Cardboard Recycling in Grand Junction, CO

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Mesa County: Recycling at the Landfill (opens in new tab) · Mesa County Solid Waste Management
  • The landfill provides residential recycling drop bins for cardboard, open during normal landfill hours. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Recycling bins are open to residents during normal landfill operating hours. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Cardboard bins take corrugated cardboard; boxes must be broken down, and wet, food- or grease-stained materials are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Businesses are directed to Waste Management's recycling drop-off yard at 1227 Winters Ave. instead of the landfill bins. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Grand Junction: Recycling Drop Off (opens in new tab) · City of Grand Junction
  • The City's free Recycling Drop Off is at 333 West Avenue inside the Municipal Services Campus. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Commercial cardboard and large-quantity drop-off is offloaded Monday–Friday 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Grand Junction: Recycling Division (opens in new tab) · City of Grand Junction
  • The Drop Off Center is open to the public at no cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The Recycling Division offers curbside recycling for homes and businesses within city limits. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Grand Junction: 2026 Recycling Drop Off Guidelines (PDF) (opens in new tab) · City of Grand Junction
  • The drop-off guidelines accept only clean corrugated cardboard, broken down and flattened; no packing material, styrofoam or greasy pizza boxes. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Only clean cardboard; break down and flatten. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Grand Junction: Single Stream Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Grand Junction
  • Single stream recycling collection is provided at no cost for residential City trash service customers. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Single stream recycling is collected weekly on the customer's trash day. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Grand Junction: Single Stream Recycling Guidelines 2026 (PDF) (opens in new tab) · City of Grand Junction
  • Flattened corrugated cardboard is an accepted single stream item. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Only clean, empty, dry materials, placed loose (not bagged). Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Grand Junction: Solid Waste/Trash (opens in new tab) · City of Grand Junction
  • Residents must opt in to receive a recycle bin; the program expands area by area with notice by mail. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Grand Junction: Multi-Stream Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Grand Junction
  • Multi-stream customers must reside within Grand Junction city limits. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Once-per-month multi-stream service costs $1.75 per month on the City utility bill. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Grand Junction: 2026 Residential Multi-Stream Recycling Guidelines (PDF) (opens in new tab) · City of Grand Junction
  • Clean, unwaxed corrugated cardboard is collected; break down, flatten and stack it next to the other recyclables. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Wet, greasy, oily, painted or waxed cardboard is not accepted. 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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