Capturing Value in Colorado

Recycle Colorado is a 501(c)3, statewide nonprofit organization 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.

Our membership consists of 148 organizations and individuals who collaborate on problems, solutions, projects, and policy. With the support of our members, we are able to plan an annual Summit for Recycling conference, webinars, and many other educational events throughout the year. Colorado's recycling rate of 16% does not reflect the conservation mindset of its residents. We believe that communication between all aspects of the waste stream, haulers, producers, users, recyclers, composters, and cities and counties, is vital to achieving Colorado's diversion goals which preserve the state's beauty and resources.

New Board Members

Look Who's Hopping on Board!

Thank you to all of you that participated in our vote, watched intro videos, attended the Annual Meeting and nominated candidates. Your participation helps us get the best of the best, who will help to represent our members and your interests, on our board. Read up on our new board members and send them their congratulations. These 5 will be welcomed in at our board retreat and will start their important duties in 2025.

2024 Annual Meeting

The 2024 Annual Meeting was a SUCCESS! We appreciate everyone who was able to travel to attend and gather with fellow members. In our virtual world, connecting offline always fills us with joy, seeing our amazing group reunite for an awesome time.

Shout out to Eco-Cycle and Boulder County Resource Conservation Division for being such amazing hosts. Our attendees were so gracious for your hospitality and letting us take peak at your operations.

Thank you to our sponsor, WM, for helping to make the Annual Meeting possible and most importantly, ensuring our attendees didn't go hungry.

Our professional development moment highlighted the continued work Circular Action Alliance has been doing for Colorado Producer Responsibility. Thank you for providing this workshop to continue to keep our members in the loop.

Grand Junction

2025 Summit for Recycling: Over the mountains and to the Western Slope!

We are super excited to head to Grand Junction for our 2025 Summit for Recycling Conference! We are looking at June 2nd-4th for our event with the policy retreat being on the 2nd and Awards Gala on the night of the 3rd. Session idea and theme information soon to come!

CO Recycles Week

Colorado Recycles Week & America Recycles Day is coming!

During Colorado Recycles Week, we are taking to LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter to tell the stories of our members. If there was something your team overcame this year, something you personally learned, or something your team is excited to work on for the year to come, tell us!

Tell your Story

RC Team

As we near the end of 2024, our councils start their outreach for new council leadership. There are plenty of roles for you to help fill:

Colorado Composting Council: Host annual compost operator trainings, quarterly educational speakers and support annual Summit conference sessions on composting resources
Construction & Deconstruction Council: Developing C&D material recoverability resources and webinar series on recently developed resources
Northern Colorado Council: Creating a compost procurement policy toolkit
Plastics Circularity Council: Mapping plastics recycling landscape for Colorado

If you or someone you know is interested in filling one of these roles, please let us know your interest in volunteering or joining our membership! Keep in mind that as a volunteer position, council leadership this is a great way for volunteer members to earn an annual membership with us!