Refrigerator Recycling in Basalt, CO
The Pitkin County Solid Waste Center takes refrigerant appliances, but its pages give different fees ($45 and $50).
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- Refrigerant appliances are a flat $45 each; all other appliances $6.50 each. (Pitkin County Solid Waste Center: Hazardous Household Waste (opens in new tab))
- Household pricing: mattress $35, mattress/box spring combo $40, tires $10 ($15 with rims), appliances $8, Freon appliances $50. (Pitkin County Solid Waste Center: Household + Residential Waste pricing (opens in new tab))
Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Refrigerant must be removed by a certified technician; ask whether the operator handles that and what it costs.
- Empty and clean it, and ask whether doors must be removed or taped shut.
- Check for utility appliance-recycling rebates before paying for disposal.
Colorado rules
- Freon must be removed from refrigerators and air conditioners before disposal. Source: CDPHE: Preparing products found in your home for disposal (opens in new tab)
- Electronics built into a refrigerator or freezer are not "electronic devices" under Colorado's e-waste law, so the electronics landfill ban does not apply to them. Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 25 (Part 3 of Article 17: Electronic Recycling Jobs Act) (opens in new tab)
More Colorado rules (2)
- CDPHE advises having an appliance repair company with a certified CFC technician remove the freon and tag the appliance as CFC-free. Source: CDPHE: Preparing products found in your home for disposal (opens in new tab)
- CDPHE says only a few landfills have staff equipped and trained to remove and capture freon. Source: CDPHE: Preparing products found in your home for disposal (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (13)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Xcel Energy Refrigerator Recycling (Colorado): Home (opens in new tab) · Xcel Energy (delivered by CLEAResult)
- Xcel Energy pays a $50 rebate for recycling an old working fridge or freezer. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Xcel Energy Refrigerator Recycling (Colorado): Outdoor Pickup (opens in new tab) · Xcel Energy (delivered by CLEAResult)
- Participants must be Xcel Energy residential electric customers living in Colorado; gas-only customers are not eligible. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Units must be made in 2021 or earlier and be 10–30 cubic feet. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Appliances must be working and clean at pickup. Checked October 26, 2026.
- No more than four working units per household per program year. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Xcel Energy Refrigerator Recycling (Colorado): Help Center (opens in new tab) · Xcel Energy (delivered by CLEAResult)
- Eligible Colorado ratepayers can have refrigerators and freezers picked up to be recycled. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Pitkin County Solid Waste Center: Hazardous Household Waste (opens in new tab) · Pitkin County Solid Waste Center
- Refrigerant appliances are a flat $45 each; all other appliances $6.50 each. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check) · sources disagree.
- Pitkin County Solid Waste Center: Household + Residential Waste pricing (opens in new tab) · Pitkin County Solid Waste Center
- Household pricing: mattress $35, mattress/box spring combo $40, tires $10 ($15 with rims), appliances $8, Freon appliances $50. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check) · sources disagree.
- Town of Basalt: Trash, Recycling, & Compost (local providers) (opens in new tab) · Town of Basalt
- The Town's trash and recycling providers page lists the Pitkin County Landfill alongside private haulers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CDPHE: Preparing products found in your home for disposal (opens in new tab) · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- Freon must be removed from refrigerators and air conditioners before disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CDPHE advises having an appliance repair company with a certified CFC technician remove the freon and tag the appliance as CFC-free. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CDPHE says only a few landfills have staff equipped and trained to remove and capture freon. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 25 (Part 3 of Article 17: Electronic Recycling Jobs Act) (opens in new tab) · Colorado General Assembly, Office of Legislative Legal Services
- Electronics built into a refrigerator or freezer are not "electronic devices" under Colorado's e-waste law, so the electronics landfill ban does not apply to them. Checked October 26, 2026.
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