Refrigerator Recycling in Fort Morgan, CO

Refrigerators and freezers can’t go out for Fort Morgan’s Spring Cleanup. The Morgan County Landfill takes freon appliances for $30 each plus weight.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

3 ways to get rid of a refrigerator in Fort Morgan

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · Fort MorganNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $140.00
How it works
Book online, set out your refrigerator and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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Morgan County LandfillDrop-off · 21448 County Road 22, Fort MorganMorgan County residentsConditions apply$30
Where
21448 County Road 22
Fort Morgan, CO 80701
Hours
March–December: Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. January–February: Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., first Saturday of the month 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Cost & rules
Refrigerators and freezers
Accepted with conditionsFees apply
Fees for refrigerators and freezers
Freon appliance (fridge, freezer, A/C) plus weight $30.00 each
Accepted on the special fee schedule from Morgan County residents only.
Preparation: Place in the separate freon area with no food or debris, or an extra handling fee applies.
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Xcel Energy Refrigerator Recycling (Colorado)Utility program · ColoradoColorado residentsConditions applyCost not listed
How it works
Xcel Energy picks up working refrigerators and freezers from its Colorado residential electric customers for recycling and pays a $50 rebate. Delivered by CLEAResult.
Cost & rules
- Pays a $50 rebate per qualifying working fridge or freezer.
- Made in 2021 or earlier, 10–30 cubic feet, working and clean at pickup.
- Xcel Energy residential electric customers in Colorado only.
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Fees for refrigerators and freezers
Freon appliance (fridge, freezer, A/C) plus weight	$30.00 each

Places that don’t take refrigerators and freezers (1)

Fort Morgan Spring Cleanup · Fort Morgan

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.

More about refrigerators and freezers

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)

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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.
Sanitation Department (opens in new tab) · City of Fort Morgan
- The City says Morgan County operates the landfill north of the City. Checked October 26, 2026.
FAQs: Sanitation (opens in new tab) · City of Fort Morgan
- Not allowed in the free Spring Cleanup: tires, paint and other hazardous chemicals, railroad ties, refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Spring Cleanup is not available to contractors or businesses. Checked October 26, 2026.
- During Spring Cleanup residents may place oversized items by alley dumpsters. Checked October 26, 2026.
Solid Waste Management (opens in new tab) · Morgan County
- The county’s disposal facilities are designed to serve municipal solid waste generated by Morgan County residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Acceptance Policy - Short Form (opens in new tab) · Morgan County Department of Solid Waste Management · effective October 9, 2015
- Tires, wet-cell and rechargeable batteries, large appliances, mattresses, large bulky items, TVs and electronics are accepted on a special fee schedule from county residents only. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The special-fee list includes all tires, wet cell batteries, rechargeable batteries, large appliances, mattresses, automobile bodies, large bulky items and televisions and electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Waste from out-of-county generators is charged a surcharge. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The MSW acceptance policy covers household, institutional and commercial non-hazardous waste generated in Morgan County. Checked October 26, 2026.
Municipal Solid Waste Landfill 2026 Disposal Fee Schedule (opens in new tab) · Morgan County Solid Waste Management Department
- Freon appliances (fridges, freezers, A/C): $30.00 each plus weight; place them in a separate area with no food or debris. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Freon appliances must be placed in a separate area with no food or debris; an extra handling fee applies otherwise. 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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