New Household Waste Facility To Hold Opening

The City of Cheyenne will hold the grand opening for its new indoor Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 220 North College Drive at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7.

The event is open to the public.

The new facility will be open Monday through Friday year-round from 9 a.m. to Noon and 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Household Hazardous Waste items are pesticides, motor oil, antifreeze, solvents, oil-based paint, common household cleaners, and e-waste.

The City will not accept latex paint. To dispose of latex paint, open the can, let it dry hard, and then dispose in your regular trash. If there is more than half a gallon of latex paint, dump cat litter into the can. Latex paint can be tossed into the trash because it is not considered hazardous waste.

Motorists need to drive into the Sanitation Transfer Station, check in with City staff, and then proceed in their vehicle to the drop-off location. For safety reasons, motorists will need to remain in their vehicle while City workers unload the hazardous material.

Drop-off is free for Cheyenne residents.

Monument Builders of Cheyenne constructed the $2.1 million facility. It was paid for with funds from the County Consensus Block Grant and the State Loan And Investment Board.