City & County of Denver Recycle Dropoff

They accept blocks of styrofoam but not packing worms

It's free to toss your recycling in the associated bins. If there's a service or bin that costs to use, I'm not aware of it.

We sure do Erika! You can find our list of accepted materials here: https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/trash-and-recycling/composting/compost-collection-program/compost-collection-faqs.html

Flattened is fine

Yes, plastic and glass.

Yes. However, no window glass, vases or cups.

No, I don't think they take any electronics - just plastic bottles and containers, aluminum and steel cans, glass, and cardboard. There's also a place to drop off compost, grass, and tree clippings at this location.

They do have 1 single little black trash bin for plastic bags. You will have to look between all the big recycling bins for it. Sometimes it's by the compost bins also.

We Do Not accept any branches/brush that exceeds 4in in diameter or 4ft in length

No appointment needed. As long as you're a resident of Denver, you're free to bring your recycling anytime during our business hours! 😊

No. We only accept household recyclables (basically the same things you can put in your purple cart), compost, and branches.

Cannot take it to the recycling center. If you are in City and County of Denver call 311 for a place. The Cherry Creek recycling center is only for household recyclables.

No this is a free drop off site

There is no cost for this service. However it is for Denver residents only, and proof of residency is required (i.e. driver's license or mail).

Yes but only limbs under 4" in diameter

This place does.

Paint is not accepted at this location. You can visit paintcare.com to learn more about where it can be recycled.

Glass is accepted

We do accept branches that are no more than 4ft in length, and no more than 4in in diameter. One load per week is allowed, and you must be a Denver resident.

Yes. We accept paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, aluminum cans etc.

This service is free for residents of Denver.

It's only for residents of Denver/Denver County.

Hi Tristin. I was there on Saturday and they are now checking ID's to validate you live in Denver to allow drop off. Hope this helps.

Not that I know of... They have tree limb drop off though.

It is sorted at a facility before further processing. If you want to know where each material actually ends up at the end of the process, that's a separate question.

Sorry Susan, but we DO NOT accept any hazardous waste at this facility.

No used cooking oil at the recycling yard. I had the same question and called Denver.gov (311) and was told to put it in a sealed container and put in the trash.

Yes, flattened cardboard and paper mostly there.

Yes but the wood can't be no more than 4 inches in diameter and you will have to unload the wood in your truck into a large item trash truck

Call2Recycle is a good option for recycling old cell phones. They have multiple drop off locations just follow this link: https://www.call2recycle.org/locator/

Denver residents are allowed to bring 10 bundles a week per customer, or one truck load per customer per week.

Yes they do accept all that kind of stuff

We DO NOT accept any electronics at this facility

We accept block styrofoam at this location.

As long as you're a Denver resident, you are welcome to use our facility.

If the yard debris is compostable I believe you can. The workers there are helpful, you may want to ask them

No, they just request that boxes need to be flatten

We DO NOT accept any appliances/electronics of any kind. This facility is for household recyclables such as cardboard boxes, aluminium cans and plastic bottles only. You can visit ecoprojex.com/denver-pick-up for a free pick up.

We do not accept any electronics or appliances.

Well be closing at regular time today (5:00pm), and closed tomorrow.

We only accept household compostables from Denver residents.

Check city of Aurora website and they have a list of drop off sites

Post them free on Craigslist and they’ll be taken quickly. Reusing better than recycling.

We DO NOT accept any electronics

Yes, but they have to be seperated from regular recycling. Instead, you can compost them

Please remove the lids so everything can be processed separately. Thank you! 😃

We accept the same things that you would regularly put in your purple recycle cart at home.

Paintcare.com is the best place to get rid of it.

Depending on the amount of dirt it could go into a composting bin if the amount is fairly small otherwise you need to have it removed by a private company or take it to a landfill.

No. We only accept medium plastics labeled 1-7. No soft or hard plastics.

We only accept material from Denver residents.

We accept branches that are no more than four feet in length and four inches in diameter. We accept one load per week. Only Denver residents are allowed.

No, you don't.

Nope.

Not sure on that question.

Aluminum, plastic, and glass are all accepted.

yes

This location is free for all Denver residents.

We DO NOT accept empty propane canisters at this location. SustainAbility Recycling does accept propane tanks as well as many other hard to recycle items. Visit https://www.sustainability-recycling.com/ for more information.

We are not a "pay for" site. This service acts as an overflow for Denver residents regular curbside recycle pickup.

No. We only accept paper, cardboard, plastic, cans, etc.

We DO NOT accept any hazardous waste at this facility. For more information please visit our website @ denvergov.org/denverrecycles

Tuesday- Friday 10am-5pm. Saturday 11-3 Sunday and Monday cLosed!

There is no change to drop off cardboard.

No. We dont take old furniture. You can put it out on over flow pick on you week

We DO NOT accept paint or any other hazardous materials. FOR INFO ON WHERE THOSE ITEMS CAN BE ACCEPTED, VISIT DENVERGOV.ORG OR CALL 3-1-1.

We do not accept any carpeting.

Sorry Rodger, we only accept household recycling i.e. paper, bottles, cans.

We only accept branches no more than 4ft in length and 4in in diameter. No wood, mulch, sod, or dirt.

No. We only accept materials during regular business hours.

Extra trash you can have up to ten bundles no longer than 4ft long and under 50lbs. Collection is every 4 weeks check your trash schedule or you can get the app that is a weekly reminder and informs you about different collections on your day of service.

No you can take old newspapers there and drop them off for recycling.

Do you take trees thats been cut down for free

Yes. We accept compostable materials. Paper bags are okay, plastic bags will need to be emptied out.

Yes. We only accept residential materials from Denver residents.

Do you mean accepted or excepted???

Paper does not need to be separated in any way. Shredded paper would be the only acception (paper bag or box preferred).

SustainAbility is a good option for hard to recycle items. Visit their website at: www.sustainability-recycling.com

This is a free service to all Denver residents. We accept 10 bundles of branches a week. Branches must be no more than 4 ft in length, and no more than 4 in in diameter.

No. You can only drop off materials during regular business hours.

Unfortunately we DO NOT accept plastic bags at this time, but they can be taken to your local grocery store to be recycled.

We sure do!

We DO NOT accept appliances of any kind. We accept household recyclables, compost, and bundled branches.

Great question

I don't think they do

We do not accept DVDs. Only household recyclables. I.e. Paper, glass bottles, plastics.

It's all collected as single stream, so it can be mixed, and will be sorted later.

Yes you can bring tree branches just have them cut down not in bags and there is no cost if you're a Denver residence

You can't recycle scrap metal there, but there are plenty of yards around the city

Best to flatten boxes as much as possible and go early as the bins seem to fill up by late afternoon

No. We only accept household recyclables such as cardboard, plastic bottles, aluminium cans, etc.

I'm sure they do but there's probably rules about the cover of the book

There is a treecycle program during the month of January to compost trees.

They do not buy any recycled materials

We will begin accepting Christmas trees the day after Christmas. Christmas trees will also be picked up from your curb/alley on your regular trash collection day after Christmas to be mulched.

No, I don't think they take any electronic devices at this location.

I think so. They have bins for composting materials.

All recycling the City & County of Denver collects is taken to Alpine Waste & Recycling where it is sorted and recirculated.

Sorry Rob, only Denver residents are allowed to use this service.

No, it's free.

No

Only household recyclables are accepted at this location. I.e. cardboard, aluminium cans, paper, and plastic bottles.

Yes

We do not accept any styrofoam or soft plastics. I.e. plastic bag, bubble wrap etc.

Yes, they take branches there.

Call 311 (city services) to find out where paint can be recycled.

We sure do! We have a series of green compost carts you can empty you grass clippings and leaves into.

We do not accept any type of electronic waste

No. We only accept household recyclables. I.e. cardboard, paper, aluminum cans.

4 feet in length and no bigger then 4 inches in diameter

They do. It goes in the general recycling bins.

Yes, remove caps/straws and do NOT flatten.

As far as I know they accept shredded paper in paper bags, typically you should label the outside of the paper bag with a marker "PAPER" or "SHREDDED PAPER" so they know what to do with it. No plastic bags. If you want to be sure there is usually an attendant on duty at the drop off.

No appliances. Leaves, branches, cardboard are the things I have taken

Yes they have a place to put branches.

Free