Aspen City Council passed a new construction and demolition (C&D) diversion ordinance aimed at reducing landfill waste and supporting the city’s sustainability goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A key focus area in that effort is addressing the high volume of C&D debris, which represents 53% of the material in the Pitkin County landfill and accounts for 16% of Aspen’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The regional material recovery facility would localize recycling operations on the Western Slope.
The Remediation Program, with assistance from the Solid Waste Program, is initiating the stakeholder process to discuss an upcoming proposed rule that will increase the Hazardous Substance Response Fund portion of the Solid Waste User Fee by $0.01 per cubic yard. The Solid and Hazardous Waste Commission will receive an information briefing on the proposed rule during the February 18th meeting with a hearing on the proposed rule on May 20th with a proposed effective date of October 1, 2025.
CEDC Taps into Southwest Colorado’s Sustainability Roots
Third CEDC office location brings circular economy resources to the region
Leaders from Republic Services, Parker, Centennial and the State of Colorado recently celebrated the opening of a new recycling, waste and organics hauling facility in the Town of Parker. The 22,000-square-foot facility will employ 150 people and be home to 100 collection trucks that will service Southern Denver, Southern Aurora, Centennial, Parker, Castle Rock and surrounding communities.
PaintCare invites bids from qualified parties to provide collection support and transportation and processing services. Bidders may bid to service any or all of the four groups of sites/events identified in the scope of work within the RFP.
The CDPHE Air Pollution Control Division is starting public meetings focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from municipal solid waste landfills. These landfills are significant sources of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Addressing emissions from municipal solid waste landfills will help Colorado achieve its ambitious climate goals.
Denver International Airport’s (DEN) “Zero Waste Valet” program has diverted 69.2 tons of material from the landfill into compost and recycling in its first six months of operation. The pilot program, which launched in June, 2024, has achieved an average waste diversion rate of 71% – or the rate at which trash is kept out of the landfill - three times higher than the airport's facility-wide diversion rate.
Join Brian Loma for a training to get you and your food truck ready for 2025 and beyond. Learn about statewide and local changes to food container regulations designed to eliminate toxic food packaging and fight climate change.
The Colorado Circular Communities (C3) Enterprise is a new statewide program dedicated to supporting Colorado’s communities, businesses, nonprofits, schools, and institutions of higher learning with resources to advance the state’s transition to a circular economy. The C3 Enterprise replaced the Recycling Resources Economic Opportunity (RREO) program and the Front Range Waste Diversion (FRWD) program on July 1, 2024 and includes financial and technical assistance to enhance circularity across the state.
AI-driven sortation systems provider AMP and hauler Waste Connections are partnering to build a new MRF in Colorado, slated to open in early 2026.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is pleased to celebrate Colorado Recycles Week, from November 11-15, and encourages everyone to do their part to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
In June 2022, Colorado passed HB22-1355, a law requiring producers of packaging to create a producer responsibility program to manage packaging in the State. Recognizing that used petroleum and petroleum related products and packaging are better managed independently of other packaging materials, the Lubricant Packaging Management Association 'LPMA' (a national non-profit) powered by Interchange 360 was created in 2024.
The intention of Interchange 360 is to develop a program in accordance with HB22-1355. As part of program development, Interchange 360 is seeking baseline data on the current state of end-of-life management for used motor oil and used motor oil packaging in Colorado.
Bruin Waste Management will do weekly organic waste pickup for restaurants, businesses and HOAs. Congrats Telluride!
Longmont’s Universal Recycling Ordinance (URO) third phase is quickly approaching on January 1, 2025, requiring organics (composting) collections for food wholesalers, distributers, manufacturers, and grocery stores. The City is providing resources, one-time financial assistance, and signage to support implementation. For assistance and more information on the URO, please visit bit.ly/URO-Info.
Do you have the next big idea in sustainable design, reuse, repair, compost, recycling, or recovered materials?
Discover reuse-friendly businesses in Denver through our Reuse Business Directory. You’ll find places to repair, rent, or buy used items all while supporting local. In 2023, these Denver reuse businesses employed over 3,000 people and contributed $540 million to the economy annually. They are making a huge impact on Denver, and we are making it easier for Denverites to access their services! Choose to consume differently, repair it, rent it, or buy it used — it’s just as good as new.
Tersus Solutions is a Colorado-based, clean-tech company that enables brands to participate in the circular economy by offering advanced, environmentally-friendly cleaning technology alongside a full suite of textile reclamation and single-SKU logistics solutions.
The Colorado Circular Transportation Network (CTN) is a project led & supported by the Circular Economy Development Center to address rural recycling transportation challenges. The goal of this program is to collect recyclable materials that are at risk of going to landfill due to challenges faced by small-scale generators: small accumulations of materials, prohibitive transportation costs and/or lack of access to hauling.
