Do they only take rigid plastics #1 & #2?
What plastics actually get recycled?
Corey's Curbside Recycling
Urban and Rural Pick-up Service
Since 2011
Call (970) 874-1240 or Text (970) 361-5451
Corey’s Curbside Recycling – formerly and affectionately known as The Rice Family Recycling Company (Rice Recycling).
Full-Spectrum urban & rural curbside recycling pick-up service for Delta County and surrounding counties (Montrose, Gunnison, Ouray)
Call (970) 874-1240 or Text (970) 361-5451
Service Area includes routes in every town and the furthest reaches off-pavement. No matter your location, you are already on a route.
Service Area
Full-Spectrum curbside service for all of Delta County (all), Montrose County (Black Canyon, Maher, Hwy 348), and Gunnison County (Somerset).
Curbside means I come to you. I have customers in every town, city, region and on every mesa. If you can get in during winter, I probably can too.
Disclaimer: must be flexible if the route runs late or fills up, or if there is impacting weather.
Routes, Frequency, and Rates
Routes:
Payment Methods: Check, Cash, PayPal, Venmo, and/or Zelle
Mail a check to:
Corey’s Curbside Recycling
1553 G 86 Ln.
Delta, CO 81416
Cash: Pre-arranged
PayPal: corscorp@yahoo.com (friends and family)
Venmo: @RiceRecycling (Payment-between-friends)
Zelle: ricerecycling@gmail.com
Included in services:
- Your physical address determines your route.
- weekly, twice-monthly, monthly, quarterly
| Household | $20+ |
| Office/Business/Ranch | $30+ |
| Combined Households on same property | $30+ |
| Household/Office Combined | $30+ |
| Commercial | $50+ |
| Dump Fee (if needed) | $30+ |
| Electronics (with screens) current rate | $0.65/lb |
| Donations (home items, clothes, books, furniture, etc.) | FREE with service |
| Scrap Metal, Electronics w/o screens, Appliances, anything with a cord, etc. | FREE with service |
Mail a check to:
Corey’s Curbside Recycling
1553 G 86 Ln.
Delta, CO 81416
Cash: Pre-arranged
PayPal: corscorp@yahoo.com (friends and family)
Venmo: @RiceRecycling (Payment-between-friends)
Zelle: ricerecycling@gmail.com
Included in services:
- Donations
- Used/recycled containers for sorting
- Wellness checks
- Neighborhood watch
- Courtesy text reminders the evening before routes
Sorting Info
Accurate sorting is ESSENTIAL to ensure your recycling actually gets recycled, reduces your carbon footprint, and keeps the rates down for everybody.
Trailer-Ready Sorting Method:
- Plastic containers #1 & #2/ Steel & Tin Cans – Commingled (lids can be loose)
- Glass (jars & bottles) – boxed or small containers
- Aluminum cans/Pie tins – pinched or crushed
- Cardboard (corrugated) – broken down, flattened, and stacked (do not smash or fold)
- Paperboard (not corrugated) – broken down and flattened, and stacked
- Paper (no tissue paper) – boxed or contained
- Egg cartons – stacked separately
- Shredded paper – bagged separately. This is the only thing they want bagged so it doesn’t escape.
- Donations – boxed or bagged
- Scrap metal and electronics – can be loose
Requirements:
- Clean, dry & safe from the weather (wind, rain, snow, etc.)
- No trash or food/waste (sorting trash is not part of the service)
- Break down cardboard & paperboard Flat
- Do not smash or fold. Open the bottoms as you would open the tops
- Large pieces must be cut down to the size of a pallet or smaller
- Empty All Liquids (water, beer, wine, milk, soap, etc.)
- Empty & pinch/crush aluminum cans
- Containers must be easy to lift when full
- Keep recycling separate from garbage pick-up/mark containers
Keep aluminum separate and steel with plastics. If you are unsure which is which, a magnet will stick to steel but it will not stick to aluminum.
Your Choices Include:
- How often (monthly, twice monthly, or quarterly)
- Containers ( you provide your own or just some boxes I can take with me)
Donations:
Donateable items to be recycled can include (but are not limited to): household items, clothes, toys, books, furniture, building materials, landscaping and gardening, scrap metal, non-perishable food, etc.
Donation destinations include: Salvation Army/MADA/Pregnancy Resource Center/Heirlooms for Hospice/The Abraham Connection/Habitat for Humanity – ReStore/Public Libraries/Tiny Libraries, or your choice
No-Nos
- No needles/razor blades/broken panes of glass
- No waste, dirt, filth, or food residue whatsoever
- No broken glass/tempered glass (these are a danger)
- No tempered glass (canning jars, empty candles, broken kitchenware)
- No tissue paper/wrapping paper/gift bags (paper towels, shoe box tissue, facial tissue, etc.)
- No Styrofoam
- No rubber (gloves, hoses)
- No plastic grocery sacks or plastic film (please take these to City Market or Walmart)
- No waxy or plastic cardboard (milk boxes, juice boxes, gravies, etc)
- No bubble mailers, peanuts, or packing pillows
- No wine box bladders
- No oil or hazardous materials
- No tires, PVC, paint, confetti, fertilizer, or fairy dust
- No drop-offs unless otherwise arranged
If I leave anything behind, it is because I have nowhere to take it, or it is too dirty. Please do not put it in recycling again.
Fun Fact: Anything small enough to fit in the palm of your hand eventually goes to the landfill regardless.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do plastics really get recycled?
- Corey’s Curbside Recycling picks up #1 & #2 & #5 household plastics for reprocessing, and #7+ if they are reusable.
- Bruins only takes rigid #1 & #2.
- Waste Management takes #1, 2, 5 & 7 but only sells (for reprocessing) #1 & 2. The rest goes to the landfill unless innovation catches up.
- Black plastic nursery pots can be reused or donated back. Home Depot also has a program for these.
What do you do when you are sorting your recycling and you come across an item that you think may be recycling, but you aren’t sure? Do you just throw it out? Do you just put it in the recycling bin?
- Ask me to help make that decision.
What about lids?
- Lids are complicated. They can go in your garbage, however, if they end up in recycling they get sifted out and reused at the landfill.
How do I join the conversation?
Recycling Tips (off the top of my head)
How do I recycle correctly?
Use the following recycling guide to know what can be recycled in our area versus what needs to go into the trash.
• Cardboard: corrugated boxes and inserts. Plasticized or waxed boxes or boxes with grease are not recyclable.
• Paper: All acceptable paper and paperboard must be safe from the wind
• Plastic: Thoroughly clean and dry items, flatten bottles and jugs. Lids are best loose or thrown away (see FAQs).
• Steel/Tin Cans: All cans must be clean, empty, and dry. Aluminum foil must also be clean.
• Glass: All items need to be clean and dry. No tempered glass.
• Plastic bags: These cannot be recycled with but can be me but can be dropped off at Walmart stores.
• Clothes/textiles/household items: These items are included in donation.
• Scrap metal: Anything metal or with a metal component, anything with a cord, large or small.
• Batteries: contained separately
• Anything smaller than the palm of your hand:
These items fall through sorting equipment. Items such as single-use plastic straws and cutlery should be reused as much as possible and avoided if possible. When it is time for them to be disposed of, they need to go to the garbage.
• Absolutely no Food/Liquid waste: Items need to be clean and dry. Items with waste still in/on them are trash and could contaminate other items that could have been recycled. Compost as much as you can.
• Electronics: Any and all. Electronics with screens (TVs and Monitors) are extra. Laptops, printers and tablets are free to recycle.
How to best ensure the recycle-ability of your items:
- Empty out your containers and clean them thoroughly.
- Place items directly in individual containers.
- Caps and lids are okay as they get sorted out and reused at the landfill.
- Crush jugs and cans. Break down boxes.
Reconsider your purchases to reduce your overall carbon footprint, consumption and environmental impact.
Give Me a Call Today!
Free 30-minute in-person consultation.
During the consultation, I’ll will give a detailed lesson on reducing, reusing, and proper recycling.
I can also present it to your classroom, church/center, group or organization.
Sunday: Closed
Monday – Friday: 8 A.M. -5 P.M.
Call (970) 874-1240 or Text (970) 361-5451
For Full-Spectrum Urban & Rural recycling pick-up services.
“What a great service Corey offers the community of Delta County! Honest and reasonably priced; Corey's Curbside Recycling really goes above and beyond to meet the customers’ needs.”
Ann Stinson
