Cardboard Recycling in Delta, CO

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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.
  • The City says plastics, paper, glass, tin and aluminum can be dropped off free at the Double J Disposal Recycling Center, 21538 Austin Road, Austin. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check) · sources disagree.
• 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.
  • The Austin Recycling Center is at 21358 Austin Road, Austin. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check) · sources disagree.
  • Corrugated cardboard is accepted; flatten boxes and keep materials clean and dry. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Flatten corrugated cardboard boxes. 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.
  • In Delta, clean brown corrugated cardboard may be dropped off west of City of Delta Public Works, 640 W. Fourth Street. 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.
• CDPHE: Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Frequently Asked Questions & Answers (opens in new tab) · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
  • Packaging covered by the program includes paper, plastic, glass, metal, cartons and other packaging materials. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Secondary or grouped packaging, including boxes and cartons, is covered material (not exempt) even for regulated drugs and medical devices. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • According to CDPHE's FAQ (updated August 2026), Circular Action Alliance began implementing the program plan in June 2026. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • When residents see changes depends on where they live and local recycling infrastructure; CDPHE says the rollout is gradual ("a dial, not a switch"). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Waste haulers may not charge consumers a collection fee to recoup their costs for recycling services provided under the program. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • If a resident's municipality does not participate, the resident can contact a participating waste hauler serving the area for recycling service at no cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Waste haulers are not required to provide recycling under the program; haulers that opt out are not reimbursed. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The program plan must describe how recycling will expand to applicable nonresidential locations (such as small businesses and schools), beginning no later than 2028. Checked October 26, 2026.
• RecycleOn Colorado (Circular Action Alliance): Free Recycling Service, From Peaks to Prairies (opens in new tab) · Circular Action Alliance
  • Colorado's statewide curbside recycling guide from Circular Action Alliance lists flattened cardboard, egg cartons, and food and beverage cartons as recyclable. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The statewide list is a guide for curbside (mixed) recycling and not all communities have the same services yet, so residents should check with their local program. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Circular Action Alliance says residents will no longer be charged for recycling services that it pays for. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Circular Action Alliance says the program begins with residential recycling and adds schools, government buildings and more by 2030. Checked October 26, 2026.
• CDPHE: Producer Responsibility program (opens in new tab) · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
  • Colorado's 2022 Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act requires companies that sell packaging and paper products to fund a statewide recycling system for those materials. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CDPHE approved Circular Action Alliance's program plan in December 2025, and the alliance must begin implementing it by summer 2026. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Colorado General Assembly: HB22-1355 Producer Responsibility Program For Recycling (opens in new tab) · Colorado General Assembly
  • The program plan initially covers recycling services only for homes (residential covered entities). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The program provides recycling services to covered entities: residences, public places, small businesses, schools, hospitality locations, and state and local government buildings. Checked October 26, 2026.
• CDPHE press release: New statewide recycling plan paves the way for free recycling access (opens in new tab) · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment · effective December 10, 2025
  • CDPHE projects the approved plan will bring no-cost recycling to an estimated 700,000 more Colorado households. Checked October 26, 2026.

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