House cleaning in Broomfield, CO

The city and county contracts with Waste Connections of Colorado for curbside trash and recycling. The Residential Waste Services page says the program covers single-family homes and small buildings of seven units or fewer that are not in an HOA with its own hauler contract, and it also covers homes in an HOA that has no contracted hauler. Service means weekly trash pickup and recycling every other week.

The city’s page says residents choose a 35-gallon, 65-gallon, or 95-gallon trash cart, and every home gets a 95-gallon recycling cart at no added cost. If you live in an HOA that has its own contract, your hauler may be different, so ask your HOA first.

Large items have their own program. The city’s Spring Cleanup page says the city offers it at no charge, so residents can set out large, non-hazardous items that haulers do not normally take. Collection is split into four areas on four Saturdays in the spring, and items must be at the curb by 7 a.m. The list of accepted items includes furniture, bed frames, box springs, mattresses, carpet, cabinets, and washers and dryers. Computers, TVs, tires, paint, and appliances with a Freon unit are not accepted.

For items the Spring Cleanup does not take, the city points residents to the Boulder County Hazardous Material Management Facility, which it says is open to Broomfield residents year-round at no cost. The city also says it has no permit process for keeping a trash dumpster on a residential property, as long as the dumpster does not become a nuisance to neighbors.

On short-term rentals, the city has one clear rule. A stay under 30 days must be in the owner’s principal residence, and the city says a license is required and the license number must appear in every advertisement.