Recycling in Delta, CO

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Xcel Energy Refrigerator Recycling (Colorado): Home (opens in new tab) · Xcel Energy (delivered by CLEAResult)
  • Xcel Energy pays a $50 rebate for recycling an old working fridge or freezer. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Xcel Energy Refrigerator Recycling (Colorado): Outdoor Pickup (opens in new tab) · Xcel Energy (delivered by CLEAResult)
  • Participants must be Xcel Energy residential electric customers living in Colorado; gas-only customers are not eligible. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Units must be made in 2021 or earlier and be 10–30 cubic feet. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Appliances must be working and clean at pickup. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • No more than four working units per household per program year. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Xcel Energy Refrigerator Recycling (Colorado): Help Center (opens in new tab) · Xcel Energy (delivered by CLEAResult)
  • Eligible Colorado ratepayers can have refrigerators and freezers picked up to be recycled. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Delta: Refuse (opens in new tab) · City of Delta
  • The City recycles clean brown cardboard only, for residents and businesses within City limits, dropped off in the fenced area west of Public Works at 640 West 4th Street. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Cardboard must be dropped off in the fenced-in area directly west of the Public Works building at 640 West 4th Street. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Public Works & Utilities is at 640 W. 4th Street, Delta, CO 81416; phone 970-874-7913. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Delta County: Adobe Buttes Landfill & North Fork Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · Delta County
  • Adobe Buttes accepts municipal solid waste from Delta County residents and businesses. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Commonly accepted materials include furniture and general household items. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • TVs, computers and monitors, printers and copiers, and paint are not accepted through regular disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Delta County: Landfill Fees and Accepted Materials (opens in new tab) · Delta County
  • Delta County may refuse waste originating outside the County. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Passenger tires are $10 each for eight or fewer without rims; mounted tires are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Refrigerators, freezers, AC units and other refrigerant appliances are $40 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Large non-Freon appliances (stoves, washers, dryers, swamp coolers, water heaters) are $10 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Mattresses and box springs of any size are $15 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Delta County: Recycling & Waste Disposal (opens in new tab) · Delta County
  • Delta County residents can drop off accepted household recyclables free at the Austin Recycling Center. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Corrugated cardboard is accepted; flatten boxes and keep materials clean and dry. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Flatten corrugated cardboard boxes. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Electronic waste is accepted at the Austin Recycling Center for $0.65 per pound. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted devices may include TVs and monitors, desktop and laptop computers, printers, phones, game consoles and DVD players. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Call 970-835-8886 before bringing electronic waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Hours: Monday 8 a.m.–6 p.m., Tuesday–Thursday 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.–6 p.m.; closed weekends. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Paid curbside recycling is available within the town limits of Cedaredge, Delta and Hotchkiss: $13.50/month for Bruin Waste customers, $21 for others. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Monthly rates are $13.50 for current Bruin Waste customers and $21 for non-customers. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Curbside single-stream recycling accepts corrugated cardboard; materials must be clean and dry. Checked October 26, 2026.
• PaintCare: drop-off site locator data (sites.json) (opens in new tab) · PaintCare Inc.
  • PaintCare lists Delta Ace Hardware at 121 W Gunnison River Dr, Delta 81416, (970) 874-9515, as a paint drop-off site. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • PaintCare lists Sherwin-Williams at 1410 Valley View Dr, Delta 81416, (970) 874-2932, as a paint drop-off site. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Goodwill of Colorado: Material Donations (donation guidelines) (opens in new tab) · Goodwill of Colorado
  • Goodwill accepts furniture, sporting goods and exercise equipment in gently used, re-sellable condition. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Donations must be in gently used, re-sellable condition. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Taking gently used items to any Goodwill of Colorado location is free. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Goodwill cannot accept broken, stained or worn furniture or paint and other hazardous materials. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Goodwill cannot accept automobile parts or tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Goodwill accepts any computer or peripheral, such as printers, cell phones, tablets or scanners, in any condition through Dell Reconnect. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Home pickups are offered through partner ReSupply as a fee-based service. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Goodwill of Colorado: Free Computer Recycling (Dell Reconnect) (opens in new tab) · Goodwill of Colorado
  • Goodwill of Colorado donation centers accept computers and components of any brand and condition. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The service is provided at no cost to residential computer donors. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Goodwill recommends backing up data and erasing the hard drive before donating. Checked October 26, 2026.

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