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Proper Cart Usage and Set-out
- Only recyclables inside the cart will be collected. Anything placed outside of the cart will be left behind.
- Make sure the front of the cart faces out towards the street or the alley.
- Recycling carts must be removed from the curbside or alley on non-service days. Bring your containers back on to your property after your collection.
- Be sure to leave at least 4 feet of clearance between your recycling container and any other obstacles (such as dumpsters, trash barrels, garbage cans, extra bags of overflow trash, cars or mailboxes).
Please follow the instructions provided here to ensure proper and safe use of your recycling cart:
- Close the lid before moving the cart.
- Keep fingers and hands clear of the cart’s top rim when opening and closing the lid.
- Grab the cart handle with both hands before attempting to move it.
- Only place materials in the cart when it is stable and upright.
- Do not tilt or move the cart with the lid open.
- Do not overfill the cart or exceed the weight limit of 150 pounds.
- Do not climb on or in the cart.
- Do not stand on the cart wheels.
- Do not drag the cart.
- If your cart is broken do not use it, please call for a replacement.
- Do not let children play around the cart.
Complete cart safety details are available as a downloadable flyer:
Reminders
- Do not place any recyclables in plastic bags.
- Please lightly rinse all recyclables so that your cart will remain clean.
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Recycling Program Household Eligibility
 Denver Recycles currently offers residential recycling collection to single-family homes, townhomes, and apartment buildings with seven or fewer units. We do not offer service to apartment buildings over seven units, or to commercial businesses.
If you are not eligible for residential recycling service, check our Recycling Directory to find the nearest recycling drop-off location. For further assistance, please call 3-1-1.
Denver's Solid Waste Management Division offers residential collection for large or bulky items. Called LIP, the service enables Denver residents to dispose of large items such as furniture and appliances, including the removal and disposal of materials illegally dumped in the city's right-of-way, and the reclamation of freon from appliances.
Furniture is automatically collected once every five weeks. Appliances are collected weekly by appointment only. To schedule an appliance collection, call the city's contractor Unwanted Appliances at 303-430-7142. Download a copy of the LIP schedule (To view this file, use Adobe Acrobat Reader), or see when your next collection date is by checking the schedule online. The large item program does not accept household hazardous waste, motor oil, auto parts (including tires), tree stumps, fireplace or barbeque ashes, railroad ties, concrete, rocks, soil, sod, construction and building materials, demolition debris and branches over four feet in length.
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