The Pitkin County Solid Waste Center and its Motherlode Mercantile shop were involved in a collaborative project where 126 bikes, bike parts, and wheels were donated to the nonprofit, NavajoYES, according to a Pitkin County press release. 

NavajoYES’ Dine’ Bike Project provides bikes to local families, schools, and communities on the Navajo Nation as a means of surrounding communities with an “infrastructure of wellness,” according to the press release. The collection of bikes and bike parts has been ongoing since 2021 when Aspen local Emily Marshall jump-started the effort, one which also includes the involvement of the Carbondale Bike Project. 

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