Waste 360: Greenpeace vs Recycling, What Wasn't Said

"Circular Claims Fall Flat Again is Greenpeace’s latest assault on plastic recycling. Not only does Greenpeace say it is failing now, they confidently predict it will always be a failure. Instead, we should phase out all single-use plastics and shoot for “at least 50 percent reusable packaging by 2030.” Greenpeace came to bury plastic recycling, not to praise it." (Chaz Miller, Waste 360)

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The City of Longmont's Waste Hauling Trucks Highlighted in MotorWeek

The City of Longmont was recently highlighted on MotorWeek this week for their wastewater powered waste hauling trucks. Check out their video which features our Recycle Colorado Board President, Charles Kamenides and his team. 

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Recycle Colorado elected as a 2022 National Recycling Outstanding Recycling Organization

We are excited to have been chosen as an Outstanding Recycling Organization by the National Recycling Coalition!

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Colorado Circular Economy Development Center Request for Proposals

The deadline for the Circular Economy Development Center has been extended to February 10, 2023. An updated schedule is posted below.

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NextCycle Colorado Now Accepting Applications!

NextCycle Colorado, a circular economy accelerator dedicated to advancing end markets for recyclables and organics in Colorado is now accepting applications for the 2023 cohort. Download the application packet to learn more about program benefits and eligibility.

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2022 Annual Meeting

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2022 Annual Meeting

We enjoyed the having you all attend and network with us.

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Boulder County offers funding for Zero Waste programs

County will allocate up to $15,000 per project to organizations for reuse, recycling, and composting programs

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Front Range Waste Diversion Enterprise Zero Waste Request for Application #ZW111822

The next request for applications focusing on advancing Front Range communities up the “zero waste ladder” was published on October 4, 2022. The background and overview of the grant offering, as well as the estimated schedule of activities document, are now available on the FRWD webpage.

Answers to questions asked during the Q&A Round 2 inquiry period for the Front Range Waste Diversion (FRWD) RFA #ZW111822 are available for review and are linked to the FRWD website
As a friendly reminder, applications are due November 18, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. MDT.

Apply Now: FRWD Zero Waste RFA #ZW111822

The most recent request for applications (RFA) focusing on advancing Front Range communities up the “zero waste ladder” is officially published and available on the FRWD webpage

Download the full request for applications document RFA #ZW111822 for complete information

Start a new application for RFA #ZW111822

Answers to questions asked during the Q&A Round 1 inquiry period for the Front Range Waste Diversion (FRWD) RFA #ZW111822 are available for review and are linked to the FRWD website
Answers to questions asked during the Q&A Round 3 inquiry period for the FRWD Zero Waste RFA #ZW111822 are now available for review
During the period when an RFA is open, questions pertaining to the RFA must be directed in writing to [email protected] and will be answered in writing and posted on the FRWD webpage. Questions for the first round of Q&A are due October 14, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. and will be posted on October 21, 2022. Questions for the second round of Q&A are due October 28, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. and will be posted on November 4, 2022. 
 

The application submittal deadline has changed and is now December 9

Trail Creek restoration grabs national attention

Recycle Colorado members Swire Coca-Cola were able to help contribute to Trail Creek restoration at the Taylor Park wetlands near the headwaters of the Gunnison River. 

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New Study Tests Theories on Compostable Foodservice Packaging and Food Scrap Capture

Foodservice Packaging Institute Releases Study on Compostable Packaging and Food Scrap Capture

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2021 Colorado Recycling Data

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is pleased to release the 2021 Recycling Totals for the State of Colorado. In 2021, the municipal solid waste diversion rate rose slightly from 15.3% to 16%, while the total diversion rate fell from 35.8% to 31.2%.  Details on the specific category changes, as well as diversion trends, and compost data, can be found at the link below.
If you have any questions regarding this information, please reach out to Jace Driver at [email protected].

The Durango Herald: We are so bad at composting, whole truckloads are rejected and sent to the dump

Learn more about the contamination issue Colorado is facing with organics recycling. Recycle Colorado members are cited throughout the article discussing the issue.

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WASTE 360: What's Next for Extended Producer Responsibility - An Update from Colorado: Part 1

Stefanie Valentic, speaker at the 2022 Summit & Symposium conference, listened in on some of the discussions around Producer Responsibility at this years conference and shares her thoughts in this insightful article.

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Waste 360: How Compost Operators Navigate the Organics Business

Stefanie Valentic, speaker at the 2022 Summit & Symposium conference, catches up with Recycle Colorado and COCC members, Jamie Blanchard-Poling with Compost Queen, Winn Cowman of Cowgirl Compost, and Julie Mach with Elements Mountain Compost, to discuss how they each launched their organics recycling businesses in Colorado.

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2022 Summit for Recycling

2022 Summit for Recycling Archive

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The City of Colorado Springs received a FRWD Grant!

The City of Colorado Springs received a FRWD grant for laying the ground work to move in the direction of managing waste in the city.

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How Eco-Cycle is working to reduce, reuse, and recycle plastics at the local, state, and national levels

"Over the past few years, Eco-Cycle has increasingly received more and more questions asking if the plastics collected in Boulder County are actually recycled, largely in response to national news stories on the challenges of plastics recycling. We appreciate these questions because plastics recycling is complicated and has legitimate challenges. We want to be fully transparent with you, our recyclers, and fellow community members, about what happens to your plastics, when plastics recycling can work, and why plastics recycling isn’t enough to solve our plastics problem."

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NextCycle Colorado to showcase nine business ideas to improve recycling in Colorado at the 2022 pitch competition

From CDPHE Communications Department:

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The Journey of Recycling Starts with Colorado's Young Artists

The 15th Annual Recycle Colorado Poster Contest kicked off in April this year and was a huge success! This years theme was "The Journey of Recycling" which asked students to help us "paint the picture" of how our recyclables can become new products. We received over 100 poster submissions from students all across the state. It was amazing to see such a diverse range of mediums used in each piece of artwork. Some students went above and beyond and used recyclable materials to make their artwork, which aligned perfectly with this year's theme.

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