Greeley, CO Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Legal basis
- § 8-372, Refuse Service Providers chapter
- City program
- None: private subscription service
- Collector
- PUC-licensed private hauler
- Reporting deadline
- January 31 each year
- Includes
- Group accounts, by customer category
Summary
Greeley has no municipal yard-waste pickup: brush and yard trimmings collection is an optional add-on through a state-licensed private hauler, who must report tonnage collected to the city annually.
Yard trimmings collected in the city from any customer category, including group accounts, reported by category of customer.e.Other information deemed necessary as waste diversion is further developed.(3)Documentation of all rejected loads of recyclables, food scraps, and yard trimmings.(b)If a refuse service provider fails to submit accurate and complete annual reports, the license may be suspended or revoked. (Ord. No. 19, 2025, § 2, 6-17-2025)
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
Greeley Municipal Code § 8-372 requires every city-licensed refuse service provider, the PUC-authorized private haulers regulated under § 8-367, to file an annual report by January 31 detailing, by customer category, the weight of yard trimmings collected in the city, including from group accounts. No city department collects brush or yard waste curbside; it is a service level residents and businesses subscribe to (or skip) through their private hauler, and the city's role is limited to licensing that hauler and verifying its annual tonnage and participation figures.
Violations & Fines
No penalty applies to residents who skip yard-waste collection. A hauler that fails to accurately report yard-trimmings tonnage and participation by January 31 risks suspension or revocation of its city license under § 8-372(b).
Frequently Asked Questions
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