Starting Aug. 1, city-branded trash, recycling and yard trimmings carts will begin showing up around Fort Collins at addresses included in the City’s new program.

The City of Fort Collins’ new contracted trash and recycling program starts collection Sept. 30. The City’s contractor—Republic Services—will distribute the new carts for the program Aug. 1 – Sept. 27.

Seven to ten days ahead of their expected cart delivery date, residents will receive a postcard in the mail with detailed cart delivery information:

• Current Republic customers: Carts will be delivered on trash day. Once emptied, leave the old carts out for pickup. Current Republic customers may begin using their new carts immediately. Recycling will be collected weekly.
• Addresses that aren’t current Republic customers: Contact your current waste hauler to find out what to do with the old carts. Republic will begin servicing your new carts Sept. 30 do not set the new carts out for collection before then.

Old carts will be reused in other communities or recycled.

The new recycling carts are funded in part by a $664,000 grant from The Recycling Partnership, a purpose-driven organization committed to building a better recycling system, with support from the American Beverage Association’s “Every Bottle Back” initiative and the Colorado Beverage Association.

The Recycling Partnership selected Fort Collins to receive grant support because of the City’s longstanding dedication to advancing recycling. They will partner with the City on recycling education and outreach and technical assistance to help ensure that everyone can and does recycle.

“The Recycling Partnership is honored to partner with yet another Colorado community to deploy our best practices in recycling access and engagement to the City of Fort Collins, ensuring that everyone who wants to recycle can recycle,” said Rob Taylor, vice president of Grants & Community Development at the Recycling Partnership. “We are looking forward to seeing recycling become more accessible as Colorado’s statewide policy for recycling from its extended producer responsibility program is implemented.”

In early 2023, Fort Collins City Council adopted a contract with Republic Services for residential trash and recycling collection. This program is designed to benefit our community by providing:

• Increased opportunities for diverting material from the landfill. The new service includes weekly recycling and seasonal yard trimmings collection.
• Increased safety and reduced noise and emissions by reducing the number of collection trucks on residential streets.
• Consistent and transparent pricing.

Learn more about this program at fcgov.com/contract-for-trash