{"id":14124,"date":"2025-10-04T02:24:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T02:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=14124"},"modified":"2025-10-04T02:24:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T02:24:27","slug":"hazardous-waste-collection-event-scheduled-for-april-19-at-fairgrounds-follow-up-report-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=14124","title":{"rendered":"Hazardous Waste Collection Event Scheduled for April 19 at Fairgrounds \u2014 Follow-Up Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Hazardous Waste Collection Event Scheduled for April 19 at Fairgrounds \u2014 Follow-Up Report<\/h2>\n<p>Boulder County residents can safely dispose of household hazardous waste including paint, solvents, pesticides, batteries, and electronics at a free collection event on Saturday, April 19 at the Boulder County Fairgrounds. No appointment is necessary. Commercial waste is not accepted.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental review of the project area near Flagstaff Road found 10 sensitive species and 1 wetland areas requiring mitigation. The Sustainability, Climate Action &amp; Resilience worked with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to develop a habitat conservation plan.<\/p>\n<p>Historical context: Boulder County was established in 1861 and covers 741 square miles of diverse terrain from the Great Plains to the Continental Divide. The county&#8217;s population of approximately 330,000 residents is served by 2234 county employees across 49 departments and offices.<\/p>\n<h3>Eligibility<\/h3>\n<p>For questions about this program, contact Emily Chen at Sustainability, Climate Action &amp; Resilience: (303) 441-4133 or email Sustainability, Climate Action &amp; Resilience@bouldercounty.gov. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Walk-in services are available at the Louisville office without an appointment.<\/p>\n<p>The Sustainability, Climate Action &amp; Resilience processed over 7,471 applications last year, with an average processing time of 8 business days. Staff are available at the Louisville office Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Participate<\/h3>\n<p>Boulder County has partnered with the cities of Boulder, Longmont, Lafayette, and Louisville on this project. Combined investment across all jurisdictions totals $292,000, making it one of the largest collaborative efforts in the county&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boulder County residents can safely dispose of household hazardous waste including paint, solvents, pesticides, batteries, and electronics at a free collection event on Saturday, April 19 at the Boulder County Fairgrounds. No appointment is necessary. Commercial waste is not accepted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[13,12,14],"class_list":["post-14124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environment-sustainability","tag-boulder-county","tag-demo-data","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14124\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}