The holiday shopping surge means more boxes, more plastic mailers, and more waste. These easy tips will help you celebrate sustainably without sacrificing the joy of giving. This holiday season, the waste forecast isn’t great: an estimated 2.3 billion packages...
Read MoreThe holiday season should feel full of connection, not overstuffed trash cans. From gift wrap and shipping materials to leftovers that don't get eaten, it’s easy for waste to pile up this time of year. Eco-Cycle’s 2025 Zero Waste Holiday...
Read MoreThe holiday season is here, and that means it’s time to untangle those Christmas lights and deck the halls! Whether you’re channeling your inner Clark Griswold or just aiming for a cozy glow for the solstice season, we all know...
Read MoreThe holiday season is here, bringing with it packages filled with gifts and gadgets—and rigid foam that is not recyclable in your curbside bin! If you’ve recently unwrapped a new television, computer, or large appliance, chances are you’ve encountered rigid...
Read MoreWith a new school year on the horizon, we have a fresh opportunity to teach something lasting: how the small choices students make each day can ripple out into a more sustainable, climate-conscious world. Schools are more than classrooms—they’re where...
Read MoreSaying goodbye to Plastic Free July doesn't mean we stop recycling plastics in August. Hard-to-recycle film plastics like bags and bubble wrap, large durable items like buckets, and rigid white block foam (often referred to as Styrofoam) are always accepted...
Read MoreAt the end of each school year, students pack up their backpacks and clean out their lockers, ready to welcome the summer break, but often that means an overwhelming amount of school supplies are left behind. These usable or recyclable...
Read MoreSpring is in full swing, and lawn mowers are being called back into service. If your lawn mower’s days are done, find the inside scoop on best practices and tips for recycling locally! The growing season has arrived in Colorado’s...
Read MoreWhat if our food scraps could help grow healthier food while combating climate change? Eco-Cycle’s Farmer First compost model is turning clean food scraps into high-quality compost on Boulder County farms—closing the loop and creating real climate solutions here at...
Read MoreReuse, which comes before Recycling in the EPA’s waste hierarchy, extends the life of an item and the value of the natural resources used to make it. At the Eco-Cycle/City of Boulder Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials (CHaRM), we go the...
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