Recycling Guidelines
Recycling in Pitkin County

Recycling Center Locations
Solid Waste Center (Highway 82, mile marker 32)
Aspen (Rio Grande Drive)
Basalt (Two Rivers Road, near Library)
Redstone (General Store, 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month)
Woody Creek (on the side of the Tavern)

Recyclable Materials by Location
Solid Waste Center

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Bottles and Cans	Woodwaste	Carpet Pad	Fluorescent Bulbs
Newspaper	Grass	Scrap Metal	Batteries
Office Paper	Leaves	Hazardous Waste	Plastic Bags
Cardboard	Rock and Dirt	Electronic Waste
Magazines	Tires	Oil and Antifreeze

Aspen (Rio Grande)

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Bottles and Cans	Batteries
Newspaper	Plastic Bags
Office Paper	Phone Books*
Cardboard
Magazines	*Seasonal

Basalt

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Bottles and Cans

Newspaper

Cardboard

Redstone General Store (every 1st and 3rd Thursday from 1-3pm)

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Bottles and Cans

Newspaper

Office Paper

Magazines

Woody Creek

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Bottles and Cans

Newspaper

Office Paper

Magazines

Batteries

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RECYCLING GUIDELINES

BOTTLES AND CANS (mixed containers)
Only:

• Aluminum Cans and Foil
• Number 1 and number 2 Plastic (with screw tops)
• Tin (steel) cans
• Mixed color glass (NO CERAMIC MUGS OR PLATES)

CARDBOARD
Only corrugated cardboard and brown grocery bags
No:

• Paperboard (cereal or 6-pack boxes)
• File folders

MAGAZINES
Only slick, glossy magazines, coupons or advertisements
No:

• Hard-bound books
• Telephone books

NEWSPAPER
Only newspapers and inserts

OFFICE PACK
Only:

• White typing and copy paper
• Pastel & yellow (legal) pads
• Computer paper
• Envelopes (windows OK)
• Staples & paper clips OK
• Sticky notes OK

No:

• Neon/bright paper
• Plastic mailing envelopes
• File folders