednesdays and Saturdays only, the voucher covers the facility fee and not the per pound charge, and acceptable materials are set by Veolia.
A Thornton household with one vehicle load of non-hazardous debris, including furniture, that will not fit a Click and Haul pile.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The gate fee is waived for Thornton residents on the published landfill day, for one vehicle load per household. Mattresses are subject to an additional fee at the gate, and proof of Thornton residency is required.
Arrange it
Drive to the Republic Services Tower Landfill, 19260 E. 88th Ave. in Commerce City, on Saturday November 7 between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Pickup trucks, cars and small single-axle trailers only, electronics and liquids are refused, every load must be covered, and restrictions and limitations apply.
Self-haul in Thornton means a city site or a city event rather than a public landfill. The Infrastructure Maintenance Center at 12450 Washington St. takes appliances such as refrigerators, dishwashers and water heaters on weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through the north gate at 126th Ave. and Ogden St., motor oil and antifreeze up to four gallons, and organic material in three gallon compostable bags, and it refuses paint, televisions, furniture and general trash debris. The recycling drop-off bins at the Municipal Service Center and at the Maintenance Center take household recyclables on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mattresses go to the free appointment based city drop-off or to Spring Back Colorado for a fee, electronics go to a priced city drop-off day, and household chemicals go to Veolia in Henderson with a city voucher worth the facility fee. On November 7 the gate fee is waived at the Republic Services Tower Landfill for one vehicle load per Thornton household. Trash and recycling service, fees, drop-off rulesRecycling drop-offs and mattress and battery routesMattress recycling drop-off eventElectronic waste recycling drop-off eventTrash and recycling program event dates and prices
City maintenance center and drop-off site
Thornton Infrastructure Maintenance Center
12450 Washington St., Thornton, CO 80241
Appliances such as refrigerators, dishwashers and water heaters, motor oil and antifreeze in sealed gallon or smaller containers up to four gallons, and organic material such as grass clippings, leaves, flowers, coffee grounds and food scraps in three gallon compostable kitchen bags. The site also hosts the applicant registered mattress and electronic recycling drop-off events.
Thornton residents only, with no commercial or landscaping companies. Paint, televisions, furniture and general trash debris may not be dropped off, paper sacks and other compostable bags are refused for organics, dirt, sod and rocks are refused, and the appliance gate is the north gate at 126th Ave. and Ogden St.
Weekdays 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for the drop-off yard, with the recycling drop-off bins open Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. through the 126th Avenue entrance.
The city publishes the drop-off list and the gate instructions but no fee for the accepted materials, so confirm any charge with Environmental Services at 720-977-6200.
Televisions, computer monitors, DVD players, printers and other electronics from Adams County residents, recycled with a high level of data destruction for desktops, laptops and other data bearing equipment.
Exposed picture tubes, anything containing mercury, freon or other chemicals, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, thermostats, radioactive equipment, neon signs, alkaline batteries, light bulbs and trash are refused, and an appointment is required.
The published event runs Saturday October 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with registration opening six weeks before the date.
From $15 per vehicle for electronics up to one television or computer monitor, with $25 for each vehicle carrying up to three televisions or monitors. Adams County residents by appointment.
One vehicle load of non-hazardous debris per Thornton household on the published landfill day, including furniture and household cleanout material.
Proof of Thornton residency is required, only pickup trucks, cars and small single-axle trailers are allowed, electronics and liquids are refused, every load must be covered, and mattresses carry an additional fee at the gate.
The published landfill day runs Saturday November 7 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
No charge. The gate fee is waived for Thornton residents on the landfill day for one vehicle load per household, with an additional fee for mattresses.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
How does Click and Haul work in Thornton?+
Click and Haul is a scheduled city collection for large items. It is priced per collection for six cubic yards, which the city describes as two normal pickup truck loads, and more than two full loads costs a higher price or more, placed on the next utility bill. Schedule with Environmental Services at 720-977-6200, put the load neatly on the street by 7 a.m. and no earlier than 24 hours before, and keep electronics, tires, concrete and masonry, hazardous material, dirt, sod and rocks out of the pile.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a couch in Thornton?+
Put it out on a Click and Haul collection, which takes furniture within six cubic yards for the six cubic yard collection price and is scheduled with Environmental Services at 720-977-6200. The pile goes on the street off your property by 7 a.m. and not earlier than 24 hours before, stacked neatly and clear of parked cars and branches. Furniture is refused at the city recycling drop-offs and at the Infrastructure Maintenance Center.Official guidance
Where can I take a mattress in Thornton?+
To the city mattress recycling drop-off at the Infrastructure Maintenance Center, 12450 Washington St., which is free for Thornton residents with proof of residency and an appointment, up to four pieces per household, with registration opening six weeks before each date. Spring Back Colorado also takes mattresses at its Denver warehouse or by home pickup for a fee, and a mattress can ride a Click and Haul collection for the standard collection price.Official guidance
Can I drop off a refrigerator in Thornton?+
Yes. The city lists appliances such as refrigerators, dishwashers and water heaters among what Thornton residents may drop at the Infrastructure Maintenance Center at 12450 Washington St. on weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., entering through the north gate at 126th Ave. and Ogden St. The city publishes no fee for that drop-off, so confirm any charge at 720-977-6200, and note that a refrigerator can also go out on a Click and Haul collection.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Thornton?+
The City of Thornton runs the collection itself and bills it on the water bill, so questions go to Environmental Services at 720-977-6200 or environmentalservices@ThorntonCO.gov rather than to a private hauler. One black container is collected weekly with recycling every other week, extra containers cost more each month, and collection is delayed one day on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.Official guidance
Where do Thornton paint, chemicals and batteries go?+
Paint, cleaning products and other household chemicals cannot go in a cart or in a Click and Haul pile, so they go to Veolia's hazardous waste facility at 9131 E. 96th Ave. in Henderson by appointment. Thornton residents can email environmentalservices@ThorntonCO.gov with the subject VEOLIA VOUCHER REQUEST to get one voucher per household per year worth the facility fee, while the per pound charge is paid at the facility. Motor oil and antifreeze up to four gallons in sealed containers can be left at the Infrastructure Maintenance Center, and household, lithium and specialty batteries go to Batteries Plus.Official guidance
What do I do with items too big for the black container?+
Use Click and Haul, the city collection for large items. It costs a per collection price for six cubic yards, which the city describes as two normal pickup truck loads, with more than two full loads priced higher, billed on the next utility bill. Schedule it with Environmental Services at 720-977-6200 and put the load on the street by 7 a.m. on the collection day, no earlier than 24 hours before. Furniture, appliances, mattresses, hot water heaters, fence panels, branches, remodeling debris and evaporative coolers are eligible, and electronics, tires, concrete, hazardous material, dirt, sod and rocks are not.Official guidance
