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Colorado Recycles Week

Happy Colorado Recycles Week and America Recycles Day!

Colorado Recycles Week is the 3rd week in November and America Recycles Day is November 15th.

For Colorado Recycles Week this year we asked our members to share facts with us that they find intriguing as someone who is in the recycling industry.

There are tons of facts out there that seem to make us lose hope, but our members found a way to share uplifting and inspiring facts with you all.

Enjoy them, share them, giggle and ponder them. Happy Colorado Recycles Week! 💚

If you have a fact to add, send it our way!

Send a Fun Fact!
Wishcycling Fact
Beer bottles are recycled and on shelves in about 6 weeks
Compost piles can reach 160 degrees.

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86% of paint was recycled in 2024 in Colorado.
Recycling provides more jobs than the automotive industry
The US Landfills enough aluminum to rebuild our entire airline fleet.
Austrailian brush turkeys build compost piles fro their eggs.
The earthy smell after it rains is from the Geosmin bacteria
For every 1% boost in soil organic matter, you hold 27,000 extra gallons of water per acre.
Brown beer bottles are made from 100% recycled glass.
If you deconstruct a house, you coudl save 90% of materials from the landfill.

Recycle Colorado Highlights

We want to thank you all of our members for renewing their membership and continuing to engage with us through events, sponsorship, and many hours of volunteer time. It has been a year of transition for Recycle Colorado. We are delighted that you all have stuck around as we get Brandy oriented to propel us into our next chapter. Get ready for 2026, we have a ton planned for you!

  • Hired our new Executive Director, Brandy Moe!
  • Provided our CSU fellow, Dani O'Connor, the opportunity to connect with members on organics diversion.
  • Hosted a fun filled Summit for Recycling conference on the Western Slope
    • Two days filled with impactful sessions and insightful tours
    • Action oriented sessions igniting connections, projects, and new ideas
    • Memorable awards gala honoring the incredible people doing amazing work in our industry, including our former Executive Director, Liz Chapman, who sang again of course…
  • Strengthened our relationships with other state and national waste, composting, and recycling organizations. 
    • Trashtoberfest was an amazing cross over event hosted with Colorado SWANA
  • Partnered with the National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA), to advance SB25-163, Battery Stewardship for Small and Medium Format Batteries, to keep them out of the diversion stream and reduce the safety risks that they cause.
  • Switched to a new website and membership hosting platform that will allow us to continue to build our brand, resources and impact.
  • Took trips with members for our monthly Snack & Share program, highlighting the amazing work being done across the state to advance waste diversion. 
    • We toured Compost Colorado, created reclaimed lumber planter boxes with the Perks Deconstruction team, and stopped at Source Zero NoCo to refill our faith in a better tomorrow.
  • Showed our waste diversion teams our appreciation for what they do in our communities through our Poster Contest for students.
  • Hosted our Annual Meeting…but made it fun!
    • Networking was BUILT into the agenda for the day
    • Toured Elements Mountain Compost facility beneath Colorado 14ers
  • Lots of praise for everyone who has been a part of our membership or newly joined. We are doing an amazing job in Colorado!