Free Eagle County Recycling Drop Sites

Recycling is a great way to divert a lot of the waste from daily life that would normally end up in a landfill. There are recycling services in the valley that pick up paper, cardboard, and other recyclable materials directly from your home (contact your hauler to set up). But did you know that there are also sites all along the valley where you can drop off your recyclable materials for free? This interactive map will help you find the drop site that is right for you and your recycling needs. After a big move or online order, consider bringing your recyclables to one of these sites so that they can avoid the landfill and be given new life elsewhere.

All of the recycling sites in the valley are dual stream. This means that paper, cardboard, and commingle materials (recyclable plastics, glass, aluminum, etc) have to be separated into separate containers. All drop sites will have 3 or more containers labeled with which materials can be disposed of in each container. If you are interested in utilizing the valley’s composting drop site program, contact Vail Honeywagon to sign up for their community compost drop site program.

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Vail Drop Site
Location: 75 South Frontage Road, West of the Community Development Building
Diversion Outlets: Paper, Commingle (plastic, aluminum, glass), Cardboard, Textiles (clothes/shoes), Ski Drop and Swap, Compost (membership)

Red Cliff Drop Site
Location: 400 Pine Street, Behind the Red Cliff Community Center
Diversion Outlets: Paper, Commingle (plastic, aluminum, glass), Cardboard

Avon Drop Site
Location: 375 Yoder Ave, East of the Home Depot Parking Lot
Diversion Outlets: Paper, Commingle (plastic, aluminum, glass), Cardboard, Textiles (clothes/shoes), Compost (membership)

Edwards Drop Site
Location: West End of the Mountain Recreation Field House, Next to Freedom Park
Diversion Outlets: Paper, Commingle (plastic, aluminum, glass), Cardboard

Eagle County Landfill
Location: 815 Ute Creek Rd, Wolcott, CO 81655
Diversion Outlets: Paper, Commingle (plastic, aluminum, glass), Cardboard, Textiles (clothes/shoes), Drop and Swap, Electronic and Household Hazardous Waste

Eagle Drop Site
Location: 1050 Chambers Avenue, Town of Eagle Public Works Facility
Diversion Outlets: Paper, Commingle (plastic, aluminum, glass), Cardboard, Textiles (clothes/shoes), Compost (membership)

Gypsum Drop Site
Location: West End of the Mountain Recreation Field House, Next to Freedom Park
Diversion Outlets: Paper, Commingle (plastic, aluminum, glass), Cardboard

 

 

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