Your Guide to Reduce Food Waste This Holiday Season
Food waste costs money, fuels climate pollution, and leaves communities hungry. Explore practical ways to cut waste at home and learn where your extra food can do real good this season. Every time food goes uneaten, it’s money wasted. The...
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The Intersection of Food Insecurity and Climate, and How You Can Take Action
In the past few months, there has been a great deal of news coverage regarding the status of food assistance programs in the US designed to prevent hunger. Read on to learn the many different ways that YOU can help...
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Colorado Communities Are Driving Real Progress on Recycling and Composting
This America Recycles Day, we’re celebrating local communities and champions proving that everyday action can move us toward a truly circular and sustainable future. Eco-Cycle and CoPIRG Foundation just released the 9th annual State of Recycling and Composting in Colorado...
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Building a Culture of Reuse in Colorado
Ever toss something out and wonder if there’s a better way? Across Colorado, more people are rethinking what it means to “waste” something—and discovering that reuse is one of the most powerful acts of conservation we can make. Join Eco-Cycle's...
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Haunted by Recycling Myths? Let’s Bury Them for Good!
Don’t let misinformation spook your good recycling habits—habits that are critical to protecting our natural resources and climate. This Halloween season, let’s illuminate the truth and lay these recycling myths to rest once and for all. It’s that time of...
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Prost to the Planet: How to Recycle Your Beer Right
Oktoberfests may be wrapping up around the world, but here in Colorado, beer season never really ends. Whether you’re filling a growler at your neighborhood brewery or cracking open a six-pack at home, what you do with the packaging makes...
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Microbe Brew Compost Tea Available Through October 31
There's nothing spookier than depleted soils! With an extra-long autumn season for brewing compost tea this year, it's an ideal time to anoint your green spaces with Eco-Cycle's Microbe Brew Compost Tea and reap the benefits. Every season has a...
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National Recycling Alliance Warns Against New Efforts to Put Plastic Bags, Pouches & Wrappers in Curbside Recycling
A new report is now available from the Alliance for Mission-Based Recycling (AMBR), of which Eco-Cycle is a founding member. Read on to learn key takeaways—including stats, policy recommendations, and more—and get the download. (Minneapolis, MN — October 3, 2025)...
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Fast Fashion’s Hidden Peaks: How Our Wardrobes Build Mountains Abroad
As fast fashion churns out more clothes than the world can wear, mountains of textile waste are piling up around the world. Here’s how fast fashion drives pollution, labor abuses, and what’s being done to change it. In northern Chile’s...
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Act Now: Cut Toxic Chemicals from Packaging in Colorado
Toxic chemicals don’t belong in the packaging that touches our food—or in our recycling. This fall, Colorado will set the rules that decide whether producers are rewarded for safe, recyclable packaging—or allowed to keep using harmful chemicals. Key Dates Colorado’s...
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