If you miss trash day in Denver, collection trucks cannot turn around for individual missed set-outs, and your waste will not be collected until your next scheduled weekly pickup day. Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) crews operate on fixed daily routing. If your cart is overflowing, you can legally take excess household trash to the Cherry Creek Transfer Station or the Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site (DADS) landfill for a standard drop-off fee. For residents with missed purple recycling carts or green compost carts, you must hold those materials until your next two-week rotation cycle, or use community drop-off sites such as the Cherry Creek Recycling Center.
Pickup schedules vary block-by-block. Look up your address on TrashReminders to get your exact weekly trash day, bi-weekly recycling rotation, and holiday delays.
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