Recycling in Erie
Recycling at the Curb
Recycling at the Drop-Off Center
Recycling at the Curb
Recycling services in Erie are provided by the trash haulers that service the area. Contact your trash provider for information on the services available and guidelines for what materials are accepted.
Recycling at the Drop-Off Center
Drop-Off Center Information
Location:
1149 Telleen Ave (next to public works building). View
a Map.
Hours:
Open 24 hours.
Contact: 303-926-2731
The Following Materials are Accepted at the Drop-Off Center:
| Containers: all mixed together |
Commingled Containers
- Glass bottles and jars of any color (please avoid breaking glass)
- Aluminum cans (Do not crush or flatten cans.)
- Aluminum pie pans and aluminum foil (Ball all aluminum foil together into one large ball 2" or larger, or flatten pieces. No small, balled-up foil please.)
- Steel (tin) cans
- Metal jar lids
- Metal bottle caps
- Empty aerosol cans (no caps)
- Paper milk cartons/drink boxes/juice cartons
- Plastic bottles and jugs with a #1, #2, or #5 on the bottom (please step on gallon jugs and bottles 1 liter or larger.)
- Plastic screw-top jars with a #1 on the bottom
| Paper Materials: all mixed together |
Magazines/Catalogs
Office Paper/Opened Mail
Blueprints, brochures, computer printouts, file folders, fax paper, greeting cards, letterhead, pamphlets, pastel colored legal pad paper, slick/glossy ads & brochures, stationery letters, white ream wrappers, white & pastel-colored paper, white & pastel-colored envelopes (windows envelopes OK)
Newspaper and newspaper inserts
NO bags or string
Phone Books
Paperboard Boxes/Low-Grade Paper Products
Larger single-layer boxes, such as: cereal boxes (throw away inside bag), gift/shirt boxes, shoe boxes, 6-pack & 12-pack cartons/boxes.
Smaller, low-grade paper items such as: cracker boxes (throw away inside bag), hanging file folders, paper egg cartons, soap boxes and facial tissue boxes, paper shopping bags (brown bags go with corrugated cardboard), paper tubes (e.g., paper towel tubes, toilet paper tubes, etc.).
Additional Information
For more detailed information on what can be recycled in any of these categories, please refer to the guidelines of the latest Eco-Cycle Times. You can print the center pull-out section for a convenient guide to recycling in all of Boulder and Broomfield Counties.
You can also visit the Frequently Asked Questions section of our website or call us at 303-444-6634.
Do you have an unusual item you don't want to toss in the garbage? Check out our Guide to Hard-to-Recycle Materials.
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