Recycle Colorado is a 501(c) 3, statewide nonprofit advancing circular economies & improving recycling across the state of Colorado. Our members share a vision to transform Colorado into a national leader in waste reduction, recovery, and diversion.
Vision
To transform Colorado into a national leader in waste reduction, recovery, and diversion.
Mission
To advance infrastructure, end markets, and state and local policies in waste reduction, recovery, and diversion.
Our Membership
As a membership-based nonprofit, Recycle Colorado is dedicated to creating a collaborative and respectful environment for all stakeholders, regardless of background or expertise. All members are expected to adhere to our principles that were developed to promote effective communication, collective problem-solving, and consensus-building.
Our membership includes:
- 55% Private businesses (from locally serving to national corporations)
- 25% Local governments (Cities, Towns, Counties)
- 13% Non-Profit entities (State & National)
- 7% Individuals and interested organizations
Our goal is to ensure more than 50% of Colorado’s current waste stream is diverted to reuse/remanufacturing or compost by advancing infrastructure, end markets and policies in waste reduction, recovery and diversion. We work towards that by:
- Crafting local and state policy
- Supporting the implementation of policies and programs
- Sharing knowledge and the latest developments in waste reductions, diversion, recycling and composting
- Highlighting best practices
- Hosting roundtables to address specific issues
- Facilitating networking between municipalities, legislators, businesses, industry leaders, and nonprofits
Recycle Colorado is an action-oriented and mission-driven organization that works on projects that are tangible, actionable and measurable related to infrastructure and end markets for material recovery, reuse and manufacturing. We have 5 primary mechanisms to achieve this:
- Councils
- Policy
- Round Tables
- Events
- Project
National Recycling Coalition
Recycle Colorado is a proud affiliate of the National Recycling Coalition. By working with other states and providences we help shape recycling for the nation and ensure funding opportunities for advocates across the US.