An upcoming event will offer information about a new dual stream curbside recycling program scheduled to start in areas of Grand Junction in March.

The event is set for 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 23 in the auditorium of Grand Junction City Hall, 250 N. Fifth St.

The City of Grand Junction plans to offer curbside recycling with trash collection services.

Residents participating in the program could be able to lower costs by reducing their trash even as they increase the amount of materials they recycle.

Trash and recycling services will be offered for one monthly price that will vary with the size of the trash bin — $11.50 for a 48-gallon bin, $15.75 for a 64-gallon bin and $25 for a 96-gallon bin.

The first phase of the recycling program is scheduled to start March 7 in the downtown area between Seventh and 17th streets and Gunnison and Rood avenues, March 20 between Seventh and 17th streets and Rood and Ute avenues as well as the Canyon View and Granite Falls subdivision west of South Camp Road and April 6 between 26 1/2 and 27 1/4 roads and G Road and Catalina Drive.

Customers of city trash and recycling services must live within city limits.

The city will provide two, 64-gallon recycling bins — one for plastic containers and tin and aluminum cans, the other for paper, cardboard and fiberboard.

Glass won’t be collected curbside, but can be dropped off at the recycling center located at 333 West Ave.

Seasonal yard waste collection — including leaves, grass clippings and small branches — also will be available from April to October. Yard waste will be transported to the Mesa County landfill, where it will be available for use with planting and landscaping.

For more information about recycling, call the recycling division at 256-4136 or email recycling@gjcity.org.