Upper Arkansas Recycling
Your community recycling program

The Upper Arkansas Recycling Program (UAR) is acollaborative effort between the Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments (UAACOG) and various regional entities. All of the partners in UAR have signed an intergovernmental agreement to bring recycling to our region.

The program is funded by a $1.30 per capita charge per year, although in 2011, that amount was reduced to $.79/cents. Similar programs charge in excess of $2.00/per person/per year.

UAR has been in operation since 1998 in Chaffee, Custer, and Fremont County. The program consists of drop-off recycling sites in all of the partner areas. We currently accept newspaper, aluminum, tin, and glass. Cardboard and office pack is accepted in Fremont and Chaffee County only.

An Advisory Board made up of representatives from all of the partners in the UAR. The Advisory Board makes operation recommendations to the UAACOG Board of Directors. UAACOG acts as the fiscal agent for the program. They also maintain collection totals, provide community support, coordinate special collection events, and run a specialty Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) for glass.

All materials that are collected in the region are sold.

100% OF THE PROCEEDS ARE USED TO OFFSET THE COST OF THE PROGRAM.