Cortez Clean Up Weeks - Third Week of May and October

Photo of two large piles of garbage with text about the Oct. Clean Up week in Cortez, CO

Bulk Trash/City Cleanup

The City of Cortez’s residential bulk trash program runs twice a year and is a service for items that are too large to fit in your trash container. Please follow the guidelines set below. 
 

All items collected in our bulk trash program are taken to the landfill or recycled. Household trash is not accepted for bulk pickup and should be bagged and placed in your curbside trash container. Have a large project? Doing some remodeling? Contact (970) 564-4012 and see about our cleanup dumpster rates or a second Polycart at 50% off.


  • Mattresses/Upholstered Furniture (Back charged at current landfill rate + current load fee)

  • Microwaves, Dishwashers

  • Appliances like washers, dryers, stoves and water heaters

  • Toilets

  • Glass that is boxed, sealed, and labeled

  • Yard waste
    • Trimmings less than 4' in length and hand bundled 50lbs or less
    • Grass, leaves, or weeds must be bagged and tied
    • Cacti, Roses, and thorny bushes must be boxed, labeled or in a container

  • Contractor waste
  • Household garbage
  • Tires
  • Hazardous waste like vehicle fluids, paint, chemicals, propane tanks, and cleaning products
  • Flat screen TVs or other electronics
  • Appliances with Freon like, refrigerators, and A/C units
  • Demolition debris like rock, dirt, sod, and concrete

Pile must be one single pile no larger than 10 feet long by five feet wide by five feet high. 

Pile Size Graphic

Is your pile size too big? See about our cleanup dumpsters or flatbed services, limitations my apply.

  • Place all acceptable bulk items at the curb and keep items organized by material and orderly, (i.e. metals with metals, yard waste with yard waste, etc.) This will help our team dispose of materials properly and efficiently.
     
  • Place items at least five feet away from all obstacles like trash and recycle containers, vehicles, or other objects that will interfere with our trucks' ability to pick the pile up.
  • Pickup is the third week of May and October scheduled on your regular trash day. Crews will not backtrack for piles.
     
  • Place items out:
    • No earlier than the Saturday prior to your collection week
    • No later than 6 AM on Monday of your collection week

Check your collection week schedule online or for questions call:  (970) 565-7320

If you are not sure where to take items, then follow this link to our disposal tool for year-round guidance.

October 21-25, 2024

  1. Bulk Clean up Week Trash PIckup