La Plata County
Bayfield Convenience Center accepts:
clear, green, and brown glass, aluminum cans, cardboard, newspaper, waste oils, and automobile batteries
Marvel Convenience Center accepts:
clear, green, and brown glass, and aluminum cans
Durango Area Centers accept mixed papers, corrugated cardboard, mixed cans, plastic bottles and separated glass at the following locations:
- Durango Recycling Center, 710 Tech Center Dr
- Behind the North Main City Market, 3100 block of East 2nd Ave
- Fort Lewis College Physical Plant, 1000 Rim Dr
How to prepare your recyclables
More info about what you can recycle in Durango
Ignacio accepts mixed papers, corrugated cardboard, mixed cans, plastic bottles and separated glass:
- On Becker Street across from the high school.
Additional La Plata County Recycling Opportunities:
Archuleta County
The Recycling Center accepts tin and aluminum cans, corrugated cardboard, all colors of glass (mixed ok), mixed paper (no phone books), and #1 and #2 plastic.
Location: Pagosa Transfer Station, two (2) miles south on County Road 500.
Hours: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Tuesday through Sunday. Closed Monday.
More information
Refrigerators & Freezer Recycling
A-1 Services will do the Freon evacuation and tag the units:
1150 County Rd 600
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
(970) 264-9349
Montezuma County
ECOrtez accepts glass, mixed paper, cardboard, and aluminum beverage cans.
The ECOrtez program consists of weekly curbside collection service and drop-off at at 110 West Progress Circle, in the Industrial Park next to the City Service Center.
More information here.
Four Corners Recycling Initiative accepts mixed paper (newspaper and newspaper supplements, white paper, all colored paper, junk mail, phone books, magazines, and catalogs), corrugated cardboard, and mixed steel (tin) cans and aluminum cans.
Drop off locations:
Mancos Public School System
355 Grand Ave, Mancos, CO.
Dolores Public Lands Office
29211 Highway 184, Dolores, CO
Montezuma County Landfill
26100 County Road F
Next to Dolores High School
North 14th St., Dolores, CO 81323
More information
Refrigerators & Freezer Recycling
Belt Salvage Company
6702 U.S. 491
Cortez, CO 81321
(970) 565-3059
(Need to have the Freon removed by a certified tech, who will issue an EPA tag)
Dolores County
No options available: Take recycling to Montezuma county (or other nearby facility).
San Juan County
Town of Silverton accepts cardboard, tin cans, plastic, glass
Location: To reach the drop off center, head NE out of Town, right at the fork, 0.5 miles on the left hand side of the road
Hours: Wednesday and Saturday, 10 AM- 6 PM
Pick up Service is available for a fee by calling 970-769-3191
