Facility details
- Address
- 136 Rainbow Blvd
Salida, CO 81201 - Phone
- (719) 539-3092
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Chaffee County
- EPA Region
- 8
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Chafee County Lf Landfill 10.4 mi · Salida, CO
- Elements Mountain Compost - Buena Vista Community Compost Drop Off Recycling 23.4 mi · Buena Vista, CO
Nearest landfill: Chafee County Lf, Salida — 10.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Mtn High Septic4.6 mi · Salida, CO · 2 drivers
- Advanced Sanitation4.6 mi · Salida, CO · 1 driver
- Anew Septic Service4.6 mi · Salida, CO · 1 driver
- Shamrock Disposal Services4.6 mi · Salida, CO · 4 drivers
- CCR Rolloffs4.6 mi · Salida, CO · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Salida, Poncha Springs, Howard.
County context
One of 2 recycling centers in Chaffee County, CO.
11 waste haulers in Chaffee County, CO.
ZIP 81201 at a glance
- Population
- 9,294 (9 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 48
- Households
- Median income $80,248 · 38% earn six figures
- Housing
- 70% owner-occupied · median home value $675,768 · median rent $1,459
- Workforce
- 64% labor-force participation · 1% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Colorado solid-waste agency: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE)