Pueblo, CO Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Fee per item
- $10.00, most items
- Fee per tire
- $1.00 per passenger tire
- Excludes
- hazardous waste, electronic equipment
- Code section
- Pueblo Municipal Code § 7-3-17
Summary
Pueblo runs a paid clean-up program for items commonly dumped illegally: residents can drop off large or bulky items for $10.00 each, or $1.00 per tire, instead of illegally disposing of them.
The Mayor is further authorized to adopt a program wherein items typically found to be illegally disposed of within the City, excluding hazardous waste or electronic equipment, are received and disposed of by the City. ... The Mayor is authorized to collect a fee in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00) for each item other than tires and items deemed qualifying recyclables and one dollar ($1.00) for each passenger-sized tire.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 109).
Full Breakdown
Under Pueblo Municipal Code § 7-3-17, the Mayor is authorized to run a community solid waste clean-up program that receives and disposes of items "typically found to be illegally disposed of within the City", bulky household items, appliances, and similar debris, excluding hazardous waste and electronic equipment. The City may charge $10.00 per item, $1.00 per passenger-sized tire, and can cap how many items each resident or address brings in. Fees feed the same clean-up surcharge account the Chapter creates under § 7-3-16(3).
Violations & Fines
Skipping the clean-up program and dumping bulky items elsewhere in the city still triggers the Chapter's illegal-dumping offense and its mandatory $1,000 fine under § 7-3-6.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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