Recycling Centers in Colorado
300 recycling locations in 85 cities. Choose a city to see hours, what each center accepts, and who pays cash.
Colorado at a glance: 183 recycling centers, 58 scrap yards, 32 electronics recyclers, 19 transfer stations, 7 household hazardous waste facilities. Colorado has no statewide bottle deposit, so scrap yards are the main way to get paid for cans and metal.
Top cities for recycling in Colorado
- Denver55 locations
- Colorado Springs29 locations
- Aurora20 locations
- Commerce City17 locations
- Boulder15 locations
- Fort Collins11 locations
- Grand Junction10 locations
- Longmont8 locations
- Lakewood7 locations
- Pueblo5 locations
- Castle Rock5 locations
- Loveland5 locations
- Englewood5 locations
- Golden5 locations
- Garden City5 locations
- Arvada4 locations
- Castle Pines4 locations
- Sheridan4 locations
- Westminster3 locations
- Centennial2 locations
- Broomfield2 locations
- Erie2 locations
- Wheat Ridge2 locations
- Lafayette2 locations
All Colorado cities
- Alamosa 1
- Allenspark 1
- Arvada 4
- Aspen 1
- Ault 1
- Aurora 20
- Austin 1
- Basalt 2
- Bennett 1
- Boulder 15
- Breckenridge 1
- Brighton 1
- Broomfield 2
- Brush 1
- Buena Vista 1
- Byers 1
- Carbondale 2
- Castle Pines 4
- Castle Rock 5
- Centennial 2
- Clifton 1
- Colorado Springs 29
- Commerce City 17
- Cortez 1
- Creede 1
- Dacono 2
- Deer Trail 1
- Delta 2
- Denver 55
- Divide 1
- Durango 1
- Eads 1
- Eaton 1
- Englewood 5
- Erie 2
- Evergreen 1
- Fort Collins 11
- Fort Morgan 1
- Fountain 1
- Fraser 1
- Frisco 1
- Garden City 5
- Glenwood Springs 1
- Golden 5
- Grand Junction 10
- Greeley 1
- Gypsum 1
- Henderson 2
- Highlands Ranch 1
- Kiowa 1
- Lafayette 2
- La Junta 1
- Lakewood 7
- Lamar 2
- Littleton 1
- Longmont 8
- Louisville 1
- Loveland 5
- Lyons 2
- Monte Vista 1
- Montrose 2
- Monument 1
- Morrison 2
- Northglenn 1
- Olathe 1
- Pagosa Springs 2
- Parachute 1
- Parker 1
- Pueblo 5
- Pueblo West 1
- Salida 1
- Sheridan 4
- Silt 1
- Silver Cliff 1
- Steamboat Springs 2
- Sterling 1
- Superior 1
- Swink 2
- Vail 1
- Westcliffe 1
- Westminster 3
- Wheat Ridge 2
- Windsor 1
- Woodland Park 1
- Wray 1
Colorado recycling questions
How many recycling centers are there in Colorado?
We list 300 recycling locations across 85 cities in Colorado, including drop-off centers, scrap yards and specialty recyclers. Denver has the most, with 55.
Does Colorado pay for cans and bottles?
Colorado does not have a statewide bottle deposit law, so there is no standard deposit refund. Scrap yards often pay by the pound for loose aluminum cans, and the price changes with the metals market. Call ahead to confirm the current rate.