From tots to teens, the enormous Sensory Playground offers a wide variety of unique activities for all ages, stages and abilities. Creative designs and innovative planning bring an interesting, one of a kind facility that everyone can enjoy. Take a stroll on the Wavy Walk. Become an instant movie star on stage or watch as your loved ones put on a show for you. There are areas of the park specifically designed for every age group, ensuring fun for all. Visit soon!
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| recycling used motor oil |
The city collects used motor oil to supplement heating for city buildings.
Two buildings, the equipment storage and electro-mechanical building at the Water Treatment Plant and the Fleet Maintenance shop, have been saving the tax-payers money by using EPA approved furnaces which burn used motor oil.
Maintaining over 250 vehicles and pieces of equipment means accumulating vast amounts of used motor oil. Because of this, the State of Colorado considers Northglenn a waste oil generator. This designation makes the city eligible to burn used motor oil as a heat source.
So in 1999 the city purchased two EPA-approved oil burning furnaces and oil storage tanks. The percentage of heat needs met by these two special furnaces means that they had paid for themselves completely within the first four years.
The furnaces are capable of burning #1 and #2 fuel oil, motor oil, automatic transmission fluid, hydraulic oil, and gear oil as long as it is mixed not to exceed 50 SAE. Oils contaminated with antifreeze, gasoline, naphtha, chlorinated cleaning solvents, or oil additives cannot be used.
The Solid Waste division will collect up to five gallons of used motor oil per week on your regular trash pick-up day. Oil must be placed in clear plastic, one-gallon containers with the resident's address clearly marked on the container. Used milk jugs work well for this purpose. Just set the containers next to your trash bags or container. |
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