Read below for information on various locations in Moab that offer recycling or waste services.
Note:
There are many bins around town for individual items, but all household recycling should go to the Community Recycle Center.
Note:
There are many bins around town for individual items, but all household recycling should go to the Community Recycle Center.
Community Recycling Center
The District owns and operates the Community Recycle Center and the two landfills that serve Moab. They purchased Monument Waste in 2021, and now do all the trash hauling for the city and surrounding areas.. The Moab Landfill, located on Sand Flats Road about ½ mile up from the recycle center, collects tires, yard and construction waste and is open to the public. All residential and commercial waste goes to the 80 acre Klondike Landfill (Class 1 facility) near the Moab airport, where it is buried. The landfill is not open to the public but tours of the facility can be arranged if scheduled ahead of time. The SWD also runs Spring and Fall Clean-Ups for all Grand County residents, programs for recycling, safe disposal of household hazardous waste and electronics, and is currently mulching clean green waste which is then offered for sale to the public.
Follow the link below for hours and fees for all facilities and landfills run by Canyonlands Solid Waste Authority
Special Dates
Visit the Solid Waste Special Services District # 1 website for information about special collections and events.
E-Waste Collection:
Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 4 pm, and Saturday from 8:00 am to noon, the Authority holds an E-Waste collection at the Community Recycling Center.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection:
The Canyonlands Solid Waste Authority has transitioned to a year-round collection of HHW.. Collections are the same as the hours above for e-waste. Commercial entities should contact the District office at 435-259-3867 to discuss billing options.
District Wide Clean-up Voucher:
Call the Canyonlands Solid Waste Authority office at 435-259-3867 for details about spring and fall clean up vouchers..
Annual Earth Day and America Recycles Day Events:
Stay tuned for exciting events coming up to celebrate Earth Day 53 and America Recycles Day in 2023!,
Canyonlands Solid Waste Authority and Recycling
The Community Recycle Center was started by the nonprofit organization Canyonlands Community Recycling in 1991 after the Solid Waste District (now CSWA) announced they were going to close the center because it wasn't profitable. In 2010, the Solid Waste District took over running the Recycle Center and managing all recycling operations. While global markets for recyclables fluctuate, one thing remains true: Recycling extends the life of the landfill, (saving hundreds of thousands of dollars needed to close and open new cells), lowers air and water pollution, and protects natural resources by providing materials to mills for making new items, all of which contribute to savings and a healthy planet, which provides us with all we need to live.
The Recycle Center is subsidized by landfill fees collected, as well as mineral lease and transient room tax monies allocated for organizational operations. Many people believe that a portion of local tax money funds recycling, but this is not the case. No tax money collected from citizens is used to fund solid waste operations.
Visit the Solid Waste Special Services District # 1 website for information about special collections and events.
E-Waste Collection:
Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 4 pm, and Saturday from 8:00 am to noon, the Authority holds an E-Waste collection at the Community Recycling Center.
- Visit the Authority's website for more information and pricing.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection:
The Canyonlands Solid Waste Authority has transitioned to a year-round collection of HHW.. Collections are the same as the hours above for e-waste. Commercial entities should contact the District office at 435-259-3867 to discuss billing options.
District Wide Clean-up Voucher:
Call the Canyonlands Solid Waste Authority office at 435-259-3867 for details about spring and fall clean up vouchers..
Annual Earth Day and America Recycles Day Events:
Stay tuned for exciting events coming up to celebrate Earth Day 53 and America Recycles Day in 2023!,
Canyonlands Solid Waste Authority and Recycling
The Community Recycle Center was started by the nonprofit organization Canyonlands Community Recycling in 1991 after the Solid Waste District (now CSWA) announced they were going to close the center because it wasn't profitable. In 2010, the Solid Waste District took over running the Recycle Center and managing all recycling operations. While global markets for recyclables fluctuate, one thing remains true: Recycling extends the life of the landfill, (saving hundreds of thousands of dollars needed to close and open new cells), lowers air and water pollution, and protects natural resources by providing materials to mills for making new items, all of which contribute to savings and a healthy planet, which provides us with all we need to live.
The Recycle Center is subsidized by landfill fees collected, as well as mineral lease and transient room tax monies allocated for organizational operations. Many people believe that a portion of local tax money funds recycling, but this is not the case. No tax money collected from citizens is used to fund solid waste operations.
Green Solutions
Green Solutions sold their business to Monument Waste effective March 1, 2019. We thank them for their 15 years of providing curbside recycling to the community. We hope a new pickup service, one that delivers sorted items for processing at the Community Recycle Center, will start up very soon.
Canyonlands Solid Waste Authority
Formerly Monument Waste
Canyonlands Solid Waste Authority, CSWA, purchased Monument Waste in 2021 and now provides all residential trash collection for Moab residents located within city limits. CSWA is currently offering single-stream, curbside recycling pickup to Moab residents. (While we recognize that it is easy to dump all your recycling in one container, it is a dirty form of recycling that we do not recommend. A large percentage ends up landfilled, and a percentage is shipped to unstable overseas markets.) Customers are able to order cardboard-only dumpsters. Scrap metal can be dropped off at the transfer station.
Moab Solutions
Moab Solutions is a non-profit group that promotes the benefits of the respect, rethink, reduce, reuse and recycle lifestyle through projects anyone can help with. The mission is to reduce and eliminate the waste of materials and human potential while nurturing the well-being of the natural world. Moab Solutions works to protect and restore natural areas, help the homeless help themselves, and promote the benefits of Respect, Rethink, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle practices. They host and maintain many FreeCycle bins around town. They are always looking for volunteers to help with best practices recycling.
Resiliency Hub
The mission of Resiliency Hub is to enhance well-being on the Colorado plateau by integrating infrastructure, ecosystems and economy. We provide education and practical opportunities to rethink, retrofit, and regenerate our community.
Resiliency Hub is the new name for Canyonlands Community Recycling which was the organization that started the recycling center in Moab in 1991. They now work towards creative reuse of resources in our community, helping minimize the impact of the load on the recycling center and landfill while working towards a more sustainable community.
Their current programming includes the development and management of the CommuniTea Garden, hosting the Upcycled Art Party and Trashion Show, collaborating with various groups to promote waste reduction and creative reuse in our community.
Contact: resiliencyhub@gmail.com
Resiliency Hub is the new name for Canyonlands Community Recycling which was the organization that started the recycling center in Moab in 1991. They now work towards creative reuse of resources in our community, helping minimize the impact of the load on the recycling center and landfill while working towards a more sustainable community.
Their current programming includes the development and management of the CommuniTea Garden, hosting the Upcycled Art Party and Trashion Show, collaborating with various groups to promote waste reduction and creative reuse in our community.
Contact: resiliencyhub@gmail.com