Recycling & compost

Nearly all of America’s trash could be composted and recycled. But we’ve got a lot of work to do to get there.

Most of us put our recyclables out for collection. But it’s going to take more than individual action to deal with our trash problem. Only 24% of our trash actually gets recycled, and only 9% gets composted. We can do better. Together we can share information, resources and push our leaders to build a better recycling and composting system. 

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Abundant, redundant and unnecessary: Plastic

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Abundant, redundant and unnecessary: Plastic

Plastic is an environmentally harmful material in every stage of its life cycle. It is produced from oil through a chemical process and after generally a single use, it pollutes the environment for centuries. If it’s not recovered and recycled, it releases toxic chemicals into the ground and water. And because it’s not biodegradable, it will continue to do so indefinitely. Even worse, it harms wildlife when it ends up in their stomachs or when it contaminates their surrounding food source. It’s clear that plastic pollution is dangerous, so why do we use so much of it?

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Colorado governor signs country’s third producer responsibility law for consumer packaging

Recycling & compost

Colorado governor signs country’s third producer responsibility law for consumer packaging

Building on successful programs in dozens of countries and recent action taken by Maine and Oregon, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed on Friday a bipartisan producer responsibility bill on consumer packaging into law. Colorado has become the third state in the country to pass a producer responsibility law on consumer packaging.

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Colorado legislature passes bill to reduce plastic packaging, boost recycling

Recycling & compost

Colorado legislature passes bill to reduce plastic packaging, boost recycling

The bill aims to reduce plastic packaging and improve Colorado’s lagging recycling system, creating the infrastructure to collect and reuse valuable glass, aluminum and paper and incentives for large companies to reduce the amount of non recyclable and unnecessary packaging that comes wrapped around products.

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Producer Responsibility Recycling Bill Passes the CO House of Reps.

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Producer Responsibility Recycling Bill Passes the CO House of Reps.

The bill will reduce plastic packaging and transform Colorado’s dismal recycling system, creating the infrastructure to collect and reuse valuable glass, aluminum and paper and the incentives for large companies to reduce the amount of non recyclable and unnecessary packaging that comes wrapped around products.

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