Northern Colorado Council

Welcome to the Northern Colorado Council page. We support Recycle Colorado members in Larimer, Weld, and Boulder counties. We provide opportunities for individuals to collaborate and learn about all aspects of recycling in the region. We offer tours, hybrid meetings and events to help you learn about the different aspects of how recycling works such as  funding, collection, processing, end-use and more.

The NoCo Council invites members and non-members to participate in our quarterly educational sessions. If you are interested in recycling, or want to be a part of this group, we invite you to attend. Contact us today to get involved. 

Join the NoCo Council!

2023 Schedule with Notes & Resources

The Recycling Partnership will share how to customize your collateral for your community and find grant programs for residents of single-family, multi-family and drop off sites. Eco-Cycle will share how to use Colorado’s new Technical Assistance Service Provider Program (TASP) for local governments interested in establishing a new recycling and compost program or expanding an existing recycling and compost program in Colorado’s 13 Front Range counties.

Watch the Presentation on Recycling Resources for Northern Colorado Municipalities and Communities presented by The Recycling Partnership & Eco-Cycle

• View the Slides from the Northern Colorado Council Meeting Presentation with Recycling Grants & Resources provided by The Recycling Partnership 
• View the Slides on the Technical Assistance Service Provider (TASP) Program by Randy Moorman
• Notes from February 14th Meeting

May 9th, 3:00-4:30pm: Speakers to be announced

August 8th, 3:00-4:30pm: Speakers to be announced

November 14th, 3:00-4:30pm: Speakers to be announced

Check Out what the NoCo Council did in 2022!

2022 NoCo Council Spotlight Presentations:

• January 11th Randy Moorman will discuss the Basics of the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act HB 21-1162: What is it and how will it affect you? This state law bans single-use plastic bags and polystyrene packaging starting on Jan. 1, 2024 and requires minimum recycled content to be included in paper bags. Watch this presentation!
• April 12th Holly Pummell- Senior Sustainability Specialist with the City of Fort Collins will discuss the Fort Collins Disposable Bag Ordinance that goes into effect May 1, 2022. The ordinance states that large grocers in Fort Collins will no longer provide plastic grocery bags and will begin charging customers for each paper bag used. Watch this Presentation! or View the Slide Show!
• July 12th A virtual panel discussion on Going Green! We were able to learn about Northern Colorado Cannabis Businesses who have replaced single-use plastic products with durable packaging. We also heard from a private business who uses the triple-bottom line to find sustainable solutions to disposable plastic packaging. Watch this Presentation!

Guest speakers included:

• Nikole Bari, owner of the Source Zero No Co in Berthoud, CO, which provides a soap refills, zero waste products, as well as alternatives to plastics for your daily living. 
• Melinda Kadinger, COO and CFO of Smokey’s Cannabis Company in Garden City & Fort Collins, CO. Over the past four years Smokey’s has moved towards compostable packaging for self-packaged products as part of the Smokey’s goal of Zero Waste certification. Smokey’s has converted to a full living soil and all-natural growing practices and customer recycle programs resulting in a profitable and responsible model for the cannabis industry. 
• Shawn Naughton, founder of Green For Green. His key focus is working on providing sustainable products and services to the cannabis industry.

• November 8th Megan Lane- Our first in-person meeting in 2022! We were excited to hear from Ball corporation to learn what is happening with aluminum within the great state of Colorado. Attendees learned about how Ball Corporation uses aluminum as a sustainable packaging alternative, how they support recycling, and what kind of policy they are working on. 

Plastic Ban Educational Resources:

• Eco-Cycle’s Historic Plastic Pollution Reduction Act Signed into Law Document
• Fort Collins’ Disposable Bag Ordinance
• HB1162 Management of Plastic Products Concerning the management of plastic products bill summary.
• 2021 GBC Listening Road Tour Plastic Bag & Polystyrene Bans Document
• Coordinate a reusable bag program in your city! Here is an example of how to do this.

Northern Colorado Council Leadership

Chair: Becca Walkinshaw, Republic Services
Vice Chair: Amy Randell, Circular Colorado
Recorder: Email us if you are interested in this role!
Board Liaison: Charles Kamenides, City of Longmont & Neil Noble, Republic Services

Join the NoCo Council!