Refrigerator Recycling in Golden, CO

Golden picks up full-sized refrigerators and freezers free at the curb for single-family homes and townhomes in city limits. Small refrigerators are not taken.

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

3 ways to get rid of a refrigerator in Golden

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · GoldenNo 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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City of Golden Curbside Mattress & Appliance RecyclingCity service · GoldenGolden residentsConditions applyFree
How it works
Free curbside pickup of full-sized appliances, mattresses and box springs for single-family homes and townhomes in Golden city limits. Request through the City’s online form or by calling (303) 953-5800; requests received by Thursday are typically picked up the following Tuesday.
Cost & rules
- Full-sized refrigerators and freezers only; small refrigerators are not picked up.
- Before you go: Label the appliance “FOR CITY OF GOLDEN RECYCLING” and set it out by 8 a.m.
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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.
Official page (opens in new tab)

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)

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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.
City of Golden: Curbside Mattress & Appliance Recycling Program (opens in new tab) · City of Golden
- The City of Golden offers free curbside appliance and mattress recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The program is for single-family homes and townhomes within Golden city limits. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Accepted appliances are full-sized only: washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers, stoves/ovens and drained water heaters. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Items not listed, including microwave ovens and small refrigerators, are not picked up. Checked October 26, 2026.
City of Golden Hard to Recycle Items Guide: Appliances (Non-Functional) (opens in new tab) · City of Golden
- Each appliance must be labeled “FOR CITY OF GOLDEN RECYCLING” and set out by 8 a.m. 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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