Pay as You Throw

Pay as you throw (PAYT) City-wide Trash and Recycling

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The new City of Glenwood Springs trash and recycling program, Pay as You Throw (PAYT) will begin soon. Services will begin on November 1 and will be billed monthly on water bills beginning in November. 

Customers who did not select a service level during the enrollment period were enrolled at the default level with the medium trash with medium recycling option ($25.44/month).

Program Goals

  • Reduce truck traffic on our streets
  • Increase correct recycling
  • Reduce the number of recyclables being thrown away
  • Incentivize overall waste reduction

Choose the Right Size Containers

"Pay as you throw" means the price of trash service is based on how much trash you produce, if you reduce your trash you will save money. There are several size combinations, and options to meet your specific needs.

Monthly cost is based on the size of your trash bin. Recycling service every other week is included in the price. You can select any size for your recycling, but your recycling cart must be the same size or bigger than your trash cart. After services begin, residents will be able to change the size of service once for free during until December 28.

*Super Saver is the small cart picked up every other week.

There are four basic options for trash service levels – large, medium, small, and super-saver. Every resident will have recycling service provided every-other-week as part of the bundled service. The super-saver trash service option will be collected every other week and will be priced comparably to taking two to three bags of trash to the Recycle Center every month, but with the convenience of curbside pick-up.

The three other trash service level options will be picked up weekly: small (about 32-gallon cart), medium (about 64-gallon cart), and large (about 96-gallon cart). The small cart holds approximately two tall kitchen bags, the medium holds about five bags and the large holds up to seven. 

2023 Service Options and Details

Recycling carts are bundled with trash service. Recycling carts will be available in the three three cart sizes for collection every other week (recycling cart size will not change the bundled price).

Trash Cart Options
(Collected weekly*)
*Super saver options are collected every-other-week
Single-stream Recycling Cart Options
(Collected every-other-week)
Monthly Price
Super Saver (32 gallons*)Small, Medium, or Large$10.80 per month
Small (32 gallons)Small, Medium, or Large$12.72 per month
Medium (64 gallons)Medium or Large$25.44 per month
Large (96 gallons)Large$38.16 per month
Wildlife Resistant Super Saver (32 gallons*)Small, Medium, or Large$22.80 per month
Wildlife Resistant Small (32 gallons)Small, Medium, or Large$24.72 per month
Wildlife Resistant Medium (64 gallons) Medium or Large$49.44 per month
Wildlife Resistant Large (96 gallons)Large$74.16 per month


Additional Fee Schedule:

  • Overflow Trash: $12.72 per occurrence
  • Container Delivery/Exchange (after the initial 60-day grace period): $25.00
  • Container Replacement (excludes delivery - This fee is only assessed if a cart needs to be replaced and the existing cart is damaged by the customer. Carts cannot be purchased from the contractor.): 
    • Small: 45.00
    • Medium: $50.00
    • Large: $55.00
    • Wildlife Resistant Small: $200.00
    • Wildlife Resistant Medium: 215.00
    • Wildlife Resistant Large: $230.00
  • Additional Weekly Large Trash and Every Other Week Recycle: $76.32 per month
  • Additional Weekly Large Trash and Every Other Week Recycle – Wildlife: $148.32 per month

Trash Service Levels

Pickup: Every Week*

*Super Saver: The Super Saver is equivalent to half of the Small service level. It would accommodate approximately two (2) tall kitchen garbage bags every two weeks. The contractor will provide a 32-gallon trash container that will be picked up every other week.

Small: The Small service level would be able to accommodate approximately two (2) tall kitchen garbage bags every week. The contractor will provide a 32-gallon trash container that will be picked up every week.

Medium: The Medium service level would be able to accommodate approximately five (5) tall kitchen garbage bags every week. The contractor will provide a 64-gallon container that will be picked up every week.

Large: The Large service level would be able to accommodate approximately seven (7) tall kitchen garbage bags every week. The contractor will provide a 96-gallon container that will be picked up every week.

Single-Stream Recycling Service Levels

Pickup: Every Other Week

Small: The Small recycling service level is a 32-gallon container picked up every other week.

Medium: The Medium recycling service level is a 64-gallon recycling container picked up every other week.

Large: The Large recycling service level is a 96-gallon container picked up every other week.

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  1. Luisa Sanchez

    Accounting Specialist - Waste and Recycling
    Phone: 970-384-6426