Recycle glass right where you live! Recycle Colorado is offering FREE glass recycling service to targeted businesses on Broadway and residents that live in multi-family units in the hopes of learning more about the barriers to recycling.

Residents can now bring their glass bottles and jars to Sinclair Gas Station (Alameda & Broadway), drop them in the blue carts (one at the front of the store and one on each side of the store) and Momentum Recycling will take them to their plant to be recycled.

Recycled glass can be turned into brand new, shelf-ready bottles in 2 weeks!

Participate in Denver Recycles' Electronic Recycling Collection event on October 20th, and get unwanted electronics out of your home for good! 

Participation in this event is by appointment only, with appointment time slots available between 8 AM – 12 PM. Make an appointment today.

Appointment availability is on a first come, first served basis and only a limited number of appointments are available for this event.  Please arrive with your electronic items on October 20th during your scheduled time slot. 

NEW DROP-OFF LOCATION: Blue Star Recyclers (953 Decatur St. -- Enter on 9th Ave. between Decatur St. and Federal Blvd.)  

EVENT FEE: $5 minimum per vehicle, additional $10 per television and monitor. Fee collected at event.
At all other times, the standard recycling fee per television or monitor can range from $25 to $75.

SAMPLE EVENT PRICING:

• 2 laptops, 1 CPU, keyboards = $5
• 3 towers, 2 power surges, 1 scanner = $5
• 1 tv, 3 printers, mice, VCR = $10
• 1 tv, 1 monitor, 1 fax machine = $20
• 3 tv’s = $30

ITEMS ACCEPTED: Televisions, monitors, CPUs, laptops, printers, scanners, faxes, keyboards, mice, stereos, external hard drives & storage devices, cellular phones, telephones, DVRs, VCRs, digital cameras, video recorders, MP3 players, video game consoles, wires, cables and some small appliances such as microwaves. No size limits on televisions.

ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED: Air conditioners, refrigerators, large appliances, coffee makers, vacuums, blenders, humidifiers, toasters, smoke or carbon monoxide detectors, pressurized canisters, oil or gas devices, fluorescent bulbs, neon signs, car batteries, small button batteries or household batteries.

For questions about this event, please contact Denver Recycles at 311 (720-913-1311) or visit DenverGov.org/DenverRecycles.

Three weekday drop-off sites will be open this year through December 7 
The leaves changing colors are a pretty sight, but when they fall, make sure they don’t end up in the trash! Give those leaves a second life through Denver’s LeafDrop program, which will turn those fallen leaves into compost. Starting Monday, October 1, three free weekday drop-off sites will be open to Denver residents through Friday, December 7. The leaves collected through this program will be turned into a high-quality compost, which will be made available for residents to purchase in May. Learn more here!
 
Weekday Drop-Off Sites
Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 2:00pm

• Cherry Creek Transfer Station – 7301 E. Jewell Ave. (Quebec Street & Cherry Creek Dr. South)
• Havana Nursery – 10450 Smith Rd. (Just south of I-70 on Havana St.)
• South Platte – 678 S. Jason St. (Enter on W. Exposition Ave.)

Please note, all leaves dropped-off at Havana Nursery and South Platte must be in bags (paper bags are preferred) and dropped-off during hours of operation, otherwise it is considered illegal dumping.
 
Another way to be environmentally friendly, break the plastic bag habit and use paper bags when raking fallen leaves instead – paper bags can also be composted! Denver Recycles, Denver Parks & Recreation’s Be A Smart Ash program, and Ace Hardware are teaming up to give away 50,000 paper leaf bags this year! Beginning Monday, Denver residents can print or download a coupon for a free 5-pack of paper leaf bags at www.denvergov.org/leafdrop. The coupon can be redeemed at participating Denver area Ace Hardware stores.
 
Help us manage the LeafDrop program by following these guidelines:

• Bring your leaves in paper leaf bags, if possible.
• Drop-off sites and free Ace Hardware paper bag offer is for Denver residents only.
• Jack-O-Lanterns and pumpkins will be accepted for composting at drop-off sites.
• Make sure leaves do not contain branches or other materials.
• Never rake or blow leaves into the street, as they can clog storm sewers and street sweepers.

 
Weekend LeafDrop sites will be coming soon in November! More details on dates and locations can be found at www.denvergov.org/leafdrop.

 Summer is here. Save yourself some time and energy this growing season by Grasscycling, which is the process of leaving your grass clippings on your lawn after mowing. Grasscycling makes mowing quicker and easier and is the natural way to return nutrients back to your lawn.
 
More than one-third of Denver’s household trash is composed of yard debris and grass clippings, with grass clippings consistently being one of the most wasted materials from April to September. By Grasscycling, you can help stop this material from ending up in landfills and have a real impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Give Grasscycling a try this summer and see what you think!
 
TIPS FOR HOW TO GRASSCYCLE SUCCESSFULLY:

1. USE ANY MOWER. Remove the mower collection bag to allow clippings to fall back on the lawn. If your mower does not have a safety flap covering the opening over which the bag fits, then you may need to purchase a retrofit kit from your local hardware store.

 

1. MOW WHEN IT’S DRY. Wet grass clippings clump together and do not feed your lawn as well as dry grass clippings. 

 

1. FOLLOW THE “1/3 RULE.” To foster healthy grass, do not cut more than 1/3 of the length of the grass at any time, and leave clippings no more than one inch long. Lawns are most healthy when they are mowed to a height of 2 ½ to 3 inches.

 
If you hire a landscaper to mow, be sure to ask them to adopt Grasscycling methods when mowing your lawn.
 
Visit DenverGov.org/DenverRecycles for more information about Grasscycling and other resources for reducing your waste.

Did you know that Denver only diverts 20% of its solid waste from the landfill? We are HALF the national average! Cities like Austin, Charlotte and Salt Lake City are diverting twice as much as Denver! In 2016 Denver residents landfilled 192,000 tons of materials but at least 75% of those materials could have been recycled or composted (Denver Recycles estimate). Download the PDF to learn more about what you can do to help Denver become a Zero Waste City.