Waste Diversion through Curbside Recycling
SUNRISE Inc. is passionate about resource-recovery, recycling, and waste diversion in order to reduce the Community's energy, water, and raw material consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions. SUNRISE currently provides recycling services to the towns of Ridgway, Rico, Telluride, Mountain Village, Silverton, and surrounding rural residential areas. SUNRISE collects and processes recyclables and either finds local reuse options for the material or is able to sell the material to large-scale recyclers who reprocess the material.
Our current recycling services are listed below:
- Curbside Recycling Collection (scheduled and one-time pickup)
- Recyclable Sorting and Processing
- Yard Drop-Off or Special Pick-Up ($60 within 20 mile radius from yard for green waste)
- Wood Pallets ($2.85/pallet with $12.00 minimum)
- Green Waste—plant material, grasses, leaves, brush and woody material. Please keep materials separate. ($20/cubic yard with $10.00 minimum
Please contact SUNRISE at 970-728-0134 if you would like to learn more about our recycling services.
For Festival Recycling, contact our partner, Bruin Waste Management at 970-864-7531, to schedule services.
SUNRISE accepts the following material: (detailed recycling instructions)
- Newspaper/magazines/telephone books
- Mixed paper/shredded paper (in paper bag)
- Cardboard
- Paperboard (remove plastic components)
- Paper towel and toilet paper rolls
- Recyclable plastics #1 – #7
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- Tin/steel cans
- Recyclable glass
- Aluminum cans
- Metal caps and lids
- Wire
- Coat hangers
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Detailed Recycling Instructions
In the near future, SUNRISE hopes to offer:
- Construction Debris
- Compost (feedstock)
- Compost for Sale
SUNRISE does not accept (as examples):
- Contaminated (dirty) recyclables (they are more unsanitary and dirty recyclables are the #1 reason why recyclables end up in landfill)
- Paper towels
- Construction paper
- Glassware
- Ceramic material
- Aluminum foil
- Photographs
- Ice cream containers
- Milk and cream containers
- Cardboard juice containers
- Paper coffee cups
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- Recyclable coffee lids
- Ice cube trays
- Corks
- Plastic packaging with no recycling symbol
- Plastic bags
- Plastic caps and lids
- Styrofoam
- Batteries and electronic waste (e-waste)
- Fabric
- Appliances
- Compostable cups, plates, and utensil
- Dog waste or waste bags
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