Facility details
- Address
- 1313 College Ave
Canon City, CO 81212 - Phone
- (719) 276-5870
- Website
- canoncityschools.org
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Fremont County
- EPA Region
- 8
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110060285542
Programs on file: NPDES permit CONOX0544 · NPDES permit COR417243 · NPDES permit COR424741 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler COR000233866
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- GFL Cañon City Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.0 mi · Cañon City, CO
- Fremont Disposal Solid Waste Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.2 mi · Canon City, CO
- Phantom Landfill Landfill 6.4 mi · Penrose, CO
- Phantom Landfill e-waste collection Landfill 7.3 mi · Penrose, CO
- Twin Landfill (Twin Enviro Services) Landfill 11.5 mi · Penrose, CO
Nearest landfill: Phantom Landfill, Penrose — 6.4 mi
Area served
Serves Rockvale, Coal Creek, Florence, Penrose, Canon City.
County context
One of 2 recycling centers in Fremont County, CO.
ZIP 81212 population 32,355.
Colorado solid-waste agency: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE)