HOW IT WORKS

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As you might have already seen on our About Us page, Colorado Recycles is focused on providing streamlined scheduling, pricing, and services to customers who need loads of predominantly recyclable or reusable items picked up, and have the ability to set them outside or at an open garage door for collection. This model is where convenience, affordability, and sustainability intersect!

1. Review our Items & Pricing page, along with our guidelines below.
2. Create your own online quote and appointment, or contact us.
3. Set out your items at your garage door, driveway, or curb by 8am on collection day.
4. We'll pick up your items by 5pm on that day and immediately text or email you an invoice, which can be easily paid online.
5. Repeat as needed!

Must be an order total of $35 or more

This industry-best minimum ensures that our low fees are sustainable.

Must be within service area

Service address must be within or no more than four miles outside of a Northern Colorado city or town listed in our service area on the Home page. Remote rural and mountain locations are not serviceable without prior review and approval. Higher minimums also apply to such orders  Please contact us with questions.

Must be accessible to driver

All items/materials scheduled for collection must be set out and accessible to the driver, per the set-out guidelines below, by 8:00 a.m. and until 5:00 p.m. on the scheduled collection date. Items/materials that are not out or accessible to the driver won't be billed, but will be skipped and might be subject to an additional $25 return-and-rescheduling fee if the customer requests a second attempt. 

Must be approved and in acceptable condition

All items/materials must be set out for collection in the following manner:

• Within 50 feet, or about three car lengths, of a public roadway or easily navigable drive that allows for the access, parking, exit and/or turnaround of a 50’-long truck and trailer combo.
• Have a stair-free hard-surface path to the collection truck, that is sufficiently wide and is unobstructed by objects or debris. 
• Does not contain hazardous materials, including batteries or battery-containing devices (e.g., cellphones and laptops), fuels, other mechanical fluids, chemicals, biohazards, or explosives (e.g., ammo, fireworks).
• Items or materials that are not in acceptable condition are subject to being skipped. This includes: lawnmowers containing oil or gas, electronics containing batteries, wet and/or badly soiled textiles, soaked cardboard or paper. 
• Items/materials that are not accessible or in acceptable condition, per the criteria above, might be skipped, and could be subject to an additional $25 return-and-rescheduling fee, if the customer requests a second attempt.

Last-minute add-ons

Extra items/materials that have been set out for collection, above and beyond the last approved estimate, are subject to our listed prices, are at the discretion of the collection driver (based on truck capacity and schedule), and must be verified with the customer before removal.

Notification of collection problems

Because we fully understand that unforeseen circumstances arise, our driver will attempt to contact you and resolve any identified collection problems, such as inaccessibility or unacceptable items, before skipping your collection.

Service-delay notifications

Like our customers, we too are subject to circumstances outside of our control, such as severe weather or mechanical breakdowns. Should one of these or another event prevent us from picking up your items by 5pm on your scheduled collection day, we will automatically reschedule your collection to the soonest available date (usually the next day) and notify you of this change. If the alternate date conflicts with your schedule, you may contact us to select a different day or cancel your collection altogether. A 20% discount will be applied to your entire order for a delayed collection date that has been initiated by us because of mechanical or logistical problems unrelated to severe weather.