Residential Trash Collection

Call 970-962-2529 to order a trash cart. The cart service fee is applied to your monthly City Utility bill.

The City’s volume-based “pay-as-you-throw” rates provide you with a financial incentive to reduce waste and recycle. The more you recycle, the more you save!

It is important to choose your trash cart size based on your individual household need. Only trash carts that have a closed lid will be picked up. Overfilled carts are not acceptable.

Find the right cart size for you by comparing trash cart capacities.

Available trash cart options include:

17-gallon cart	$4.00 per month
35-gallon cart	$8.00 per month
65-gallon cart	$16.00 per month
95-gallon cart	$24.00 per month

Extra Trash

Open-lid trash carts will not be collected. As of January 2, 2023, residents have the option of setting up to five (5) thirty-two (32) gallon/fifty (50) pound or smaller bags of trash next to the trash cart for collection.  A fee of $4.00 per bag will then be automatically assessed to your next utility bill. Our drivers will use an onboard computer and camera system to ensure accurate charges and documentation. No additional customer action is required to participate. For questions or concerns about this program, please contact our customer service team at 970-962-2529.

Solid Waste will continue honoring Trash Stamps after January 2, 2023.  However, these stamps will no longer be available for purchase at local grocery stores, once existing supplies run out.

If items cannot be bagged, schedule a special pickup. If extra trash is frequent, consider a larger cart. For both services, contact Solid Waste at 970-962-2529.

Special Curbside Pickup

When you have an oversized item that won’t fit in your trash cart, you can schedule a special curbside pickup Monday through Friday with a 24-hour notice. Fees are based on the size and volume of the pickup and will be billed to your City of Loveland Utility bill. For a price quote or to schedule your pickup, call 970-962-2529.

Acceptable items include:

• Sofas
• Refrigerators
• Hot water heaters
• Mattresses
• Chairs
• Carpeting (quote required)
• Doors
• TV's and so much more!

Have you already used your Annual Household Cleanup Voucher? If not, you may drop off your item for free!

Collection During the Winter Months

To keep your trash and recycling service running smoothly during snow season, follow our easy “Do’s” and “Don’ts” below:

• DO shovel a path to your recycling cart and trash cart
• DO keep these containers off patches of ice for safety
• DO make sure recycling carts and trash cart are clear of snow
• DO put your carts as far in the street as possible, not behind snow banks
• DO leave a 2’ space on either side of your carts to allow for easy access by our trucks automated arms.
• DON’T use cardboard boxes as a trash container. This is always a “Don’t” no matter what the weather conditions.
• DON'T pile snow beside dumpsters.

Multi-Family Residential Trash with Recycling Rates

On October 15, 2024, the Loveland City Council adopted Resolution #R-91-2024, approving the 2025 rates and fees for City of Loveland services. These updated service rates and fees took effect on January 1, 2025, for multi-family trash and recycling services.

Previously, multi-family properties were not charged for recycling collection. However, following a 2023 rate study, the Solid Waste Division identified the need to implement new service fees to manage rising operating costs.

The updated fees now include a combined price for both trash and recycling collection, based on the household's specific service levels. The fee also includes the option of adding additional recycling carts or recycling dumpsters at no cost.

Emptying Frequency Per Week - Single Dumpster	Cost Per Month	Cost Per Month - Each Additional Dumpster
Once	$140.00	$65.00
Twice	$210.00	$100.00
Three times	$300.00	$135.00
Four times	$390.00	$170.00
Five times	$480.00	$205.00

 

95-gallon trash carts have a charge of $27.00 per month. Overfilled dumpsters will be billed $35.00 per cubic yard of excess material.

If you have any questions about these rate changes, please contact our office at 970-962-2529 or email PublicWorksInfo@cityofloveland.org. 

Dumpster and Roll-off Rentals 

For larger cleanup or remodeling projects, temporary dumpster or roll-off rentals are available for a 30-day period. Call 970-962-2529 to rent a dumpster or roll-off box. Unsure which size you need? Please review the temporary roll-off and dumpster rental options. Dumpster and roll-off rentals do not require delivery fees. 

Dumpster Sizes and 2026 rates:

3-cubic yard

$110.00 per empty

Roll-off Sizes and 2026 rates:

10-cubic yard	$350.00 per empty
15-cubic yard	$400.00 per empty
20-cubic yard	$500.00 per empty
30-cubic yard	$600.00 per empty

 

Materials must not be loaded above the rim of the roll-off or protrude from the container in any direction. Overfull, overweight, or prohibited wastes will result in delayed collection and additional fees.

Guidelines

• Rentals are not to exceed 30 days; containers are for temporary use only.
• All materials must not extend above the top or beyond any sides of the container, including front and back.
• Over-sized items may be collected separately for a fee. Call 970-962-2529.
• Do not fill the container more than a third full of roof shingles, concrete, rock, stone, brick, or soil.
• No hazardous wastes of any kind will be permitted in containers. Containers found to have hazardous wastes will be assessed a minimum fee of $75.00.
• Hazardous Materials includes antifreeze, appliances containing refrigerant, stain, asbestos, ammo, fireworks, cleaning chemicals, liquid fuel, propane tanks, paint, computers, motor oil, televisions, tires, electronic equipment, appliances containing asbestos, acids, adhesives, solvents, pesticides, CFLs and florescent light tubes.
• Residents will be responsible for unloading contaminated or overloaded containers or incur additional fees if the City must unload it. Residents are responsible for all contents of the container.
• An exchange fee is assessed when requesting a change of size after delivery is completed.
• These containers are rented only to residents within city limits that have a current utility service. We cannot rent these containers to businesses.
• Must be on the curb for collection.

Curbside Recycling 

Paper

• Cardboard (cut to fit inside cart)
• Paper milk and juice cartons
• Paperboard (cereal, shoe & gift boxes)
• Newspaper and packing paper
• Magazines, catalogs
• Paper bags
• Paper egg cartons
• Paper cups
• Phone books, paperback books
• Office and junk mail
• Wrapping paper, NO foil

Metal

• Cans (aluminum, tin and steel)
• Aerosol cans (empty and no caps)
• Clean, balled foil and pie pans
• Metal jar lids
• Paint cans and lids (must be dry)

Plastic

Must be empty; no liquids please.

• Bottles and jugs (milk jugs, soda bottles, etc.)
• Plastic tubs and containers (peanut butter, yogurt, shampoo bottles)
• Prescription bottles
• Plastic cups

Glass

Glass bottles and jars are accepted curbside, but because of breakage, only 30% of the glass bottles and jars collected from curbside bins are recycled. As glass is collected, hauled and unloaded, much of it gets broken.

At the sorting center, unbroken glass is recovered and shipped to a plant that makes new glass containers. The broken glass, however, is screened from the other recyclables. Contaminants embedded in this broken glass cannot be sufficiently removed to meet the specifications of bottle makers. This glass ends up being used at landfills for daily cover material or is dumped as trash.

If glass is taken to a drop-off center, 100% of the glass is recycled back into new bottles and jars.

All glass containers should be rinsed with caps and lids removed. Please, no ceramics, bake-ware, Pyrex, drinking glasses, auto glass, plate glass, mirrors or light bulbs. These items are contaminants and must not be included. 

Fluorescent lights, including those with a green tip contain mercury and must be recycled at the hazardous waste depot at the Larimer County Central Diversion and Transfer Station.

Locations:

City of Loveland Recycling Center, 400 N. Wilson Avenue
Kroh Park, 5200 N. Garfield Avenue
Barnes Park, 405 S. Cleveland Avenue
North Lake Park, 2750 N. Taft Avenue (northeast parking lot)
Mountain View High School, 3500 Mountain Lion Drive (east parking lot)

For more information, please contact the Solid Waste Division at 970-962-2529.

Yard Waste Collection 

Yard Waste service will begin again on Monday, March 30, 2026, and will end on Friday, Dec. 4, 2026.

 

Fees

Single Family Residential:

• 96-gallon cart: $9.75 per month

Your collected yard debris will be composted by our private sector partner, A-1 Organics, and sold as a high-quality soil amendment, which may be purchased at the Loveland Recycling Center.

The following items can be placed in your green yard debris cart:

• Grass clippings
• Leaves
• Flowers
• Garden trimmings
• Twigs, less than 1" in diameter (cut to fit into cart).

Please do not include:

• Dirt
• Pet Waste
• Plastic bags
• Trash, rocks or metal
• Ashes (hot or cold)
• Oversized logs, stumps or lumber
• Shredded paper
• Sod

Household Clean-up Program

The Household Clean-up Program allows City of Loveland residents to drop off over-sized, bulky items that would not be routinely picked up curbside.

When can I use my voucher?

The Household Clean-up Program allows residents to use their vouchers during Recycling Center business hours, any day of the year!

400 N. Wilson Avenue
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Year-round except major holidays
CLOSED MONDAYS

Who is eligible?

All City residents who currently pay a monthly Solid Waste Programs fee are entitled to use the Household Cleanup Program.
Look for the "Solid Waste Programs fee" on your City of Loveland utility bill.

Does my voucher expire?

Vouchers are valid for one year and can be used only once during that year.

What is accepted?

Many items are permitted such as old carpet or other items that cannot fit in your trash cart. Vouchers have no value. Normal fees will apply to certain items currently accepted at the Recycling Center.

• Loads containing unacceptable items will be turned away.
• Bag household trash - please, no loose trash.
• Recyclable items will need to be separated from household cleanup items.

Vouchers are NOT valid for hazardous waste of any kind, including:

Computers, televisions, tires, mattresses, electronic equipment, paint, CFL's, cleaning products, asbestos-containing material, solvents, acids, degreasers, pesticides and adhesives.

How much can I bring?

Loads are limited in size and must not exceed a standard pickup load equivalent, or 2.7 cubic yards. Bring it by car, truck or trailer, but no over sized loads will be accepted.

How do I get a voucher?

Please submit a request to obtain a voucher. You will need to provide your City of Loveland account number, first and last name, address, and phone number. Your voucher will be sent to you electronically within 24 business hours. Residents who do not have computer access may call the Solid Waste Division at 970-962-2529.

Vouchers are not available at the Recycling Center.

Do you need special assistance?

Do you have a disability or impairment that prevents you from transporting your items to the Recycling Center? Special assistance is available for disabled or impaired residents of all ages. Please call the Solid Waste Division at 970-962-2529 for more information.

 

Hazardous Waste

Many household products are considered hazardous. Proper disposal of these items is necessary in order to protect your safety and that of our environment. Please do not place hazardous waste in your trash or recycling containers. The Recycling Center does not accept hazardous waste materials. 

The Larimer County Household Hazardous Waste Center accepts a wide variety of hazardous wastes from residents for free. Contact them at 970-498-5773 for more information. You may also visit www.earth911.com to locate other recycling/disposal sites.

Examples of household hazardous waste include but are not limited to:

• Adhesives - household/hobby/automotive glue; caulking; sealants; roofing cement, etc.
• Aerosols - those containing flammable or hazardous materials
• Art/Hobby Supplies - glue/adhesives; paint; cleaners; correction fluid; old chemistry sets; photography chemicals, etc.
• Automotive Products - cleaners; polish; lubricants; solvents; fuel; gasoline; injector sprays; brake sprays; brake/transmission fluid; paint; paint remover; antifreeze; carburetor cleaner; metal conditioner; engine degreaser; fuel additives; used motor oil; oil filters, etc.
• Cleaners/Waxes - household (ammonia, bleaches, drain cleaners, floor cleaners); wood stains; wood strippers; polish; degreasers; rug/upholstery/oven cleaners, etc.
• Flammables - automotive/household solvents; fuel; paint; lubricants; kerosene; charcoal lighter; lighter fluid; mineral spirits, etc.
• Fluorescent light blubs and tubes, including those with a green tip, mercury devices; thermostats; thermometers
• Live ammunition 
• Lubricants - automotive/household compressor oil; cutting oil, etc.
• Medication/Prescriptions - expired or current medications
• Paint - aerosol; hobby/automotive/household latex and oil based paint products including thinner; lacquer; linseed oil; primer; stain; varnish, etc.
• Personal Products - nail polish; polish remover; rubbing alcohol; shoe polish; spot remover, etc.
• Poisons - household/garden poison (insecticide, herbicide, fungicide, pesticide); bait; fertilizer; spa/pool chemicals; moth balls, etc.
• Sharps - needles and syringes

RV Waste

Waste from recreational vehicles should never be placed in storm drains or the sanitary sewer system. To dispose of this hazardous waste properly, please use a RV dump station in your area.

License application

Tonnage reporting form

Questions about your Solid Waste bill?

For assistance with billing details, payment options or clarifications, contact our team at PublicWorksInfo@cityofloveland.org or 970-962-2529. 

We’re happy to answer your questions and ensure everything is clear and correct.  

Motor and Cooking Oil

Accepted at the Recycling Center, 400 N. Wilson Ave., open Tuesday through Sunday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Household and Automotive Batteries:

Accepted at the Recycling Center, 400 N. Wilson Ave., open Tuesday through Sunday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.