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), a group of chemicals commonly found in Freon appliances like refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and dehumidifiers....
                                
                                    
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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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                                24 Ways to Reduce Your Plastic Use in 2024
                                Look around! Wherever you are right now, plastic is likely in your sightline. But it doesn’t have to be so! While going entirely plastic-free might feel impossible, adopting small changes adds up to make a real difference. Here are 24...
                                
                                    
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                                Keeping Problematic Plastics Out of Circulation and the Recycling
                                To protect communities and support the elimination of the most toxic and unnecessary plastics, plastics with a #3, #6, or #7 will no longer be accepted in Boulder County. Plastic is everywhere—in our oceans, our environment, and even our bodies. Recycling...
                                
                                    
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                                Recycling Alone Cannot Solve Global Plastics Pollution
                                An effective global plastics pollution elimination treaty must reduce plastic production first and foremost, then focus on improving plastic recycling. How do you address global plastic pollution and begin to ease the chokehold grip plastics have on both people and...
                                
                                    
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                                The CHaRMed Second Life of Your Hard-to-Recycle Materials
                                A jumble of broken small appliances in a cardboard box, a mattress in the basement, an expired fire extinguisher in the garage, empty ink cartridges in a junk drawer, broken electronics in the back of a cabinet . . ....
                                
                                    
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                                Take a Trip Down Recycle Row, Boulder’s Hub for Sustainability
                                Located in East Boulder, Recycle Row is a unique corridor with several Zero Waste facilities dedicated to helping residents and businesses reuse and recycle their discards responsibly, fostering a culture of sustainable resource management in the community. Eco-Cycle is proud...
                                
                                    
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                                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...
                                
                                    
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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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                                Growing Green: Composting & Reuse in Green Star Schools
                                One year after regional compost guidelines changed, Eco-Cycle’s Green Star Schools program is demonstrating how innovative approaches to education and reusables make for cleaner compost This May 5–11, environmental and recycling businesses, organizations, and individuals across the US are commemorating...
                                
                                    
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