Summit Recycling Project Drop-Off Centers

Drop-Off Centers

SRP's Breckenridge Drop-off Center is located on County Road 450 (French Creek)

SRP's Frisco Drop-off Center is located on Eighth Ave. beside Frisco Fire Station

Both drop-off centers are open Monday - Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. We are closed on Sundays and Holidays.

PLEASE USE THIS GUIDELINE TO SORT YOUR RECYCLABLES AND PLACE IN THE APPROPRIATE BIN AT THE DROP-OFF CENTER:

Aluminum Cans: please crush cans.
Aluminum Pie Plates and Foil: pie plates and foil should remain separate from aluminum cans.
Appliances: accepted at the Summit County Landfill only. $10 fee per appliance. Freon must be removed from refrigerators, contact SRP at 668-5703 for info. We highly recommend contacting the landfill (468-9263) or us before making the drive as the landfill closes under certain conditions (ie high winds, etc).
Batteries: automobile batteries; household (alkaline, carbon, zinc, nickel, lead or silver) batteries.
Corrugated Cardboard: two-layered cardboard with fluted middle, kraft paper bags. Flattened and clean. Some staples and tape okay. NO! food or dirt on boxes.
Glass Bottles and Jars: May combine colors, however we prefer brown bottles separate. Labels okay. Rinse. NO! caps, lead foil from wine bottles, ceramic, dishes, drinking glasses or windows.
Paperboard (aka Chipboard): six pack containers, cereal boxes, etc. Flatten and place in the brown dumpsters with cardboard.
Phone Books: place in bins labeled for phone books
Scrap Metal: Accepted at the Frisco drop-off center only.
Tin (Steel) Cans: Rinse and flatten. Labels okay.
Used Motor Oil: bring in gallon containers and place in 500 gallon container at site. NO! other fluids
Used Motor Oil Filters: place in oil filter 55 gallon bin NO! do not mix with other fluids.
Toner Cartridges, Cell Phones, and Rechargeable Batteries: Bins located at Frisco site in Battery Shack.
Skis and Poles: For large quantities, please contact SRP at 668-5703 to check on collection status.

Paper: sort by the following:
Magazines and Catalogs: Any slick coated, stapled or small glue-bound papers. NO! phone books, junk mail or newspaper inserts.
Newspaper: May include inserts that come with the paper. NO! string, bags or bundled paper.
Office Pak: white or colored paper, envelopes (with or without windows), copy paper, computer paper, notebook paper, fax paper, yellow legal pad paper, NCR forms, opened direct mailings, file folders, pamphlets, brochures, register receipts, index cards, post-it notes, staples and paper clips are okay.
NO! manila (brown, any size) envelopes, flourescent or deep-toned papers, paper ream wrappers (wet-strength paper), self-adhesive labels, tyvek envelopes, groundwood paper, wrapping paper, carbon papers, hanging file folders, paper bags, blue prints, newspapers, magazines, tissues, paper towels or cups
White Ledger: white letterhead, copier, laser printer paper, mostly black ink on a white background
NO! envelopes, notebook paper, paper ream wrappers, or thermal fax paper

Plastics: sort by the following:
#1 bottles: soda, juice and beverage bottles; squeeze bottles, peanut butter jars
#2 translucent bottles: milk, water jugs, juice bottles
#2 colored bottles: shampoos, conditioners, lotion, detergents, household cleaning and juice bottles
NO! plastic cups, detergent scoops, motor oil containers, or lids on bottles.

Household Hazardous Waste (including paint, antifreeze, cleaners, pesticides, etc.) is now accepted on an on-going basis. Appointments are required. Go to the HHW page for details.

SPECIAL COLLECTION EVENTS ARE HELD ANNUALLY FOR THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS: Electronics (including computers and TVs), Christmas Trees, Tires, Wood Waste/Slash. Please, do not leave these materials at the drop-off centers. Call the SRP office for the next scheduled collection event.