Recycling is voluntary in Douglas County; there is no mandatory-recycling ordinance and the Town of Castle Rock provides no curbside recycling. Residents use private-hauler recycling add-ons or community drop-off centers like the one on Prairie Hawk Drive.
Douglas County does not mandate residential recycling, and neither the county nor Castle Rock runs a curbside recycling program. Residents who want recycling either add it to a private hauler's service or use drop-off sites. A volunteer-run community recycling center at 701 Prairie Hawk Drive in Castle Rock operates 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday for free drop-off. The Town of Parker and other jurisdictions offer their own programs. Douglas County's A-to-Z Recycle Guide helps residents find outlets for materials that standard recycling won't take, such as electronics and scrap metal. HOAs sometimes bundle recycling into a neighborhood hauler contract.
No penalty for not recycling; there is no mandate. Contaminating a hauler's recycling stream may lead the hauler to refuse the load.
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