Boulder County uses private licensed haulers, not county trucks. Ordinance 2019-3 requires all haulers to be licensed and to offer Pay-As-You-Throw trash pricing plus curbside recycling and, in many regions, organics collection. Services vary by hauler region.
Under the Waste Hauler Ordinance (2019-3), any company that collects, transports, or disposes of discarded materials in unincorporated Boulder County must hold an annually renewed county hauler license. The ordinance's core policies are Pay-As-You-Throw disposal pricing tiers, curbside single-stream recycling collection, and curbside organics (food and yard waste) collection. Exactly which services a hauler must offer depends on the Waste Hauler Ordinance Region for the customer's address; denser regions get more required services. In Region 1, haulers serving single-family homes must provide pay-as-you-throw trash and unlimited recycling. Residents choose and pay their own hauler.
Operating as an unlicensed hauler, or a licensed hauler failing to provide the required PAYT tiers, recycling, or organics service for its region, violates Ordinance 2019-3 and can jeopardize the annual county hauler license.
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