Events & Volunteer Opportunities

Eco-Cycle Could Teach Zero Waste Policy 101 in Your Workplace

Discover how Eco-Cycle is shaping Colorado’s future with groundbreaking Zero Waste policies—from banning polystyrene to making recycling free and accessible statewide. Learn how your workplace can be a part of lasting environmental change with our expert-led Policy 101 trainings! Did...

Environmental Webinar Recording: “Clear as Plastic”

If you've felt overwhelmed, confused, or even a little cynical about all the news headlines around plastics—you're not alone. Join us for this free environmental webinar to learn the truth about plastics, whether they’re recyclable, and how you can help...

Colorado’s Landmark Producer Responsibility Laws: What They Mean for Recycling and Zero Waste in the State

In 2022, Colorado passed landmark legislation, HB 22-1355 Producer Responsibility for Recycling Packaging and Paper, making it the third state in the country to pass this ambitious policy. Colorado's combined recycling and composting rate has remained steady at around 15%...

Webinar Recap: Zero Waste Recyclers Reflect on Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations

If all goes to plan, the world could adopt an urgently needed global treaty to reduce plastics in the environment in 2025. Eco-Cycle, represented by the Alliance for Mission-Based Recycling (AMBR), is helping ensure the voices of mission-based, Zero Waste...

Get Involved and Make a Difference at the Eco-Cycle CHaRM!

Have you been to the Eco-Cycle Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials (CHaRM) yet? Whether you have only come to CHaRM once to bring in an old TV, or you're a regular customer, there are more ways than ever to get involved...

Zero Waste, Infinite Impact: Local Volunteer Opportunities with Eco-Cycle

Did you know that Eco-Cycle was founded by local activists who helped start the recycling revolution? In 1976, Eco-Cycle volunteers organized one of the very first curbside recycling programs in the nation by educating residents about the value of recycling...

On-Farm Composting Tours Coming This Fall!

Eco-Cycle and local farm partners are demonstrating the vision of a community-based Circular Compost System. Together, we are building a multi-scale, distributed compost approach where compost is produced right on farms (as an important first step toward creating a county-wide...

Be Original Boulder County Celebration

Join us at Jack's Solar Garden on Saturday, July 15, 2023 for solar garden tours, compost demonstrations, and family-friendly activities! Eco-Cycle and the Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center (CALC) invite you to Jack's Solar Garden for a celebration of local innovations...