The information provided in this table demonstrates whether curbside recycling services in the community are provided by the municipality as a direct municipal service, whether the curbside recycling services are provided by the municipality through a contract with one or more private haulers, whether curbside recycling services are provided by private haulers under a municipal mandate to provide the service, whether the curbside recycling services are provided by the private haulers under a municipal mandate to offer the service, or whether the community relies upon private haulers and consumers to make appropriate contractual arrangements with each other.

Because several communities provided us with additional information regarding drop off recycling services, we added an additional column that displays drop off information. In many communities, curbside and drop off services both exist. However, the materials accepted by each may differ. Each program must be reviewed to determine acceptable products and any handling instructions. Although it may appear that including drop off information is beyond the scope of the survey, we had enough communities commenting on drop off that we believed including the information provided a more symmetrical view of the community recycling infrastructure.

It should be noted that this information is largely reflective of single family residential neighborhoods. Most communities consider multifamily communities to be commercial and do not provide service as a general rule. Several communities do provide service to multifamily, so each community must be queried to determine whether it services multifamily complexes.

Where there is no information, we are still working to verify the arrangement. Please let us know if any of this information is in error or needs updating.

 

City	Population - July, 2004	Website	County	Res. Curbside is a Mun. Service	Res. Curbside is a Mun. Svc. Through contract	Res. Curbside is provided by pvt. Haulers under mun. mandate to provide	Res. Curbside is provided by pvt. Haulers under mun. mandate to offer	Res. Curbside is provided by pvt. Haulers to their cust. As a bus. Decision	DO = Drop off is available - X = no drop off or curbside available
Aguilar	554	http://www.townofaguilar.com/	Las Animas						X
Akron	1,854	n/a	Washington						DO
Alamosa	8,419	http://www.cityofalamosa.org/	Alamosa						DO
Alma	234	n/a	Park						X
Antonito	840	n/a	Conejos						DO
Arriba	232	n/a	Lincoln						DO
Arvada	103,004	http://www.arvada.org/	Adams - Jefferson			X			DO
Aspen	6,368	http://city.aspenpitkin.com/index.cfm	Pitkin			X			DO
Ault	1,421	n/a	Weld						DO
Aurora	295,775	http://www.auroragov.org/AuroraGov/index.htm	Adams - Arapahoe - Douglas					X	DO
Avon	6,755	http://www.avon.org/	Eagle						DO
Basalt	3,051	http://www.basalt.net/	Eagle - Pitkin					X
Bayfield	1,705	http://www.bayfield.govoffice.com/	La Plata						DO
Bennett	2,330	http://www.bennett.co.us/	Adams - Arapahoe						DO
Berthoud	4,930	http://www.ci.berthoud.co.us/	Larimer - Weld					X
Bethune	214	n/a	Kit Carson						DO
Black Hawk	112	http://www.cityofblackhawk.org/	Gilpin						DO
Blanca	399	http://www.fone.net/~blancaco/	Costilla						X
Blue River	743	n/a	Summit					X
Bonanza City	14	n/a	Saguache
Boone	324	n/a	Pueblo
Boulder	97,467	http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/	Boulder			X			DO
Bow Mar	812	n/a	Arapahoe - Jefferson
Branson	85	n/a	Las Animas						DO
Breckenridge	3,296	http://www.townofbreckenridge.com/	Summit					X
Brighton	27,131	http://www.ci.brighton.co.us/	Adams - Weld					X	DO
Brookside	217	n/a	Fremont					X
Broomfield	44,634	http://www.ci.broomfield.co.us/	Broomfield					X	DO
Brush	5,282	http://www.brushcolo.com/	Morgan						X
Buena Vista	2,279	http://www.buenavistaco.gov/GigPage.aspx?PageID=351	Chaffee						DO
Burlington	3,838	http://www.burlingtoncolo.com/	Kit Carson						DO
Calhan	898	n/a	El Paso						X
Campo	156	n/a	Baca
Canon City	15,683	http://www.canoncity.org/	Fremont						DO
Carbondale	5,689	http://www.carbondalegov.org/	Garfield			X			DO
Castle Rock	32,261	http://www.townofcastlerock.org/	Douglas					X	DO
Cedaredge	2,190	http://www.cedaredgecolorado.com/	Delta						X
Centennial	101,049	http://www.centennialcolorado.com/	Arapahoe					X	DO
Center	2,382	n/a	Rio Grande - Saguache						DO
Central City	492	n/a	Clear Creek - Gilpin						DO
Cheraw	201	n/a	Otero						X
Cherry Hills Village	6,089	http://www.cherryhillsvillage.com/	Arapahoe					X	DO
Cheyenne Wells	985	http://www.townofcheyennewells.com/	Cheyenne						DO
Coal Creek	380	n/a	Fremont						X
Cokedale	146	n/a	Las Animas						X
Collbran	637	n/a	Mesa						X
Colorado Springs	380,073	http://www.springsgov.com/	El Paso					X	DO
Columbine Valley	1,167	http://columbinevalley.org/	Arapahoe		X
Commerce City	30,768	http://www.ci.commerce-city.co.us/	Adams					X	DO
Cortez	8,504	http://www.cityofcortez.com/	Montezuma	X					DO
Craig	9,178	http://www.ci.craig.co.us/	Moffat						DO
Crawford	397	n/a	Delta					X
Creede	422	http://www.creede.com/	Mineral						DO
Crested Butte	1,543	http://www.crestedbutte-co.gov/	Gunnison		X				DO
Crestone	112	n/a	Saguache						DO
Cripple Creek	1,082	http://www.cripple-creek.co.us/govt.html	Teller						X
Crook	129	n/a	Logan						X
Crowley	177	n/a	Crowley						X
Dacono	3,309	http://www.ci.dacono.co.us/	Weld		X
DeBeque	497	n/a	Mesa						X
Deer Trail	575	http://www.deertrailcolorado.org/	Arapahoe						X
Del Norte	1,715	n/a	Rio Grande						DO
Delta	8,087	http://www.deltaco.org/	Delta						DO
Denver	568,913	http://www.denvergov.org/	Denver	X					DO
Dillon	819	http://www.townofdillon.com/	Summit					X
Dinosaur	334	n/a	Moffat						X
Dolores	899	n/a	Montezuma						X
Dove Creek	683	n/a	Dolores						X
Durango	15,628	http://www.durangogov.org/	La Plata	X					DO
Eads	702	http://www.kiowacountycolo.com/eadsframe.htm	Kiowa						DO
Eagle	3,816	http://www.townofeagle.org/	Eagle						DO
Eaton	3,825	http://www.eatonco.org/	Weld		X
Eckley	278	n/a	Yuma						DO
Edgewater	5,351	http://www.edgewaterco.com/	Jefferson					X	DO
Elizabeth	1,529	http://www.townofelizabeth.org/	Elbert					X
Empire	392	n/a	Clear Creek						DO
Englewood	32,491	http://www.ci.englewood.co.us/	Arapahoe					X	DO
Erie	10,216	http://www.ci.erie.co.us/	Boulder - Weld					X	DO
Estes Park	5,707	http://www.estesnet.com/	Larimer					X
Evans	16,280	http://www.cityofevans.org/	Weld		X
Fairplay	689	http://www.fairplayco.us/	Park						X
Federal Heights	11,698	http://www.ci.federal-heights.co.us/	Adams					X	DO
Firestone	5,748	http://www.ci.firestone.co.us/	Weld						X
Flagler	599	n/a	Kit Carson						DO
Fleming	445	http://www.neco-land.com/	Logan					X
Florence	3,795	http://www.florenceco.govoffice2.com/	Fremont						X
Fort Collins	126,903	http://www.ci.fort-collins.co.us/	Larimer			X			DO
Fort Lupton	7,111	http://www.fortlupton.org/	Weld					X
Fort Morgan	11,119	http://www.cityoffortmorgan.com/	Morgan						DO
Fountain	18,334	http://www.ci.fountain.co.us/	El Paso					X	DO
Fowler	1,150	n/a	Otero						X
Foxfield	765	http://www.foxfieldco.us/	Arapahoe		X
Fraser	1,020	http://frasercolorado.com/	Grand					X
Frederick	5,905	http://www.frederickco.gov/	Weld					X
Frisco	2,697	http://www.townoffrisco.com/	Summit					X
Fruita	8,507	http://www.fruita.org/	Mesa		X
Garden City	348	n/a	Weld		X
Genoa	203	n/a	Lincoln						X
Georgetown	1,111	http://www.town.georgetown.co.us/	Clear Creek						DO
Gilcrest	1,161	n/a	Weld						X
Glendale	4,796	http://www.glendale.co.us/	Arapahoe						DO
Glenwood Springs	8,517	http://www.ci.glenwood-springs.co.us/	Garfield					X	DO
Golden	17,731	http://ci.golden.co.us/	Jefferson				X		DO
Granada	613	n/a	Prowers						X
Granby	1,746	n/a	Grand						DO
Grand Junction	48,141	http://www.gjcity.org/	Mesa		X				DO
Grand Lake	482	http://www.townofgrandlake.com/	Grand						DO
Greeley	85,887	http://www.greeleygov.com	Weld					X	DO
Green Mountain Falls	907	n/a	El Paso - Teller						X
Greenwood Village	12,586	http://www.greenwoodvillage.com/	Arapahoe		X				DO
Grover	154	n/a	Weld						X
Gunnison	5,318	n/a	Gunnison	X					DO
Gypsum	4,944	http://www.townofgypsum.com/	Eagle						DO
Hartman	107	n/a	Prowers						X
Haswell	80	n/a	Kiowa						DO
Haxtun	1,008	n/a	Phillips						X
Hayden	1,765	http://www.townofhayden.org/	Routt		X				DO
Hillrose	296	n/a	Morgan						X
Holly	1,020	n/a	Prowers		X				DO
Holyoke	2,308	n/a	Phillips						DO
Hooper	122	n/a	Alamosa						X
Hot Sulphur Springs	597	n/a	Grand						DO
Hotchkiss	1,024	n/a	Delta						DO
Hudson	1,595	http://www.hudsoncolorado.org/	Weld						X
Hugo	855	n/a	Lincoln						DO
Idaho Springs	1,852	http://www.idahospringsco.com/	Clear Creek						DO
Ignacio	754	http://www.townofignacio.com/default.asp	La Plata						X
Iliff	221	n/a	Logan						X
Jamestown	288	n/a	Boulder					X	DO
Johnstown	6,122	http://www.townofjohnstown.com/	Larimer - Weld					X	DO
Julesburg	1,425	n/a	Sedgwick						X
Keenesburg	1,157	http://www.keenesburgco.com/	Weld						X
Kersey	1,433	http://www.kerseycolorado.com/	Weld		X
Kim	73	n/a	Las Animas						DO
Kiowa	618	http://www.townofkiowa.com/	Elbert						DO
Kit Carson	242	n/a	Cheyenne					X	DO
Kremmling	1,641	n/a	Grand						DO
La Jara	854	n/a	Conejos						DO
La Junta	7,334	http://www.ci.la-junta.co.us/	Otero					X	DO
La Salle	1,857	http://www.lasalletown.com/	Weld						DO
La Veta	901	http://www.laveta.org/	Huerfano						DO
Lafayette	23,704	http://www.cityoflafayette.com/	Boulder					X	DO
Lake City	398	n/a	Hinsdale						X
Lakeside	20	n/a	Jefferson						X
Lakewood	143,611	http://www.ci.lakewood.co.us/index.cfm?&include=/home.cfm	Jefferson					X	DO
Lamar	8,628	http://www.ci.lamar.co.us/	Prowers						DO
Larkspur	245	n/a	Douglas					X	DO
Las Animas	2,673	n/a	Bent						DO
Leadville	2,782	n/a	Lake						DO
Limon	2,101	http://www.townoflimon.com/	Lincoln						DO
Littleton	40,715	http://www.littletongov.org/	Arapahoe - Douglas - Jefferson					X	DO
Lochbuie	3,091	http://www.lochbuie.org/	Weld					X
Log Lane Village	1,085	n/a	Morgan						X
Lone Tree	7,436	http://www.cityoflonetree.com/	Douglas		X
Longmont	80,612	http://www.ci.longmont.co.us/	Boulder - Weld	X					DO
Louisville	18,545	http://www.ci.louisville.co.us/	Boulder						DO
Loveland	57,485	http://www.ci.loveland.co.us/	Larimer	X					DO
Lyons	1,599	http://www.townoflyons.com/	Boulder						DO
Manassa	1,017	n/a	Conejos						X
Mancos	1,201	http://www.mancoscolorado.com/	Montezuma						X
Manitou Springs	5,225	n/a	El Paso					X
Manzanola	505	n/a	Otero						DO
Marble	103	n/a	Gunnison						X
Mead	2,331	n/a	Weld						X
Meeker	2,291	http://www.townofmeeker.org/	Rio Blanco						X
Merino	291	n/a	Logan						X
Milliken	5,214	http://www.millikencolorado.com/	Weld		X
Minturn	1,115	http://www.minturn.org/	Eagle						DO
Moffat	113	n/a	Saguache						DO
Monte Vista	4,747	http://www.ci.monte-vista.co.us/	Rio Grande						DO
Montezuma	46	n/a	Summit						X
Montrose	15,351	http://www.cityofmontrose.org/	Montrose					X	DO
Monument	4,174	http://www.townofmonument.net/	El Paso						X
Morrison	418	http://town.morrison.co.us/	Jefferson						X
Mountain View	549	http://home.att.net/~mvpd/home_page.html	Jefferson					X
Mountain Village	1,137	http://www.mountain-village.co.us/	San Miguel		X			X
Mt. Crested Butte	743	n/a	Gunnison						X
Naturita	659	n/a	Montrose						X
Nederland	1,368	http://www.town.nederland.co.us/	Boulder					X
New Castle	2,949	http://www.newcastlecolorado.org/	Garfield		X				DO
Northglenn	35,612	http://www.northglenn.org/	Adams - Weld						DO
Norwood	483	n/a	San Miguel						DO
Nucla	736	n/a	Montrose						X
Nunn	520	http://www.nunncolorado.com/	Weld						X
Oak Creek	914	n/a	Routt		X		X
Olathe	1,675	http://www.olathesweetcornfest.com/olathe/index.htm	Montrose						X
Olney Springs	370	n/a	Crowley						X
Ophir	124	n/a	San Miguel						X
Orchard City	3,094	n/a	Delta						X
Ordway	1,188	n/a	Crowley						DO
Otis	517	n/a	Washington						X
Ouray	842	n/a	Ouray						X
Ovid	333	http://www.ovidcolorado.com/	Sedgwick						X
Pagosa Springs	1,620	http://www.townofpagosasprings.com/	Archuleta						DO
Palisade	2,802	n/a	Mesa						X
Palmer Lake	2,355	http://www.ci.palmer-lake.co.us/	El Paso						X
Paoli	51	n/a	Phillips						X
Paonia	1,639	n/a	Delta						X
Parachute	1,338	n/a	Garfield						DO
Parker	37,093	http://www.parkeronline.org/	Douglas					X	DO
Peetz	236	n/a	Logan						X
Pierce	878	n/a	Weld						X
Pitkin	117	n/a	Gunnison						X
Platteville	2,576	http://plattevillegov.org/	Weld						X
Poncha Springs	552	http://www.ponchaspringscolorado.us/	Chaffee						X
Pritchett	130	n/a	Baca						DO
Pueblo	104,031	http://www.pueblo.us/	Pueblo					X	DO
Ramah	121	n/a	El Paso					X	DO
Rangely	2,099	http://www.rangely.com/	Rio Blanco						X
Raymer	97	n/a	Weld						X
Red Cliff	307	n/a	Eagle						DO
Rico	231	http://www.ricocolorado.org/gov/frame_gov.html	Dolores						X
Ridgway	812	http://www.town.ridgway.co.us	Ouray		X
Rifle	7,760	http://www.rifleco.org/	Garfield						X
Rockvale	411	n/a	Fremont						X
Rocky Ford	4,182	n/a	Otero						X
Romeo	403	n/a	Conejos						X
Rye	196	n/a	Pueblo					X
Saguache	577	n/a	Saguache						DO
Salida	5,720	n/a	Chaffee						DO
San Luis	755	n/a	Costilla						X
Sanford	781	n/a	Conejos						X
Sawpit	35	n/a	San Miguel					X
Sedgwick	192	n/a	Sedgwick						X
Seibert	176	n/a	Kit Carson						DO
Severance	1,563	n/a	Weld						X
Sheridan	5,457	http://www.ci.sheridan.co.us/	Arapahoe				X		DO
Sheridan Lake	62	n/a	Kiowa						X
Silt	2,184	http://www.townofsilt.org/	Garfield		X
Silver Cliff	593	http://silvercliffco.com/	Custer						X
Silver Plume	203	n/a	Clear Creek						X
Silverthorne	3,806	http://www.silverthorne.org/	Summit					X
Silverton	548	http://www.ci.silverton.co.us/	San Juan						X
Simla	753	n/a	Elbert						DO
Snowmass Village	2,317	http://www.tosv.com/	Pitkin	X					DO
South Fork	666	http://www.southfork-co.gov/	Rio Grande						X
Springfield	1,472	http://www.springfieldcolorado.com/	Baca						X
Starkville	137	n/a	Las Animas						X
Steamboat Springs	10,742	http://www.steamboatsprings.net	Routt			X			DO
Sterling	13,713	http://www.sterlingcolo.com/	Logan						X
Stratton	643	http://www.strattoncolorado.com/	Kit Carson						DO
Sugar City	266	n/a	Crowley						X
Superior	10,267	http://www.townofsuperior.com/	Boulder - Jefferson			X			DO
Swink	688	n/a	Otero						X
Telluride	2,335	http://www.town.telluride.co.us/home/index.asp	San Miguel		X		X		DO
Thornton	101,763	http://www.cityofthornton.net/	Adams - Weld	X					DO
Timnath	225	http://www.timnathcolorado.org/	Larimer						X
Trinidad	9,344	http://www.historictrinidad.com/tdad	Las Animas						DO
Two Buttes	63	n/a	Baca						X
Vail	4,806	http://ci.vail.co.us/	Eagle					X	DO
Victor	438	http://www.victorcolorado.com/	Teller						X
Vilas	104	n/a	Baca						X
Vona	89	n/a	Kit Carson						X
Walden	704	n/a	Jackson						X
Walsenburg	3,993	n/a	Huerfano						DO
Walsh	723	n/a	Baca						X
Ward	171	n/a	Boulder						DO
Watkins	1,645	n/a	Adams - Arapahoe						X
Wellington	3,718	http://www.townofwellington.com	Larimer					X
Westcliffe	463	http://townofwestcliffe.com/	Custer						X
Westminster	105,177	http://www.ci.westminster.co.us/	Adams - Jefferson				X		DO
Wheat Ridge	31,869	http://www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/	Jefferson					X	DO
Wiggins	975	http://www.townofwiggins.org/	Morgan						X
Wiley	463	n/a	Prowers						DO
Williamsburg	690	n/a	Fremont						X
Windsor	12,711	http://www.ci.windsor.co.us/	Larimer - Weld					X	DO
Winter Park	830	http://www.winterparkgov.com/	Grand						X
Woodland Park	7,081	http://www.city-woodlandpark.org/	Teller					X	DO
Wray	2,223	http://www.wrayco.net/	Yuma						X
Yampa	475	n/a	Routt						X
Yuma	3,362	n/a	Yuma						X
	3,373,312