Curbside or Valet Trash, Recycling & Food Scraps/Composting Services in the High Country
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Curbside Trash, Recycling & Food Scraps Collection in Summit, Park & Grand Counties
Reliable, Affordable Waste Collection for Colorado Mountain Communities
Garbage Gurus makes residential waste collection simple. Whether you're a year-round resident, second homeowner, or managing a mountain property, we provide dependable curbside trash, recycling, and food scraps collection designed for life in Colorado's High Country.
Proudly serving Summit County and designated communities in Park and Grand Counties, we offer flexible service plans, convenient cart options, and straightforward online enrollment.
Locally Owned. Reliable Service. Recycling Included.
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What Is Curbside Collection?
Curbside collection is our traditional residential waste removal service.
On your scheduled collection day, simply place your trash or recycling cart at the designated roadside collection location by 7:00 a.m. Our collection crew empties the cart, and you return it to its storage location afterward.
No trips to the landfill. No loading trash into your personal vehicle. No waiting in line at a recycling center.
Just convenient, regularly scheduled waste collection.
How Curbside Service Works
Step 1: Choose Your Service
Enter your property address on our website to see available trash, recycling, and food scraps collection plans.
Step 2: Select Your Cart Size
Choose the trash cart capacity that best fits your household's waste generation and the plans available in your community.
Step 3: Receive Your Collection Schedule
Garbage Gurus assigns your property to its designated collection route. Your schedule will identify your trash and recycling collection days.
Step 4: Set Out Your Containers
Place your carts at the designated roadside collection location by 7:00 a.m. on collection day. Food scraps customers should place their designated collection buckets at the agreed collection location according to their service instructions.
Step 5: We Handle the Rest
Our crew collects your waste on the assigned route. Return your emptied containers to their storage location after pickup.
It's that simple.
Our Residential Curbside Services
Weekly Trash Collection
Choose a trash collection plan based on your household's needs and your property's location.
Available cart sizes include:
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35-gallon trash cart: Ideal for smaller households and customers who generate less waste.
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64-gallon trash cart: A practical choice for many households.
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96-gallon trash cart: Designed for larger households or customers who need additional capacity.
Weekly trash collection provides consistent service throughout the year.
Additional collection frequencies may be available in eligible service areas.
Biweekly Single-Stream Recycling
Recycling is included with qualifying residential trash service plans.
Garbage Gurus provides convenient single-stream recycling collection every other week, helping customers reduce landfill waste without making separate trips to recycling facilities.
Our standard residential recycling service includes a 64-gallon recycling cart provided at no additional charge. A smaller 35-gallon option may be available upon request.
Accepted recyclable materials in Summit County include:
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Clean paper and cardboard.
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Accepted plastic bottles, jugs, and tubs.
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Aluminum and steel cans.
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Empty glass bottles and jars.
Glass bottles and jars are accepted in Summit County's single-stream recycling program.
Food Scraps Collection for Composting
Want to keep even more material out of the landfill?
Garbage Gurus offers a separate food scraps collection service in eligible areas.
Instead of putting food waste into your regular trash, collect accepted food scraps in a designated bucket for scheduled pickup.
Food scraps collection can help reduce household trash volume and support composting efforts in our mountain communities.
Available service options include weekly and biweekly collection, depending on your location and plan.
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Pay As You Throw (PAYT): Choosing the Right Trash Cart
Some Colorado mountain communities operate under Pay As You Throw (PAYT) requirements.
PAYT is designed to encourage waste reduction by linking trash service rates to the amount of trash capacity a household selects.
Generally, customers who generate less trash and choose smaller containers can benefit from lower trash collection rates.
Garbage Gurus offers service plans designed around applicable local PAYT requirements.
Important: PAYT requirements and available collection frequencies vary by municipality and service address.
Rather than requiring customers to navigate separate pricing catalogs, our website allows you to enter your address and view the service plans available for your property.
Curbside vs. Valet: Which Service Is Right for You?
Garbage Gurus offers both standard curbside collection and upgraded valet collection.
Standard Curbside Collection
With curbside service, you are responsible for:
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Placing your carts at the designated roadside collection location on service days.
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Ensuring containers are accessible by 7:00 a.m.
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Returning carts to their storage location after collection.
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Securing waste appropriately between pickups.
Curbside collection is generally the most economical choice for customers who can manage their containers on collection days.
Upgraded Valet Collection
Prefer not to move your carts to the curb?
Our valet service allows Garbage Gurus personnel to retrieve containers from an agreed-upon storage location, empty them, and return them afterward.
Depending on the property, this may include accessing a garage using an authorized access code.
Valet collection is particularly convenient for:
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Vacation rental properties.
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Second homeowners who are frequently away.
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Homes with long or steep driveways.
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Customers who prefer not to move heavy carts.
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Properties where winter weather makes curbside collection inconvenient.
With curbside service, you bring the carts to us. With valet service, we come to your carts.
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Where Does Garbage Gurus Offer Curbside Collection?
Summit County
We serve eligible residential properties throughout Summit County, including Breckenridge, Frisco, Dillon, Silverthorne, Keystone, Blue River, and surrounding communities.
Park County
We provide collection in designated areas including Alma, Fairplay, Valley of the Sun, and Placer Valley.
Grand County
Our collection service includes designated communities such as Spring Creek Ranch and Parshall.
Not every service plan or collection frequency is available at every address. Enter your address to see your options.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time should I put my trash and recycling carts out?
Place your containers at the designated roadside collection location in most neighborhoods by 7:00 a.m. on your scheduled collection day. A few neighborhoods may need to have carts out by 6:00 or 6:30 a.m.
Is recycling included with trash collection?
Yes. Single-stream recycling is included with qualifying Garbage Gurus residential trash service plans.
Do I need to purchase a recycling cart?
Our standard 64-gallon recycling cart is provided at no additional charge with qualifying residential service. Larger, 96-gallon, or smaller, 35-gallon, carts are available upon request.
Can I choose a smaller trash cart?
Yes. We offer 35-, 64-, and 96-gallon trash cart options, subject to local service requirements and plan availability.
Can I receive trash collection less frequently than weekly?
Biweekly trash collection may be available in eligible service areas. Available frequencies depend on your address and applicable local requirements.
What if I cannot move my cart to the curb?
Our upgraded valet service may be a better fit. Our collection personnel retrieve and return carts from an agreed-upon storage location.
Do you collect recycling and trash on the same day?
Your trash and recycling schedules depend on your assigned route. Recycling is generally collected every other week.
How do I know which plans are available at my address?
Enter your property address through our online enrollment system. You'll be shown the plans available for your location.
Ready to Start Curbside Service?
Joining Garbage Gurus is easy.
Enter your address, choose an available service plan, and complete your enrollment online.
Whether you need weekly trash collection, biweekly recycling, or food scraps collection, we'll help you find the service arrangement that fits your property.
Local Service. Convenient Collection. Cleaner Communities.
Garbage Gurus LLC
Serving Summit, Park & Grand Counties, Colorado