Republic Services of Golden, CO
Republic Services provides recycling and waste collection services for residential and commercial accounts for Golden, CO in Jefferson County. We offer one-stop shopping for all of the city's waste removal needs. Although we specialize in recycling and solid waste collection, our services go far beyond just emptying the trash bins.
Service Alert
In observance of Memorial Day, there will be a one-day delay the week of May 26, 2025. We will be servicing Tuesday - Saturday.
Golden, CO customer service
Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Billing questions
City of Golden
Call: 303-384-8026
Email: utilitybilling@cityofgolden.net
Holiday schedule
We observe the following holidays:
New Year’s Day
Memorial Day
4th of July
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
If your pickup day falls on one of these holidays, it will be delayed by one day.
Monthly rates
Effective September 1, 2024
32-gallon cart $11.50
64-gallon cart $ 21.65
96-gallon cart $ 31.94
Two 96-gallon carts $ 46.53
2 cubic yard dumpster (trash) $ 57.23
3 cubic yard dumpster (trash) $ 84.42
2 cubic yards (recycling) $ 32.52
Residential Trash Service Maps
Welcome to the City of Golden solid waste, recycling, and compost program
Republic Services is proud to partner with the City of Golden working towards Zero Waste by providing residents with trash, recycling, and compost program. The Pay-As-You-Throw monthly fees are based on waste cart size. Recycling and Organics services are automatically included.
Service calendar - understanding holiday delays
Please take the time to review the
Upcoming Events
City of Golden Spring Yard Waste Collection Days May 5-9, 2025, on your service day
City of Golden Fall Yard Waste Collection Days November 3-7, 2025, on your service day
Yard waste will be collected by a separate truck on your designated trash collection day and should be placed near where your trash is collected, and out by 7 a.m. Materials may be placed in your organics cart, bundled or in certified compostable bags (available for purchase at The Home Depot and other home improvement stores). Yard waste for this collection is limited to grass clippings, pine needles, leaves, weeds, branches, sawdust, ground wood or chipped wood.
Yard Waste Collection Guidelines
- Branches must be less than 4“ in diameter and bundled with natural fiber string, yarn or rope (like cotton or sisal).
- Do not use wires, nylon, polyethylene, or other synthetic materials for bundling.
- Yard waste is limited to 3 cubic yards per resident (equivalent to an area approximately 4’ x 4’ x 4’ or 21 certified compostable 30-gallon bags.
- Material that is not in your organics cart, bundled or in certified compostable bags will not be picked up.
- Look for green “BPI Compostable” label on products that can be commercially composted!
Unacceptable Yard Waste Items
- Trash
- Plastic
- Glass
- Dirt
- Cactus
- Tree Stumps
- Branches more than 4” in diameter
- Ashes
- Animal Waste
- Treated Lumber
- Logs
- Old Garden Hoses
- Broken Flowerpots
- Plastic Bags
- Construction Material
Newsletter & pay-as-you-throw details
Additional resources
Click on an image below to download your resource guide.
Organics cart ordering
Acceptable recycling list
Acceptable compostable bags
America Recycles Day Guide
How can we help?
See our FAQs for more details on the proper disposal of household hazardous waste (HHW), motor oil, electronics/e-waste, paint, and more.
Awards and recognition
We’re passionate about being responsible stewards of our environment. Together, we are leading the way in the environmental services industry, and we are honored to receive notable third-party recognition and rankings.
Recycling simplified videos
Check out these 15-second videos for quick tips on recycling basics.
Kid's corner
Trash day maze
Help the truck driver navigate his route to pick up the neighborhood’s trash and recycling. Download
Electronics word search
Our electronics are tangled. Can you help find which electronics are recyclable? Download
Outdoors bingo
Take a walk around your neighborhood with this Bingo sheet. Find four in a row! Download
Take a virtual field trip
Take your students on a virtual field trip of how a recycling center and a modern landfill works. These videos are designed to inform specific lessons in 3rd-5th grade, 6th-8th grade, and 9th-12th grade, but can also be used outside of those lessons to take your students on a journey through the process!
Recycling center video tour
3rd - 5th grade video is featured below
FAQs
Collection Guidelines & Reporting an Issue
Service Tips
- Please place carts out by 7 a.m. on your scheduled service day with the lid facing towards the street/alley at least 2 feet apart.
- Please make sure when carts are placed at the curb/alley they are 3ft away from objects such as mailboxes, electrical boxes, and parked cars.
- We encourage you to place trash in a bag before tossing in the trash cart with Black Lid
- Do not bag your recyclables, just place them directly in the recycle cart with Blue Lid.
- Do not use plastic bags for compost material, you may use compostable or paper yard bags before tossing in your compost cart with the Green lid.
- Do not contaminate your carts.
- Please avoid placing rocks, concrete, and/or dirt in carts to avoid overweight carts.
- The Pay-As-You-Throw service is cart content only. The lid must be fully closed on all three carts.
- For any excess material, you would need to purchase extra trash stickers for $3.72 per sticker, and/or change the size of the cart.
- Trash Stickers can be purchase at Golden City Hall (911 10th St in Golden or by emailing payments@cityofgolden.net with your full name, address, phone number, and a request for the specific number of trash stickers. City staff will call for payments and mail the stickers to the customer to be placed on a 32-gallon bag.
Reasons waste may not be collected:
• Cart too far from the curb
• Cart facing the wrong direction
• Overfilled or overweight cart
• Insufficient space to service cart/car blocking the cart
• Unacceptable material in cart
• Incorrect cart size
If you feel your cart was missed in error, please call Customer Service at 303-277-8727.
Please call Customer Service at 303-277-8727 or use the
Collection will run on a 1-day delay should your service day fall on or after New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.
Please view the Service Calendar available at the top of this site.
Valet services for households with physical or mobility disabilities. The City will pay for valet services to pre-approved households showing a State of Colorado Disability Parking Placard.
Recycling Questions
- Plastics #1-#7 check the bottom of the container. If you see the recycling symbol with a #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 in the center, it is acceptable.
- Metal containers, including aluminum cans (do not crush), aluminum foil, pie and baking pans, tin cans, steel food containers, EMPTY aerosol cans, and lids, metal jar lids (remove from the jar).
- Cardboard boxes including corrugated cardboard (flattened), shipping boxes, cereal, and dry food boxes, shoe boxes, tissue boxes, moving boxes, detergent boxes, soda/beer cartons, and paper towel/toilet tissue rolls.
- Paper items including newspapers (including inserts), bulk or junk mail, magazines, mixed paper, office paper ((no shredded paper), phone books, paperback books, and brown paper bags.
- Glass containers including bottles and jars (no Pyrex®) with no lids and generally clean of all food and liquid waste.
No plastic bags
These items are not accepted with the PAYT program. Please find an
- Batteries
- Ceramics (dishes, etc.)
- Clothing (please consider donating)
- Construction waste
- Disposable diapers
- Drinking glasses
- Electronics or e-waste
- Food waste
- Garden hoses or other "tangler" items (wires, string lights)
- Hazardous waste
- Light bulbs
- Mirrors
- Pizza boxes
- Plastic bags
- Plastic wrap
- Pots or pans
- Scrap metal
- Polystyrene (Styrofoam®)
- Wax paper
- Window or safety glasses
- Yard waste
Non-recyclables contaminate recycling loads, and need to be removed during the sorting process. Some items may also contaminate clean recyclable items (ex. pasta sauce jar with sauce still in it, can soak into clean office paper which is then no longer recyclable either).
If our drivers notice a lot of contamination in your recycle cart or bin, we may not be able to service it as recycling and may tag it to have it serviced as trash (in which case you may be charged).
New to organics collection? Nothing to fear! Similar to the recycling services, simply put any items on the list of acceptable materials in the new green Organics collection cart. Yard and garden waste can go directly into the cart, while kitchen waste can also go directly in the cart or can be placed in plant-based bags or paper bags for a cleaner cart. Most certified compostable bags are a shade of green to distinguish them from other plastic bags. Trusted brands include BioBag, Bag-To-Nature, Glad Compostable, BioSak, EcoSafe, EcoGuard, and Nature Friendly. All of the following materials are acceptable in the organics cart:
Outdoor Organics
- Grass clippings
- Sawdust
- Sod and soil
- Weeds
- Leaves
- Branches and brush
- Garden trimmings
Kitchen Organics
- Fruit/vegetable trimmings
- Spoiled or moldy food
- Coffee grounds and paper filters
- Dairy products
- Eggshells
- Bread, rice, and noodles
- Napkins or paper towels (free of harsh chemicals)
- Greasy pizza boxes
- Meat, poultry, fish, and bones
- Baked goods
- Cooked food
Household Organics
- Certified compostable service ware
- Unlined paper plates, cups, and takeout boxes
- Tissues, cotton balls, paper Q-tips (free of harsh chemicals)
- Wooden chopsticks, stir sticks, and popsicle sticks
- Wooden toothbrushes
- Shredded paper
- Cut flowers
- Houseplants
- Dryer lint (100% wool, silk, or cotton only)
- Pet hair
- Paper bag
Unacceptable Materials for Organics Cart:
- Bamboo
- Burn material or ash
- Concrete
- Dead animals
- Dirt
- Dog poop, manure, or pet waste from any animal
- Diapers
- Garbage
- Glass, Metal, Plastic
- Hot ashes or briquettes
- Large amounts of soil or sod
- Oils
- Plastic bags, or plastic of ANY kind
- Polystyrene (Styrofoam®)
- Recyclable materials
- Rocks
- Sand
- Wood that has been treated, coated, or painted
- Wood from construction projects
- Particleboard
Semi-Annual Yard Waste Pickup. Similar to previous years, Golden will continue to provide a Spring and Fall leaf and branch pickup. Please watch for details about the next planned curbside pickup in November.
Bulk Pickup
Large item pickup is available for all PAYT customers
One (1) Free large item trash pickup per household per year. Call 303-277-8727 to schedule a curbside pickup anytime.
Acceptable Bulk Items:
- Chairs
- Sofa
- Porcelain sink
- Desk
- Table
- Carpet
- Baby wooden crib
- Lawnmower
- Coffee table
- Garage door (4' sections)
- End tables
- Love seats
- Water bed
Unacceptable Bulk Items:
- Cast iron
- Cement
- Steel
- Tires
- Appliances (covered under another City program)
- Dirt
- Rocks
- Bricks
- Chemicals
- Paint
- Batteries
- Stumps
- Windshield glass
- Medical Waste
- Appliances w/ freon
- All electronics/e-waste
- Household hazardous waste (HHW)
