Slash Collection Schedule Summer 2009

Jeffco residents can bring their slash to one of 14 remote slash collection days hosted by their local fire departments, Jefferson County Office of Emergency Management and the Rooney Road Recycling Authority:
• June 9-10 at Coal Creek Fire Station #2, 32895 Highway 72, hosted by Coal Creek Fire Department.
• June 16-17 at Conifer High School, 10441 Highway 73, hosted by Elk Creek Fire-Rescue.
• June 23-24 at Evergreen High School, 29300 Buffalo Park Road, hosted by Evergreen Fire/Rescue.
• June 30-July 1 at Inter-Canyon Fire Station #3, 8445 Highway 285, hosted by Inter-Canyon Fire Rescue.
• July 21-22 at North Fork Fire Station #1, 19384 County Road 126, hosted by North Fork Fire Department.
• July 28-29 at Conifer High School, 10441 Highway 73, hosted by Elk Creek Fire-Rescue.
--->>>August 15-15 at the corner of US 40 and Lookout Mt. Road hosted by Foothills Fire & Rescue

Each collection site is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Acceptable materials are limited to slash, tree debris, limbs up to 8 feet long and 6 inches in diameter, grass, leaves and chipped wood. A small pickup truck loaded to bed level with this material will cost $5 to recycle; loaded cab high the cost increases to $10. Full size pickups loaded to bed level cost $10 and those loaded cab high are $15. Other materials will cost $2 per cubic yard.

If you cannot wait until the summer, as a Jefferson County resident you have another option -- bring slash to the Rooney Road Slash Collection Site at 151 South Rooney Road in Golden. That facility is open between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Fees are $4/cu.yd. For additional information call the facility at 303-710-9120.