Services are restricted to residents of Denver only.
Please call for the curbside collection schedule.
www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/trash-and-recycling/...(720) 913-1311
Denver, CO 80223
Denver Recycles offers free, every-other-week recycling collection to Denver residents in single-family homes and residential buildings of seven units or less. Participants in the program are given a 95-gallon purple recycling cart for collecting recyclables. Call 3-1-1 or visit DenverGov.org/DenverRecycles to sign up to participate and for collection schedules.
Please place your recycling cart out for collection by 7am.
Please make sure that all recyclables are clean, dry and free of food and beverage residue.
Please remove all caps/lids. Please Flatten All Boxes to conserve space.
This program accepts rigid plastic bottles, jugs, jars, cups, tubs, trays and containers with a #1 - #7.
Material | Residential | Business | Note |
#1 Plastic Beverage Bottles | pickup |
none |
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#1 Plastic Clamshells | pickup |
none |
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#1 Plastic Non-Beverage Bottles | pickup |
none |
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#1 Plastic Trays | pickup |
none |
Please rinse clean. |
#1 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
Please rinse clean. |
#2 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
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#2 Plastic Clamshells | pickup |
none |
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#2 Plastic Jugs - Clear | pickup |
none |
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#2 Plastic Jugs - Colored | pickup |
none |
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#2 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
Please rinse clean. |
#3 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
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#3 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
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#4 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
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#4 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
Please rinse clean. |
#5 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
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#5 Plastic Clamshells | pickup |
none |
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#5 Plastic Cups | pickup |
none |
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#5 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
Please rinse clean. |
#6 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
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#6 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
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#7 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
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#7 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
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Aerosol Cans - Empty | pickup |
none |
This program accepts empty aerosol cans. |
Aluminum Beverage Cans | pickup |
none |
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Aluminum Foil | pickup |
none |
Please rinse foil clean. |
Aluminum Food Cans | pickup |
none |
Please rinse clean. |
Aluminum Lids | pickup |
none |
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Aluminum Pie Plates | pickup |
none |
Please rinse clean. |
Aluminum Trays | pickup |
none |
Please rinse clean. |
Blue Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
none |
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Blue Glass Containers | pickup |
none |
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Blueprints | pickup |
none |
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Booklets | pickup |
none |
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Brochures | pickup |
none |
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Brown Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
none |
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Brown Glass Containers | pickup |
none |
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Cardstock | pickup |
none |
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Catalogs | pickup |
none |
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Chipboard | pickup |
none |
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Clear Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
none |
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Clear Glass Containers | pickup |
none |
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Construction Paper | pickup |
none |
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Corrugated Cardboard | pickup |
none |
Flatten & cut cardboard into pieces no larger than 2ft. x 2ft. Only broken down boxes inside the cart will be collected for recycling. No wax coated card board. |
Envelopes | pickup |
none |
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Gift Bags | pickup |
none |
Paper only. No foil-coated bags or plastic bags. |
Gift Boxes | pickup |
none |
No foil-coated boxes. |
Glassine | pickup |
none |
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Green Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
none |
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Green Glass Containers | pickup |
none |
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Greeting Cards | pickup |
none |
No foil-coated cards or cards that contain plastic pages or electronic devices. |
Kraft Paper | pickup |
none |
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Magazines | pickup |
none |
Please remove from its plastic cover. |
pickup |
none |
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Manila Folders | pickup |
none |
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Mixed Paper | pickup |
none |
This site accepts unwanted mail and envelopes. |
Newspaper | pickup |
none |
Recycle the entire newspaper, including ads and inserts. The plastic bag your newspaper comes in is not acceptable. |
Newspaper Inserts | pickup |
none |
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Office Paper | pickup |
none |
No Fluorescent paper please. |
Paper Bags | pickup |
none |
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Paper Egg Cartons | pickup |
none |
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Paper Labels | pickup |
none |
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Paper Sleeves | pickup |
none |
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Paper Tubes | pickup |
none |
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Paperback Books | pickup |
none |
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Paperboard | pickup |
none |
This site accepts box board /paperboard, such as Cereal, grain, shoe, and clothing boxes, paper egg cartons, dry food boxes (pasta, rice, etc.) tissue boxes, paper towel and toilet paper cores, etc. Please Remove and discard plastic liners. No stuck-on food or grease. No foil coated cardboard material. Please Flatten boxes to conserve space. |
Phone Books | pickup |
none |
Please Remove bags, plastic covering, and magnets. |
Shredded Paper | pickup |
none |
Please put shredded paper in a paper bag and fold the top down. |
Steel Cans | pickup |
none |
Please rinse the cans clean. |
Steel Lids | pickup |
none |
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Window Envelopes | pickup |
none |
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