Lafayette, CO Events and Services
Compost and mulch giveaway event
- Saturday April 12 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Lafayette Service Center, 1700 Avalon Avenue
- Reservations required: visit LafayetteCO.gov/EarthMonth in early 2025.
- No trucks or trailers
Spring curbside leaf and branch cleanup
Includes pick up of up to twenty (20) compostable or brown/kraft paper yard waste bags and 5 bundles of shrubbery and tree limbs cut to no more than 4' (feet) in length and no more than 18" (inches) in diameter, tied with twine or rope.
- Saturday, April 5: Residents located south of South Boulder Road and East and West of Hwy 287
- Saturday, April 12: Residents located north of South Boulder Road and East of Hwy 287
- Saturday, April 19: Residents located West of Hwy 287 and North of South Boulder Road
Fall curbside leaf and branch cleanup
- Saturday, November 1: Residents located south of South Boulder Road and East and West of Hwy 287
- Saturday, November 8: Residents located north of South Boulder Road and East of Hwy 287
- Saturday, November 15: Residents located West of Hwy 287 and North of South Boulder Road
Hard-to-Recycle Event
- Saturday, April 19 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Flatirons Church: 201 Waneka Parkway (back parking lot) enter off South Boulder Road.
- Examples of hard-to-recycle items include Styrofoam, electronics, batteries, cleaning supplies, paper for shredding and more
Earth Day, Every Day
- Saturday, April 26 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Outdoor Classroom, 105 W Baseline Road
- Family-friendly event to event to enjoy the outdoors, protect the Earth, and create a more sustainable Lafayette.
- Get the opportunity to sit in a recycling truck!
Annual Bulk Item Cleanup
Bulk Items are defined as items put out for curbside collection that are not in a container and do not fit in a 32-gallon cart (up to 5 items).
The following will not be collected:
- Freon containing appliances
Electronic items (e-waste)Hazardous waste
- Saturday, September 13: Residents located south of South Boulder Road and East and West of Hwy 287
- Saturday, September 20: Residents located north of South Boulder Road and East of Hwy 287
- Saturday, September 27: Residents located West of Hwy 287 and North of South Boulder Road
- Place up to 5 items curbside by 7 a.m. Examples include mattresses, box springs, sofas, chairs, other furniture, and large household appliances that do not contain Freon®.
Criteria for Republic Services seasonal clean-up events
Please DO:
- Do place items out by 7:00 am
- Do place items in the street gutter
- Do leave items out regardless of the weather
- Do put leaves in Kraft paper yard bags
- Do tie / bundle tree limbs/brush with twine / rope
- Do tie tree limbs/brush into bundles no more than 4' in length and 18" in diameter
Please DO NOT:
- Do NOT place items on sidewalk/driveway/yard or alley
- Do NOT put leaves in plastic bags
- Do NOT put out tree stumps
- Do NOT put out tree limbs longer than 4 feet
- Do NOT put out tree limbs/brush/bundles wider than 18 inches in diameter
- Do NOT put out tree limbs/brush without tying/bundling with twine/rope
- Do NOT use compostable bags
Kraft Paper Bags
Fall curbside clean-up
Includes pickup of up to twenty (20) compostable or brown/kraft paper yard waste bags and 5 bundles of shrubbery and tree limbs cut to no more than 4' (feet) in length and no more than 18" (inches) in diameter, tied with twine or rope.
Please have items out by 7:00 A.M. in the street /gutter area
- Saturday November 9, 2024 (Residents east of Highway 287)
- Saturday November 16, 2024 (Residents west of Highway 287)
- No black plastic bags will be accepted.
- No unbundled branches or logs will be accepted.
- No Compostable Bags will be accepted.
- Please Use Kraft Paper Bags
- Bundles of Branches must be no longer than 4ft in Length and no more than 18” inches diameter and tied with twine or rope.
