Report: The State of Recycling and Composting in Colorado 2023

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Report: The State of Recycling and Composting in Colorado 2023

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

In our 7th annual State of Recycling and Composting in Colorado report, Eco-Cycle and CoPIRG Foundation expanded the report to examine the “three Rs”—reduce, reuse, and recycling/composting—critical and proven climate change solutions that can save money for local governments, businesses, and schools. While Colorado’s recycling rate remains far below the national average, we highlight examples of nation-leading state policies, local actions, and entrepreneurial business models that could help build a statewide circular economy and vault Colorado to the top of the recycling world in the next five years.