Gov. Jared Polis and local officials break ground on massive complex to support surge in state’s “circular economy” effort.
Recycle Colorado member, Pretred, is a finalist in the Colorado Chamber's Coolest Thing Made in Colorado competition.
Manage Longmont’s waste services programs including operations and financial planning, policy development and regional waste diversion planning. Also manage the City’s Waste Diversion Center.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Funding Opportunities
Denver (September 5, 2024): Jill Hunsaker Ryan, executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, has appointed thirteen individuals to serve on the Colorado Circular Communities Enterprise Board. The board aims to help Colorado businesses, local governments, and communities efficiently use resources through recycling, composting, extending the use cycle of products, and shifting manufacturing processes to reduce waste.
In this position you will support the WastelessCOS project and team efforts through administrative tasks and participation with the waste characterization study. Employment is expected to continue until the project is complete. Anticipated project completion date is June 2025.
CDPHE is looking for bids from contractors to develop an update to Colorado's Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan.
The Composting Consortium is an initiative of Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy. Their mission is to increase food waste diversion and the collection/recovery of food-contact compostable packaging. Two of their new platforms/projects that launched this week which may be of interest to you, your team, Colorado composters and Colorado municipalities.
The report was commissioned by Colorado’s Circular Economy Development Center and prepared by RRS. Textiles, tires, plastics, and wood identified as key focus areas for circular economy development in Colorado.
The Region 8 Sustainable Materials Management Grant is now open and accepting applications. The request for applications (RFA) will be open for 45 days (till September 27th , 2024). Click here to view and apply for this opportunity, and let me know if you need any assistance along the way.
In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the availability of up to $63 million to enable state and local governments to expand battery recycling and modernize American manufacturing by making cutting edge technologies like advanced sensors and modeling more accessible to small- and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs). Administered by DOE’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC), this funding opportunity advances next-generation tools and resources to achieve the Biden-Harris Administration’s ambitious goal of a net-zero economy by 2050 and will help revitalize and strengthen America’s global leadership in manufacturing.
The Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains is issuing this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). Awards made under this FOA will be funded, in whole or in part, with funds appropriated by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, more commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
The search for YVSC's Circular Economy Director position is now open and the solicitation is found here.
The Division of Energy and Environment is searching for a Sustainability Coordinator to develop and deliver sustainability programs in the areas of transportation, waste, and/or energy. These solutions will advance Broomfield’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction targets and Zero Waste Action goals. In addition, the incumbent may represent Broomfield in stakeholder discussions and coordinate with internal and external parties on sustainability topics.
The idea of recycling is nice. But with few companies recycling consumer waste into something useful, efforts seem futile. Don’t despair. Here are companies making new stuff out of old stuff in Colorado.
This staffer will be a member of Eco-Cycle’s leadership team of Department Directors and will lead Eco-Cycle’s compost strategies and work. Specific responsibilities include:
This staffer will work with staff across multiple Eco-Cycle departments to manage and lead consulting projects with Colorado municipalities to help them adopt Zero Waste policies, programs, community education and engagement, services, operations, and infrastructure. Projects may include feasibility studies, gap, and opportunities analyses; municipal Zero Waste plans; waste characterization and waste reduction studies; stakeholder engagement; and policy analysis.
The City of Steamboat Springs, in partnership with Routt County Regional Building Department, has contracted with Vert Sites, LLC, to perform a study of waste materials generated locally from new construction, renovation, and demolition/deconstruction (C&D). A major component of this study is stakeholder engagement with construction waste haulers/processors, and local building professionals and contractors.
The Zero Waste Valet Associate is responsible for transporting recyclables, compostables and trash for concessions on the B concourse, and educating their staff about best practices in waste diversion. The ZWV Associate will also be responsible for communicating with the Program Manager, Program Director and DEN Airport Sustainability team about how concessions are performing, rates of contamination, and ideas for improvement and/or increased efficiencies for the program. ZWV Associates will weigh each waste stream from each concession and record that weight, along with any instances of contamination, using a specially designed software. This data will be used by Scraps and DEN to report on the impact of the pilot program and to generate progress reports for the concessions themselves. After weights are recorded, ZWV Associates will bring the waste to the proper disposal area (chute, compactor, toter, etc) throughout the concourse.
