Recycling in Your Community
Find Recycling
Info Near You
Enter your address to find local recycling information. Below, you’ll also find a growing list of participating service providers helping expand recycling access across Colorado.
If your organization is listed below and you’d like to update your information, please contact us.
Enter your Colorado address to see what’s recyclable locally:
Participating Service Providers
Recycling services funded by Colorado’s EPR program
These participating service providers offer recycling services funded through Colorado’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program, meaning brands help cover the cost of recycling common household packaging. More providers will be added as the program continues to roll out across Colorado. Check back monthly to see who’s joined the program!
City or Town-Provided Service
Free curbside recycling for residents in single-family homes and in residential buildings with seven or fewer units:
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Cortez
Also providing service to Dolores
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Glenwood Springs
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Grand Junction
Producer-funded service beginning in 2027
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Oak Creek
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Sheridan
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Silt
Producer-funded service beginning in 2027
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Thornton
Recycling Collectors
Waste collectors that serve individual homes and residential buildings (with eight or more units) are beginning to offer free recycling services in parts of Colorado. Contact your recycling collector to understand how and when services will roll out in your area.
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Apex Waste Solutions
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Aspen Waste Systems
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Garbage Gurus
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MDS Waste & Recycle
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Mountain Disposal
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Mountain High Disposal
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Noble Environmental Waste
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Ranch Creek Waste
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Reliable Waste Service
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S&P Services
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SOCO Waste and Recycling Services
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WM of Colorado
Drop-Off Recycling
Producer-funded drop-off recycling facilities:
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Allenspark Recycling Drop-off
14857 State Hwy 7, Allenspark, CO 80510
Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. -
Aspen’s Rio Grande Recycling Center
618-598 Rio Grande Pl, Aspen, CO 81611
24 hours, 7 days a week -
Avon Recycling Center
375 Yoder Ave., Avon, CO 81620
24 hours, 7 days a week -
Boulder County Recycling Center
1901 63rd St., Boulder, CO 80301
24 hours, 7 days a week -
Cortez Service Center
110 West Progress Circle, Cortez, CO 81321
24 hours, 7 days a week -
Dolores Public Lands Recycling Center
29211 CO-184, Dolores, CO 81323
24 hours, 7 days a week -
(Fort Collins) Timberline Recycling Center: Everyday Recyclables Yard
1903 S Timberline Rd., Fort Collins, CO 80524
Daily: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. April through October, and 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. November through March -
Glenwood Springs Recycle Center
102 13th St., Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Wednesday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. -
City of Grand Junction Recycling Drop-off
333 West Ave., Bldg. G, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Monday through Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. -
Lyons Recycling Drop-off Center
198 2nd. Ave., Lyons, CO 80540
Daily: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. -
Nederland Recycling Drop-off
286 Ridge Road, Nederland, CO 80466
Thursday through Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. -
Niwot Recycling Drop-off Center
Niwot Loop Trailhead (north of Highway 52 on N. 79th St.), Niwot, CO 80503
24 hours, 7 days a week -
San Miguel County Waste Transfer Station
1100 County Road W35, Norwood, CO 81423
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sundays 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. -
Thornton Infrastructure Maintenance Center
12450 Washington Street, Thornton, CO 80241
Monday through Friday: 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. -
Thornton Municipal Service Center
88th Ave. & Colorado Blvd., Thornton, CO 80229
Monday through Friday: 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Material Recovery Facilities and Transfer Centers
Material recovery facilities and transfer centers are key parts of Colorado’s recycling system, helping move recyclable materials from collection to processing. While residents don’t interact with these facilities directly, they’re one of many essential steps in the recycling process.
- Apex Waste Solutions (multiple facilities)
- Boulder County Material Recovery Facility
- Bruin Waste: Montrose Transfer Station
- Clean Valley Recycling: Otero County Material Recovery Facility
- Ranch Creek Waste: Grand County Transfer Station
- Republic Services (multiple facilities)
- WM of Colorado (multiple facilities)
Compost Facilities
The composting facilities listed below are receiving funding from producers to support composting infrastructure. Click to learn more about composting, why it matters and how composting fits into Colorado’s EPR program.
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A1 Organics
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Cloud City Conservation Center (C4) Compost
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Compost Queen
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Delta Compost
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Elements Mountain Compost
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City of Glenwood Springs