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Steel (Tin-Coated) Cans

Name/Address/Hours Comments
Aragon Iron & Metal
516 N. Highway 287, Fort Collins
Phone: 970-484-2577
Hours: Mon-Fri 8 am -- 4:30 pm; Recyclables Yard closes at 4 pm

http://www.aragonironandmetal.com

Scrap metal dealer. Accepts and buys a variety of metals: iron, lead, copper, brass, stainless steel. Cash for aluminum, iron, steel scrap, non-ferrous metals. Recycles batteries, non-working metal appliances, ranges, washers and dryers. Refrigeratiors must be professionally drained and tagged prior to delivery. Cash for aluminum cans as well. Buys vehicles, free towing.

Colorado Iron & Metal
1400 E. Mulberry, Fort Collins
Phone: 970-482-7707
Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am -- 4:30pm; Sat, 8am -- 12noon

http://www.coloradoironmetal.com/scrap/index.html

Scrap metal dealer. Accepts non-working appliances such as refrigerators and freezers (must be professionally drained and tagged before delivery), ranges, washers and dryers, microwaves, toaster ovens (remove plastic parts), hot water heater tanks. Cash for aluminum cans.

Waste-Not Recycling
1065 Poplar St, Loveland
Phone: 970-669-9912
Hours: NA

http://www.waste-not.com

Recycles office paper, excess equipment, cardboard, metal, electronics, construction waste, pallets and much more. Provides custom recycling services to businesses, governments, schools and construction sites. Email:

City of Fort Collins Recycling Drop-off Site
1702 Riverside, Fort Collins (Located in back parking lot of Rivendell School.)
Phone: 970-221-6600
Hours: Monday-Sunday during daylight hours

http://www.fcgov.com/recycling/dropoff.php

Recycles glass and plastic #1 - #7 bottles and jars, tin and aluminum cans (rinse out), aerosol cans (completely empty), cardboard (flattened), corrugated cardboard, non-corrugated boxes (such as cereal boxes and other chipboard), egg cartons, packing, wrapping/tissue paper, low-grade paper, office and shredded paper, brown paper bags, junk mail, magazines, soft-bound manuals and books, telephone books, catalogs, greeting cards, manilla folders, mailing tubes and more. For better recycling results, site offers separate bins for newspaper and inserts and glass.

NO dark of fluorescent colored office paper or fluorescent sticky notes.

Call for more information.

Larimer County Recycling Center
5887 S. Taft Hill Road, Fort Collins
Phone: 970-226-1101
Hours: Mon-Sat, 8am-4:30pm

http://www.larimer.org/solidwaste/recycle.htm

Located near the landfill. This drop-off facility recycles comingled items (glass and plastic #1 - #7 bottles and jars), tin and aluminum cans, aerosol cans (empty completely), newspapers, catalogues, junk mail, magazines, corrugated cardboard, office paper, soft-bound books, cereal boxes, paperboard and low-grade paper.

General Information

Steel cans include: soup, vegetable, fruit, coffee and other food cans. Rinse well. Labels don't need to be removed.