October 2, 2026
Participating Service Providers: Colorado
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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:
- Cortez (also providing service to Dolores): 970-564-4012
- Grand Junction: 970-256-4136
- Oak Creek: 970-736-2422
- Thornton: 720-977-6200
Drop-Off Recycling
Producer-funded drop-off recycling facilities:
- Allenspark Recycling Drop-off
14857 State Hwy 7, Allenspark, CO
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
24 hours, 7 days a week - Boulder County Recycling Center
1901 63rd St., Boulder
24 hours, 7 days a week - City of Grand Junction Recycling Drop-off
333 West Ave., Bldg. G, Grand Junctions
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
Daily: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Nederland Recycling Drop-off
286 Ridge Road, Nederland, CO
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
24 hours, 7 days a week - Thornton Infrastructure Maintenance Center
12450 Washington Street, Thornton
Monday through Friday: 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Thornton Municipal Service Center
88th Ave. & Colorado Blvd., Thornton
Monday through Friday: 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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.
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
- Cañon City Transfer Station
- Divide Transfer Station (Teller County)
- Steamboat Springs Intermediate Processing Material Recovery Facility (IPMRF)
- 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