In effect
Fort Collins Community Recycling Ordinance
Fort Collins requires food stores (grocers) to separate food scraps. All businesses and apartment buildings must recycle, since June 30, 2021.
At a glance In effect
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- Ordinance
- Community Recycling Ordinance (2016), Municipal Code Ch. 15 Art. XV
- Who’s covered
- Food stores (grocers) must separate food scraps; all businesses + multifamily must recycle
- Apartment buildings must provide compost
- Recycling only
- What you have to do
- Grocers: food scrap separation
- Key dates
- Recycling since June 30, 2021
Worth knowing: Broader Community Compost Project under study (tied to Larimer County facility)
✦ The state picture
Rules in Colorado
Fort Collins sits inside Colorado. State rules can apply on top of city rules.
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- Which rules apply to each of your Fort Collins locations
- File the paperwork for you
- Set up pickup or a compliant hauler
- Keep your records current so you are ready if an inspector asks
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