Sustainable Salida Recycling Guide

Free Electronics Recycling Events: Check out the GARNA.org events calendar for the next E-Waste Recycling Events.

This event is held every year in May. Please call 719-539-2068 if you have any questions.

The following items are accepted:

Computer Monitors
Computers & Accessories
Cell Phones
Printers
Tablets
Hair Dryers
Curling Irons
Electric Shavers
Small lawn care electronics
Microwaves
Any electronic device that plugs in or runs on batteries
Televisions*

* There is a $30 fee per television for proper recycling. All other items are free to drop-off.

The following items are NOT accepted:

Ovens/Stoves
Fridges
Dishwashers
Water heaters
Freezers
Washers
Dryers
Gas or electric grills
Any other large electronics

Hazardous Waste Recycling Events

Sustainable Salida also offers Hazardous Waste Recycling Events, but none are currently scheduled.

Curbside Recycling

*Fee Applies.

Materials Accepted:

Aluminum, tin cans & steel (No Scrap Metal accepted)
Newspaper & Junk Mail (NO Shredded Paper, Tissues, Napkins, Paper Towels)
Glass: Clear, Green & Brown Bottles & Jars (Not accepted: Glass Cookware, Windows, Drinking Glasses)
Cardboard
Cereal Boxes
Office Paper
Magazines
Chipboard
Plastic: Numbers 1-7, but only 1,2 & 5 are being recycled (NO Plastic Grocery Bags, Plastic Wrap, Plastic Caps, Six-pack Holders, Plastic Plates, Plastic Utensils)

Not Accepted:

Styrofoam
Salad & Berry Containers
To-Go Food Containers
Plastic Bottle Caps
Six-Pack Rings
Plastic Plates & Utensils
Plastic Egg Cartons
Plastic Mail Envelopes
Plastic Bags (taken elsewhere)

Composting

Food Waste:

Elements Mountain Compost (719) 966-7645
Commercial & Residential Service Available

Fruit & Veggie Scraps
Pasta, Bread, & Rice
Egg Shells
Coffee Grounds, Filter, & Tea Bags
Compostable Containers – BPI Certified Only
Paper Towels & Napkins

Not Accepted:

Pet Waste/Manure
Non-Compostable Plastics
Metal
Cardboard
Ashes

Yard Waste:

Leaves, grass clippings, garden cuttings, wood chips, & saw dust. No branches or woody material

Home and Office Recycling

Working Appliances and Building Supplies: Habitat ReStore, 719-395-0482; Chaffee County Landfill, 719- 539-3738 (Accepts refrigerators, air conditioning units, appliances – no Freon, only in the summer)
Clothing (good condition): Caring & Sharing, 719-539-3686 & New Bees, 719-395-6295
Household Goods (good condition): Caring & Sharing, New Bees, & ReStore
Electronics (fee applies): Landfill, 719-539-3738, UPS Customer Center (Cell Phones Only), (888) 742-5877
Eyeglasses: Lund Eye Care, 719-539-2519 & Collegiate Eye Care, 719-581-4060
Paint (liquid latex or oil-base only): Sherwin-Williams, 719-530-9951 & BV True Value Hardware, 719-395-8067
For more information on paint recycling go to paintcare.org
Plastic Bags & Plastic Film: Walmart, 719-539-3566; Safeway, 719-539-3513; City Market, 719-395-2431
Rechargeable Batteries: BV True Value Hardware, 719-395-8067; Ace Hardware, 719-539-7601 (All battery types, including car batteries); UPS Customer Center, 888-742-5877 (Small batteries only); Chaffee County Landfill, 719- 539-3738 (Fees Apply)
Compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs, no tubes): Sangre de Cristo Electric, 719-395-2412; Lightbulbs (must be in good condition): Ace Hardware, 719-539-7601
Printer Cartridges: Walmart, 719-539-3566; BV Post Office, 719-395-2446
Unused/Expired Medication: Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office, 719-539-2596; Salida Safeway, 719-539-3513; BV Drug, 719-395-2481
1+ gallon plastic planter containers (#5): Brady’s West, 719-539-6400
Sneakers and Running Shows Only: 7000 Feet Running Company, 719-221-0529
Ship N Things, 719-530-3025 (shipping & packing material; no shredded paper)
The Shipping Depot, 719-207-4462 (shipping & packing material; no shredded paper)

Automotive Recycling

Motor Oil, Auto Batteries: O’Reilly, 719-539-8590; Carquest, 719-539-2585 or 719-395-8000; Valvoline Express Care, 719-539-9198
Tires (fees apply): Chaffee County Tire, 719-539-5384; All Around Tire, 719-395-4412; Big O Tires, 719-626-1197
Scrap Automobiles, 719-539-3738

Miscellaneous Recycling

Construction & Landscaping Materials: ACA Products, Clean Concrete (no rebar/metal/wire) $10 a ton, Asphalt (no dirt or rock). Concrete and Asphalt are reground and reused. $15 dump fee (Materials are crushed and recycled into aggregate for driveways and other uses)
Metal: Chaffee County Landfill, 719-539-3738
Asphalt: Recycling PMS Services, 719-539-1400
Cell Phones: Ensignal Verizon, 719-539-6784
Hard-to-recycle Items (fees apply): Service is not available locally. Items can be taken to SustainAbility, Arvada location only. CALL FIRST, 303-425-9226
Fire Extinguishers (fees apply) Salida Fire Extinguishers, 719-530-9255
Tree limbs/branches (CLEAN yard waste): Chaffee County Landfill, 719-539-3738. (Clean yard waste is used to produce mulch that you can use in your landscaping. Mulch costs $20 for a front-end loader bucketful.) Tree branches 1/2″ to 8″ diameter for $10 a trailer. Above 8″ tonnage rate applies.

Mail In Return Programs

Most printer companies offer a free return program for printer hardware and ink cartridges! Check to see if your printer company offers said program
(Epson, HP, Canon, Brother, Samsung, etc.).