{"id":3352,"date":"2025-09-05T22:11:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T22:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=3352"},"modified":"2025-09-05T22:11:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T22:11:44","slug":"hazardous-waste-collection-event-scheduled-for-april-19-at-fairgrounds-follow-up-report-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=3352","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>For questions about this program, contact Lisa Patel at Sheriff&#8217;s Office: (303) 441-2938 or email Sheriff&#8217;s Office@bouldercounty.gov. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Walk-in services are available at the Nederland office without an appointment.<\/p>\n<p>The Sheriff&#8217;s Office processed over 3,426 applications last year, with an average processing time of 19 business days. Staff are available at the Nederland office Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.<\/p>\n<h3>Community Impact<\/h3>\n<p>Environmental review of the project area near CO-72 Peak-to-Peak Highway found 9 sensitive species and 1 wetland areas requiring mitigation. The Sheriff&#8217;s Office worked with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to develop a habitat conservation plan.<\/p>\n<p>Funding of $250,000 for this initiative comes from a combination of federal grants, state matching funds, and the Boulder County General Fund. The Board of County Commissioners approved the allocation during the 2025 budget session.<\/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":1,"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-3352","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\/3352","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"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3352\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}