Snack & Shares
Join us during your lunch hour to network, learn, and have fun with the Recycle Colorado membership!
Each month we will host a spotlight presentation which will allow you to learn about the various industries and recyclers across Colorado. We will be celebrating achievements and milestones within everyone organization, sharing what's in store for Recycle Colorado, and creating a space to share challenges and brainstorm solutions. All members and nonmembers are welcome to join.
Generally, each Snack & Share follows a similar structure with exceptions dependent upon the topic of the meeting. The first 30 minutes (11:30am-12:00pm) consist of introductions, a fun icebreaker, and discussion around any celebrations and challenges within each of our organizations. Next, we head into our Presentation (12:00pm-12:30pm) where we learn about various new innovations and solutions in our industry. See the list of presenters below. Finally we move to the final portion of the meeting where we have a Q&A session for our presenter and updates from Recycle Colorado.
If you are interested in presenting during any of the available dates below, please send us an email.
2025 Presentations
We are working on planning our lineup for the coming year. If you are interested in presenting, please email us!
JANUARY 21st: Circular Economy Development Center & Front Range Transload Updates
with Susan Renaud
Learn more about the Circular Economy Development Center and Circular Transportation Network, a new program designed by the CEDC, to pick up recyclable materials for free from rural and mountainous areas that experience barriers to recycling. Hear updates on the launch of the program and how businesses and communities state-wide may be able to access free plastic film collection.
FEBRUARY 20th: Wind Power Solutions
with Jeremey Norris
"WPS" is a U.S based company focused on providing sustainable full-service solutions for recycling wind energy assets. WPS has been in business on 2 years in business and has successfully recycled 2500+ Wind Turbine blades. They are on target to open the first recycling facility in May of 2025. Services include: Tower Demolition (Felling), E-Waste (Fluids) Recycling, Blade Removal, Blade Cutting, Blade Processing, Blade Recycling, Transportation, and Land Remediation.
APRIL 24th: Recycle Colorado Membership Après-ciation at Arapahoe Basin
Our members are our biggest supporters. You have stuck with us over the years, supported our initiatives, attended our events, volunteered your time...it's time we give it back! Come party with us on the mountain for our member après-ciation day at Arapahoe Basin.
MAY 8th: Create Date Part 1 - Planter Box Creation at Perks Deconstruction
We will be hopping offline for our May Snack & Share and meeting at Perks Deconstruction for a Planter Box Create Date in Commerce City! Perks Deconstruction will be letting us use their space and reclaimed materials to create and decorate our own planter boxes. You can also bring your own container to give decorate and give it a new purpose!
JUNE 26th: Create Date Part 2 - Planting at Compost Colorado
We will be hopping offline for our June Snack & Share and meeting at Compost Colorado's new facility for part two of our "Create Date" to use local compost to plant flowers and herbs in our plant boxes we created in May. Compost Colorado will also give us a tour of their brand new facility and tell us a bit about their operations.
JULY 17th: Organic Waste Diversion Program Development Resources
Are you considering adding organic waste diversion to your sustainability or waste management efforts, but are unsure where to begin? Join us for an informative webinar where you'll learn about Colorado's latest tools and real-world success stories in organic waste diversion.
- Jace Driver with the State of Colorado will introduce the Organics Diversion Infrastructure Development Toolkit, which is a comprehensive resource covering everything from collections and processing to policy guidance, as well as the environmental and economic benefits of keeping organic waste out of landfills.
- Julie Mach from Elements Mountain Compost will share how they launched and grew a compost business in rural Colorado.
- Liz Mauro with the City of Glenwood Springs will share how they have found success diverting organic waste away from their South Canyon Landfill.
- Organics Management Plan and Toolkit
AUGUST 21st: EPR in Colorado: What’s Next for Recycling and Local Communities
Colorado’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program is moving forward, and the Advisory Board has recommended approval of Circular Action Alliance’s program plan. Join us for an exclusive Recycle Colorado member webinar to hear from CAA about the path ahead for plan approval and implementation.
CAA will look back at progress to date, provide a high-level producer update, introduce new team members, and walk through reimbursements for communities. This is your chance to stay ahead of the curve as Colorado’s EPR program comes to life.
 SEPTEMBER 18th: Don't Trash Glass
Bars, restaurants, and event/hospitality venues are the biggest users of glass bottles and jars. If commercial recycling isn't available, too many of these bottles end up in Colorado landfills. The Greater Denver area has been participating in a circular glass recycling program that turns used bottles into new ones within a 60-mile radius. Discover the Don't Trash Glass program and learn how the circular demand for recycled glass (cullet) is a game-changer for the state.
Takeaways:
- Learn scalable opportunities for glass collection
- Discover circular end markets for glass
- Hear about the difference glass diversion can make for heavy glass users
OCTOBER 16th: Refill Shop Tour at Source Zero
We will be hopping offline for our October Snack & Share and meeting at Source Zero in Berthoud for a tour of their refill shop. Source Zero is a refill bar where customers can bring their own containers to fill up on household, hair, beauty & body products, reducing packaging.
NOVEMBER 20th: OPEN, email us if you are interested in presenting.
DECEMBER 4th: Farm to Summit Tour
Farm to Summit was born in 2022, thanks to the combined passions of Louise Barton and Jane Barden. Louise, a research botanist and dedicated conservationist, spent over a decade working in some of the world’s most remote wilderness areas. As an avid backpacker—sometimes trekking for weeks at a time—she constantly struggled with one thing: food. The available backpacking meals just didn’t cut it. So, she set out to change that, creating lightweight, instant meals that are packed with flavor, loaded with nutrition, and kind to the ecosystems she loves. Jane grew up on her family’s third-generation produce farm, where she saw firsthand how much food goes to waste just because it doesn’t look perfect. Rows of unharvested veggies and tractor loads of "flawed" produce getting tossed were just part of the norm. She knew there had to be a better way—so she introduced the idea of using seconds produce, turning what was once considered waste into something delicious and sustainable.
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