Report: The State of Recycling and Composting in Colorado 2022

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Report: The State of Recycling and Composting in Colorado 2022

FOCUS AREAS: Community Education, Community Planning & Policies, Plastics Pollution, Zero Waste Benefits
KEYWORDS: Apartments, Condos, multi-family complexes, Business, Climate Solutions, Colorado, Composting, Contamination, Educational Materials, Infrastructure, Policies, Pollution, Recycling, Reports, Zero Waste Community Planning, Zero Waste Policies

The year 2022 will be remembered as the year Colorado took bold steps toward becoming a national leader in recycling—not yet as measured by our recycling rate which is still 16% (half the national average), but rather as a leader in recycling policy thanks to the passage of HB22-1355: Producer Responsibility for Recycling Packaging and Paper, and innovative programs implemented in rural and urban communities across the state.