Arvada Waste And Recycling Program: Service Selection Underway

ARVADA, CO — Within the next week, most eligible Arvadans will receive a waste hauling service-selection postcard in the mail, city officials said. Some residents have already received and made their selection.

The deadline to select a level of service from the city's contracted hauler, Republic Services, is April 16. Residents can make their selection by returning the postcard, visiting this webpage or calling 720-590-6667.

Each postcard has a unique verification code that will allow the cart vendor to track each selection. Households that do not select a level of service by April 16 will automatically be enrolled to receive a 95-gallon trash cart, the city said.

Residents can choose between the following service levels:

• Level 1: 35-gallon trash cart (holds three 13-gallon waste bags) and 95-gallon recycling cart for $11.50 per month.
• Level 2: 65-gallon trash cart (holds six 13-gallon waste bags) and 95-gallon recycling cart for $15.63 per month.
• Level 3: 95-gallon trash cart (holds ten 13-gallon waste bags[BI3] ) and 95-gallon recycling cart for $19.76 per month.
• Minimum Service: Residents hire or maintain their own hauler for $5.13 per month.

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“Service selection marks the next important step in rolling out Arvada’s waste and recycling service, which will benefit all Arvada residents,” said Mark Deven, Arvada city manager.

“The program will reduce wear and tear on our roads, and create less traffic and noise from trash trucks. It will also increase recycling and diversion of waste away from landfills to make Arvada a more sustainable community.”

All Arvadans, including HOA residents, will receive access to multiple bulky item and yard debris drop-off events throughout the year, the city said. The events, which have not yet been announced, will help reduce clutter around Arvada's neighborhoods, yards and households, city officials said.

Service levels 1, 2 and 3 include weekly trash pickup, biweekly recycling pickup and on-demand bulk pickup for $15 per item. Additional recycling carts are available for $3 per month, and Level 3 customers can request an extra waste cart for $4.15 per month, the city said.

Customers can make cart-size changes at no cost during the first six months of service and then make one cart size change at no cost per year afterward. A $15 per exchange fee will apply to cart exchanges made more than once per year, city officials said.

Arvada residents who want to keep their current waste hauler must select 'Minimum Service,' the city said. These customers can still enter the city’s program at a higher level at any time after the program begins by calling 720-898-7575 and selecting a new service level.

Households in HOA communities with current waste hauling contracts will not need to make a service selection, the city said. These residents will continue to receive waste hauling services provided by the HOA and will pay an 88 cent per month 'Minimum Service' fee to access the bulky item and yard-debris services and to benefit from the community wide recycling programs and reduction in truck traffic and noise, officials said.

The city’s contractors will deliver carts to customers in June, and the first day of service will be July 5, officials said. Republic Services will send service calendars to participating customers in the coming weeks. Waste and recycling service fees are scheduled to begin appearing on city water utility bills in September.

>> More information about the waste and recycling program can be found on the city's website. You can also call the city's customer service line at 720-898-7575.