Greeley, CO Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Greeley Municipal Code § 12-270
- First-offense fine
- Not less than $100
- Repeat-offense fine
- Up to $500, 3rd violation
- Applies to
- Public or private property, any lot
Summary
Greeley makes it unlawful to throw, scatter, deposit or bury refuse or litter on any public or private property, with fines starting at $100 and rising to $500 for repeats.
It is unlawful to deposit or place any refuse or litter in such a manner that the same is or tends to become a nuisance or in such manner that the same endangers or tends to endanger the public health. No person shall, in any manner, throw, place, scatter, deposit or bury any refuse or litter in or upon any public or private property.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 12-270 prohibits depositing refuse or litter anywhere it becomes a nuisance or health hazard, and separately bars throwing, placing, scattering, depositing or burying refuse or litter on any public or private property, not just one's own lot. Violations of the refuse and litter chapter are punished under the city's administrative code violation sanctions (Sec. 1-261): a fine of not less than $100 for a first violation, not less than $250 for a second within 24 months, and not less than $500 for a third or subsequent violation in that period, plus the city's abatement costs.
Violations & Fines
Dumping refuse or litter on public or private property is punishable under Title 1, Chapter 10's escalating fine schedule, $100 first offense, $250 second, $500 third or later, plus abatement costs.
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