Refrigerator Recycling in Sterling, CO

The Logan County Landfill won’t take Freon appliances. Sterling’s April Spring Cleanup takes them only if certified “Freon Free” by a reclamation center.

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

3 ways to get rid of a refrigerator in Sterling

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · SterlingNo 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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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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Sterling Spring CleanupCity service · SterlingSterling residentsConditions applyCost not listed
How it works
Each April the City of Sterling picks up trash and rubbish that is legally disposable at the Logan County Landfill from residential trash customers; dates are set each spring.
Cost & rules
- Only if certified “Freon Free” by an approved Freon reclamation center, such as a local appliance dealer.
- Held in April; dates are set each spring.
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Places that don’t take refrigerators and freezers (1)

Logan County Landfill · 24235 East Highway 6, Sterling

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)

Where this information comes from (16)

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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 (opens in new tab) · City of Sterling
- The City holds a Spring Cleanup in April; exact dates are set each spring. Checked October 26, 2026.
- For residential trash customers, the City picks up any trash or rubbish legally disposable at the Logan County Landfill. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Freon appliances are accepted only if certified “Freon Free” by an approved reclamation center such as a local appliance dealer. Checked October 26, 2026.
Logan County Landfill (opens in new tab) · Logan County
- The county’s disposal facilities are designed to serve municipal solid waste generated by Logan County residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
Logan County Landfill Solid Waste Definitions, Explanations & Fee Schedule (effective July 1, 2026) (opens in new tab) · Logan County · effective July 1, 2026
- Waste originating outside Logan County is accepted at double the listed fees. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The landfill does not accept appliances that contain or have contained Freon (A/C units, refrigerators, freezers). 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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