Eco-Cycle launched recycling in Colorado in 1976, and today is one of the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit recyclers and a leader of the Zero Waste movement. For nearly 50 years, our local Zero Waste models have helped transform our “take-make-waste” society, conserving natural resources and providing climate solutions. We work with every sector of the community to innovate, implement, and advocate for local and global Zero Waste solutions to foster a more regenerative, equitable, and climate-resilient future.
- Nature-Based Solutions: The Key to Climate Resilience
Scientists, researchers, entrepreneurs, and advocates have identified many strategies to combat climate change and increase community resilience, from behavior change campaigns to pollution mitigation… Read more: Nature-Based Solutions: The Key to Climate Resilience - How Your Refrigerator Affects the Planet . . . and How Eco-Cycle Can Help!Remember the headlines years ago about the ozone layer crisis? Scientists identified that the hole in the ozone was primarily caused by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs),… Read more: How Your Refrigerator Affects the Planet . . . and How Eco-Cycle Can Help!
- Scaling Up Composting, Nationally and Where You LiveDiverting food scraps from landfills to composting is a powerful climate solution, yet access to composting services remains limited across the United States. Despite… Read more: Scaling Up Composting, Nationally and Where You Live
IMPACT PROGRAMS
More than 40% of our climate impact comes from our “consumption emissions”—or how we extract, consume, and dispose of our stuff and our food. As one of the leading Zero Waste organizations in the world, Eco-Cycle is prioritizing three major solutions to reduce and even reverse these emissions.
The Urgency to Reduce Plastics
Plastic pollution is choking the planet. We must take action NOW.
Composting & Carbon Farming
Applying compost to landscapes builds healthier soils, and helps reverse climate change.
Zero Waste Colorado
Our work to implement recycling and composting infrastructure and policies throughout the state