We Provide the Tote,
You fill it up, Free of charge.
FREE Residential Recycling—Tote Included.
SP Services is bringing single-stream recycling to San Luis Valley households — picked up every other week, on the same day as your trash. Your tote and recycling service are included at no charge.
Residential Recycling Program • Pickup Starts in December
Recycling is coming to the San Luis Valley.
SP Services is launching single-stream recycling. Recycling totes start being delivered in the next couple of weeks, and pickup begins the first week of December. Every resident in our service area is eligible to receive a recycling cart.
Recycling is picked up every other week, on the same day as your regular trash — one truck for trash and a second truck for recycling. You don't need to change a thing about your trash service; just set your tote out on the right week.
We're rolling out to our existing customers first. Not an SP customer yet? No problem — just call, and we'll set up recycling service for your home.
Totes start arriving in the next couple of weeks — call the office and we'll get recycling service set up for you.
- Every resident is eligible
Everyone in our service area can receive a recycling cart — we're rolling out to our existing customers first.
- Tote included, no charge
Every participating household gets a recycling tote at no cost.
- Same day, every other week
A separate recycling truck visits on the same day as your trash pickup — one truck for trash, one for recycling.
- Your schedule, before you start
Every household gets its recycling schedule before collection begins.
- Free for residents
Funded by packaging and paper producers through Colorado's recycling program — not by you.
Funded by producers. Not by residents.
This service is funded by the companies that produce and sell packaging and paper products, through Colorado's recycling program. The program is administered by Circular Action Alliance (CAA). That's why residents can receive recycling service — and a recycling tote — at no charge.
View CAA's Colorado recycling guideWhat is single-stream recycling?
Single-stream means you place all of your accepted recyclables together in one recycling tote — no sorting into separate bins. Keep trash separate from recycling, and that's it. One tote, collected every other week on your trash day.
Put it in the tote
- Empty and rinse containers — no food or liquids left inside.
- Keep everything dry.
- Flatten cardboard boxes.
- Place recyclables loose in the tote — never in plastic bags.
Keep it out
None of these belong in the recycling tote:
- Food and liquids
- Plastic bags and plastic wrap
- Batteries
- Hoses
- Cords and electronics cords
- Diapers
- Medical waste
One note on materials: CAA's educational guide shows what is recyclable across Colorado. SP's final accepted-materials guide will be provided before collection begins — that list is the one to follow once recycling starts.
Recycling FAQ
What does this cost?+
Nothing. Recycling service and your recycling tote are free. The program is funded by the companies that produce and sell packaging and paper products through Colorado's recycling program, administered by Circular Action Alliance — not by households.
Is the tote really included?+
Yes. Every household in the program receives a recycling tote at no charge. Totes start being delivered in the next couple of weeks, ahead of the first pickups in the first week of December.
Who is eligible?+
Every resident in our service area is eligible to receive a recycling cart. We're rolling out to our existing SP customers first — and if you're not one yet, just call and we'll set up recycling service for you.
When is recycling picked up?+
Every other week, on the same day as your regular trash pickup. A dedicated recycling truck makes the rounds the same day as the trash truck. Each household's recycling schedule will be provided before service begins, so you'll know exactly which weeks to set your tote out.
How do I sign up?+
Call the office at 719-936-1040 and we'll set up recycling service for your household. We're rolling out to our existing customers first, and totes are being delivered over the next couple of weeks.
Totes are on the way — call the office and we'll get you set up.
Questions about service in your area? Visit the Service Area page or contact us.