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Current Prices: MAY 2012

The table below shows the current prices offered by the Larimer County Recycling Center for recyclable materials. EXCEPT FOR ALUMINUM, THE MINIMUM LOAD REQUIRED IS 400 POUNDS. Any amount of aluminum (cans only) is accepted. PLASTIC BAGS NOT ALLOWED.

Material Price per ton Price per pound
Single Stream:Residential & Commercial
(UBC; tin, green, brown and clear glass bottles; plastic bottles and containers #1-#7; empty aerosol cans, newspaper with inserts, office paper, junk mail, magazines, cardboard, phone books, Kraft bags)		 $28.00 $.014
Aluminum $0.40 per pound  
Cardboard, baled
(delivered; if we do not have to re-bale)		 $65 $.0325
Cardboard, small bales
(delivered; if we have to re-bale)		 $45 $.0225
Cardboard, loose
(delivered)		 $50 $.025
Newspaper
(with inserts, junk mail & magazines)		 $30 $.0015
Newspaper (plus)
(cardboard & chipboard)		 $20 $.01
Coated paper $75 $.0375
Office paper $75 $.0375
Mixed Paper $15 $.0075
Commingled containers $30 $.015