City of Glenwood Springs Residential Trash and Recycling Service

City of Glenwood Springs

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The city of Glenwood Springs approved a single trash hauling contract to provide residential trash and recycling service starting November 1, 2023.

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PAYT (Pay As You Throw)

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The new City of Glenwood Springs trash and recycling program, Pay as You Throw (PAYT) begins on November 1st. PAYT will be billed monthly on water bills beginning in November.

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Visit cogs.us/PAYT​ for more information or contact Luisa Sanchez by phone at 970-384-6426, by email at [email protected], or in-person at City Hall during business hours, Mondays-Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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ADDITIONAL PAYT INFORMATION:

• PAYT Collections Map and Schedule
• Interactive Map
• Container Placement Guides

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Benefits of PAYT

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• Less truck traffic in town (safer streets, less exhaust fumes, protects neighborhood character)
• Less damage to our streets (a single trip from a trash truck causes the same damage as 9,000 passenger vehicle tips on our roads)
• Less greenhouse gas emissions (from trash trucks and individual trips for household disposal at the recycle center and landfill)
• More convenient access to recycling (curbside is part of every person’s service)
• Better control and oversight of what happens to recycling (quarterly reports, contamination prevention)
• Incentives to reduce overall waste (the less you waste, the less you spend)
• Preservation of diversion programs such as the Recycle Center, Hazardous Waste Drop-Off, Yard-Waste/Leaves/Tree Drop-off

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Future Impact of PAYT

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• Help extend the life of our landfill (70% to 80% of the material we're throwing away could be recycled in existing recycling and composting programs)
• Delays the need for costly expansions (which will have steep cost increases for everyone) and makes it more feasible to do smaller-scale expansions at the landfill.
• Optimizes Glenwood’s position to be prepared to access funding mechanisms from the Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act when they are ready in 2026/2027

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Schedule

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Trash pickup is from 7 AM to 7 PM unless impacted by a holiday. Please have your carts out by 7 AM on your collection day. Your recycling day is the same as your trash pick-up day and will be picked up every other week based on if you are in an A-week or B-week zone.

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Collection will occur at the curb or alley line depending on the customer’s property and current service location. Please leave at least 3 feet of space between carts. Containers should sit as close to where trucks will pick up the carts without blocking sidewalks or travel lanes. Make sure your lids are closed to avoid overflow fees ($12.72 per occurrence).

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November 1-3 is a B-week and November 6-10 is an A-week. Weeks will continue to alternate between A-week and B-week for every other week recycling pick-up.

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If you have Super Saver trash, your pick-up day will be on the same week as recycling services in your area.

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If your normal pick-up day falls on or after the holiday within the same week, your pick-up will be one day later (Monday will be Tuesday and so on and Friday will be Saturday). If your pick-up day is before a holiday within the same week, your pick-up day will be the same.

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PICK-UP ZONES

• Monday – West Glenwood to Traver Trail
• Tuesday – West of the Roaring Fork River from Woodberry Dr. south
• Wednesday – East of the Roaring Fork River from 14th Street south
• Thursday – East of CO-82, 7th Street to 14th Street
• Friday – North Glenwood (Devereux Rd to Vapor Caves, north of I-70), West Downtown (west of CO-82, 7th to 14th), and west of the Roaring Fork River (Community Center to 2308 Midland Ave.)

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