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Legislative Updates

When Is Recycling Not the Answer?

Read on to learn how Eco-Cycle’s work and mission are helping inform a global plastics treaty! Key Takeaways: The Alliance for Mission-Based Recycling (AMBR), cofounded by Eco-Cycle, sent a delegation to the fifth round of negotiations for the global plastics...

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The 8th State of Recycling and Composting Report Outlines Colorado’s Waste Reduction Successes

Today, Eco-Cycle and CoPIRG Foundation release our 8th edition of the State of Recycling and Composting in Colorado report, revealing early payoffs in waste reduction and recycling despite a growing population. The report also shows that composting services have diverted...

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Scaling Up Composting, Nationally and Where You Live

Diverting food scraps from landfills to composting is a powerful climate solution, yet access to composting services remains limited across the United States. Despite its potential, only about 10% of US communities have access to composting programs. Eco-Cycle, in partnership...

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Impactful Outcomes for Key Zero Waste Bills

Great news for recycling and resource management from this legislative session! Collaborating with numerous partners, Eco-Cycle facilitated the passage of several circular economy bills through the Colorado General Assembly.  Top Priority: Senate Bill 24-150 Aimed at Discouraging Waste-to-Energy and Plastics-to-Fuel...

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Eco-Cycle Initiatives Are Branching Out in 2024

Here are just a few ways we are growing a canopy of environmental resilience! You may know Eco-Cycle as the operator of the Boulder County Recycling Center, where we process more than 55,000 tons of some of the cleanest recyclable...

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Keeping Colorado Free of Waste Incineration

Incineration of plastic waste or the conversion of plastic waste to fuels—often referred to by ambiguous umbrella terms like “chemical recycling,” “advanced recycling,” and “molecular recycling”—is peddled as an advanced solution to the world's growing plastic waste problem. Supporters promise...

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Your 2024 Zero Waste Policy Brief for Colorado

Learn more about the policies Eco-Cycle is currently championing at the state legislature! Colorado’s legislative session is here, which means Eco-Cycle’s Policy and Campaigns department is working hard to write, advocate for, and pass Zero Waste bills. Find highlights of...

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Reducing Plastic Use and Pollution in Colorado

The ever-increasing production and disposal of plastics is fueling a global crisis affecting every ecosystem and species on Earth. While there is a lot we as individuals can do to reduce our consumption of plastics, the real problem with plastics...

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A Legislative Victory for Clean Compost in Colorado!

As the Colorado legislature session came to an end last week, two bills that Eco-Cycle and our partners helped draft and advocate for are headed to Governor Polis’ desk to be signed into law! Both of these bills will help...

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