Denver, CO 80216
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Waste Connections of Colorado – Denver is a residential trash and recycling service provider to customers in the greater Denver area from Longmont and south to Castle Rock. Availability of services varies by community but we are continually adding communities and services along the Front Range.
To see which Waste Connections of Colorado - Denver residential trash and recycling services are available in your community, visit the Service Area section or contact customer service.
Click here for the Residential Pickup Schedule and Waste Wizard
Please use the Waste Wizard tool to look up any item you are not 100% sure you can put in a Waste Connections residential container.
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Residential Trash
Request ServiceThe experienced, courteous staff at Waste Connections of Colorado – Denver provides dependable and convenient Front Range residential trash collection service.
Collection information:
Please have your Waste Connections of Colorado – Denver garbage container at the curb by 7 a.m. on your scheduled pickup day. Please do not block the sidewalk with your container.
Pickup guidelines:
- Leave 2 feet between containers
- Do not park personal vehicles within 10 feet of containers on service day
- Handles should face towards your house
- Do not drill into, bolt or fasten anything to the cart
- Trash should not be higher than the lid of the container or be placed on top of the lid
- Trash should be bagged and tied
- Do not pack materials tightly into cart
Container Size
Waste Connections of Colorado – Denver residential customers receive a 96-gallon trash container for weekly pickup.
If you have extra garbage or large items – furniture, carpet etc. - that will not fit inside the container, please contact customer service at (303) 288-2100 at least 48 hours prior to your scheduled pickup day. Items or bags placed next to the container will not be picked up without prior arrangement. Additional charges may apply.
Acceptable Items:
- Normal non-hazardous household waste
- Double bagged cat litter or dog waste
Unacceptable Items:
- 55-gallon drums (unless both ends are cut out and drum is flattened)
- Acid
- Ashes, hot or cold
- Batteries
- Broken glass, broken mirrors (unless wrapped in newspaper and labeled)
- Computer monitors
- Concrete or rock
- Dead animals
- Dirt or sod
- Electronics – learn more
- Fertilizer (depends on quantity-please call customer service at (303) 288-2100 before placing in trash)
- Firecrackers
- Fluorescent tube lighting rods, bulbs
- Gasoline
- Hazardous materials
- Household Hazardous Waste – learn more
- Insecticide and chemicals
- Lawnmowers and other home yard equipment (unless the gas and oil have been completely removed)
- Liquids
- Medical waste
- Motor oil
- Paints, stains, sealants (lids must be open and contents dry)
- Pesticides or acids
- Products and items containing mercury
- Propane tanks
- Razor blades (unless placed in a hard plastic container with a screw-on lid)
- Refrigerators, freezers
- Syringes, hypodermic needles (unless in a proper hazardous materials container - please call customer service)
- Tires
- Used oil
- Vehicle batteries
Pay Bill:
Waste Connections Denver makes it easy to pay your bill online, by phone or by mail. Visit the Pay Bill page to learn more.
Residential Trash Service Cancellation Policy:
Cancellation of your Waste Connections Denver trash collection service can only be accepted by phone from a person on the account. Please call before 15th of the next billing cycle.
Upon cancellation, a $25 toter (cart) removal fee will apply unless the cans were purchased. Please allow 6 weeks for any refunds.
Electronics
Please do not put any electronic items in any Waste Connections of Colorado – Denver container. As of July 1, 2013, it is against the law.
Per the State of Colorado, “Waste electronics and computers from residential and non-residential sources cannot be disposed of in solid waste landfills in Colorado. Waste electronics contain heavy metals and other harmful constituents that have the potential to contaminate soil and groundwater if not managed and disposed of properly.”
The State of Colorado publishes these useful resources:
Guidelines for electronic waste for residents
Map of electronic recycling locations
Household Hazardous Waste and Paint
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment publishes a useful list of locations that accept Household Hazardous waste and paint.
Residential Recycling
Request ServiceWaste Connections of Colorado - Denver are proud supporters of cleaner, greener Colorado and we encourage residents to recycle. Today more than ever, recyclable products are common and our programs and services make Front Range recycling convenient and worry-free for our customers. We provide a single-stream Front Range residential recycling program (also known as "fully commingled" recycling), which means all recyclables are placed in one bin for convenient curbside pickup. Residential recycling in the Denver Metro area is collected every other week. Place your recyclables curbside by 7 a.m. on your pickup date.
2019 Recycling Calendar
2020 Recycling Calendar
Container Size
Waste Connections of Colorado – Denver residential customers receive a 96-gallon recycling container for biweekly pickup.
Residential customers are not required to sort approved Single-Stream recyclables.
When preparing recycling for pickup, please follow these guidelines carefully:
- Flatten all cardboard boxes
- Empty and rinse all containers. Do not flatten containers
- Do not place items in plastic bags
Accepted Recyclables – See Single-Stream Recycling Guide
- Aerosol cans (empty)
- Aluminum foil, pie pans (2" or larger, clean)
- Cereal/soda boxes
- Corrugated cardboard (max. 12" x 24"per piece)
- Detergent bottles, screw-on caps are allowed
- Glass bottles and jars (clear, green, amber)
- Metals, steel cans, aluminum cans
- Milk jugs, butter/margarine containers, pop/water bottles
- Paper egg cartons
- Paper, junk mail, magazines, newspapers (glossy inserts okay)
- Plastic containers (#1 - #7 on bottom)
Prohibited Items:
- Batteries
- Ceramics, or Pyrex®
- Drinking glasses
- Electronics - learn more
- Frozen food containers
- Glass, light bulbs, plates, vases, drinking glasses, or window glass
- Hard-cover books
- Hazardous or bio-hazardous waste
- Kraft® (orange or brown) envelopes
- Lids
- Light bulbs, plates or vases
- Mirrors
- Microwave trays
- Needles or syringes
- Paper ream wrappers
- Paper to-go containers
- Plastic bags, 6-pack holders, plastic tops, and other non-listed plastics
- Scrap metal
- Shredded paper
- Stickers or sheets of address labels
- Styrofoam®
- Tissues, paper towels, napkins
- Toys
- Tyvek® envelopes
- Waxed paper or waxed cardboard
- Window glass
- ALL other items not listed on the Single-Stream Recycling Guide
Recycling Perks
Beginning on June 4, 2018, Waste Connections of Denver customers will have the opportunity to begin earning reward points for placing their recycling carts out for collection. Registered participants can earn up to $25 in discounts a month and $300 in discounts each year. Participants may redeem their earned rewards for coupons, discounts and special deals with local vendors, retailers, restaurants, grocers and more.
To learn more and sign up visit Recycling Perks.
Residential Yard Waste
Request ServiceYard waste will be collected on your normally scheduled Front Range trash pickup day. Some yard waste can be accepted as compost. Please contact Waste Connections of Colorado - Denver customer service at (303) 288-2100 to see if composting is available in your community.
Pickup guidelines:
- Use a Kraft paper bag for yard waste (available at hardware, home improvement stores.
- Only put in leaves and yard/grass clippings.
If you have longer sticks/branches/limbs, fashion the items into bundles that are no more than 4 feet long and no more than 40 pounds each.
There are extra charges that may apply per bag and per bundle, so please contact Waste Connections of Colorado - Denver customer service at (303) 288-2100 for details.
Residential Composting
Request ServiceWaste Connections of Colorado - Denver offers composting for many organic materials in some areas.*
Waste Connections’ compost is picked up every other week. Please have your composting cart out by 7 a.m. Compost can either be loose or bagged, but must go directly into the Waste Connections of Colorado - Denver composting container. Bags must be compostable as well. We can pick up additional bags when given at least 24 hours' notice (there may be additional charges).
*Please email us or contact our office at (303) 288-2100 to see if Front Range compost pickup service by Waste Connections of Colorado – Denver is available in your community.
We accept the following organic materials:
- Brush and tree trimmings
- Food waste
- Food-soiled Paper (waxed cardboard, napkins, paper towels, paper plates, paper milk cartons, tea bags, coffee grounds/filters)
- Flowers
- Grass clippings
- Leaves
- Sawdust
- Shredded paper
- Weeds
- Wood/limbs up to 5 inches in diameter (no lumber)
- Wooden Crates
We cannot accept the following items in composting containers:
- Animal droppings
- Construction debris
- Dirt, rock or brick
- Lumber
- Wood/limbs over 5 inches in diameter
Residential Roll-off
Residential Roll OffRoll-off containers are great for clean-up jobs, spring cleaning and large item removal for residential customers. If you have a project and would like to learn more about our Denver area roll-off services, call customer service at (303) 288-2100.
Before ordering a container, it is wise to measure the area where you want the roll-off driver to unload the container and to check that there are no overhead hazards like power lines and tree branches.
The images below show the truck unloading a roll-off container to a site. Note the overall length needed and up to 20 feet of aerial space is needed for safe container delivery and pickup.
| Roll-Off Size | Length | Width | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Yard* | 16' | 8' | 3'5" |
| 20 Yard | 23' | 8' | 3'8" |
| 30 Yard | 23' | 8' | 6'6" |
*This is the only size available for dirt, rock, concrete, asphalt, or asphalt shingles.