As of April 19, 1994, the City of Grand Junction Solid Waste Department has provided automated refuse collection to all residential customers of less than eight units in the City of Grand Junction. Commercial refuse collection is also available. In providing commercial service, we compete with the private sector (Waste Management, Rocky Mountain Sanitation and Commercial Refuse Services).

The Solid Waste Department has seven Specialty Equipment Operators whose purpose is to provide residential refuse collection and container delivery (11,353 customers). Three Specialty Equipment Operators handle the commercial customers (724 customers). One Crew Leader handles repairs, deliveries, etc. There is one Supervisor and one Superintendent. The City of Grand Junction Solid Waste Department is a utility enterprise funded with a minimum fund balance of 15% of annual operating expenses. Rates and rate changes are established by City Resolution. The fund's existence is to provide quality refuse collection to the citizens of the community at a fair price.

We also provide curbside recycling, baling, and marketing of recyclables. This service is provided through a contract with Curbside Recycling Indefinitely (GJCRI).

On August 1, 2002, the City began offering its automated, volume-based trash service to neighborhoods that have been annexed to the City since 1994. This change, which was initiated by citizen request, will provide an opportunity for all City residents to enjoy the same service as other residents of the City. However, residents will have the opportunity to choose keeping the private hauler they have or requesting the City's automated service. The City Solid Waste Department will be looking at requests to provide service based on all or a portion of a neighborhood or subdivision being large enough to make economic sense to serve. If you would like more information, or would like to have the City as a trash provider in your neighborhood, please call the Solid Waste Department at (970) 244-1570.

• Toter containers are furnished to residents for trash pick up
• Billing is based on size and number of containers used
• Toter containers are property of the Solid Waste Department and assigned to specific addresses
• All refuse, brush and yard waste collected must be placed inside the Toter container with the lid closed - if the lid does not close, spillage may occur due to the container being overfilled
• Please keep limbs and brush to a maximum of one foot.
• Hot ashes or coals are not acceptable - they cause damage to containers and collection equipment - ashes must be cold and stored in plastic bags
• Containers must be placed out at the point of pick up by 7:00 a.m. on your trash collection day
• Regular collection schedule for residential garbage is Monday through Friday - the only exception, if a major holiday falls during that week.
• Containers need to be placed with no less than three feet clearance from any object or another container
• Containers need to be placed at a designated location on trash collection day
• Place containers with the serial number facing the street or alley - Solid Waste operators will leave notices on containers to assist you when problems arise.