What we do
We seek to protect our environment and extend the life of our landfill by reducing waste generation through public education, appropriately reusing materials through diversion, recycling, and sales of valuable commodities with state-of-the-art collection programs. We provide safe and ethical material disposal for all other materials with no recycling or reuse value.
Our Promise
The Pitkin County Solid Waste Center conserves our environment and extends the life of the landfill by reducing waste generation through public education, recycling, and reusing valuable commodities with innovative programs and providing safe and ethical disposal for all other materials.
We are committed to
Minimizing the environmental impacts of our operations through rigorous review & taking corrective actions
Creating new and responsive programs to improve our environment
Maintaining compliance with all federal, state, and local environmental laws & regulations
Requiring our employees to hold themselves to the highest ethical standards for site operations
Embracing a culture of which employees and citizens can be proud
