Eco-Cycle launched recycling in Colorado in 1976, and today is one of the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit recyclers and a leader of the Zero Waste movement. For five decades, our local Zero Waste models have helped transform our “take-make-waste” society, conserving natural resources and providing climate solutions. We work with every sector of the community to innovate, implement, and advocate for local and global Zero Waste solutions to foster a more regenerative, equitable, and climate-resilient future.
- Spooky, Sustainable Style: How to Have a Zero Waste Halloween
Giant skeletons are climbing rooftops, foam gravestones are popping up on lawns, and Halloween is everywhere. But all that spooky […] - Looking to the Future of Zero Waste Grocery Shopping with Nude Foods MarketPackaging waste from the grocery store can feel inescapable, but it doesn’t have to. To reduce waste and reuse as […]
- Free Environmental Webinar: “Making Friends with Microbes”Turn your food scraps into water savings! Join Eco-Cycle’s Compost Director Rutger Myers and soil web expert Christine Gust on […]
- Join Us for a Microbe Brew Compost Tea Event on October 17!There’s nothing spookier than depleted soils! With an extra-long autumn season for brewing compost tea this year, it’s an ideal […]
IMPACT PROGRAMS
More than 40% of our climate impact comes from our “consumption emissions”—or how we extract, consume, and dispose of our stuff and our food. As one of the leading Zero Waste organizations in the world, Eco-Cycle is prioritizing three major solutions to reduce and even reverse these emissions.
The Urgency to Reduce Plastics
Plastic pollution is choking the planet. We must take action NOW.
Composting & Carbon Farming
Applying compost to landscapes builds healthier soils, and helps reverse climate change.
Zero Waste Colorado
Our work to implement recycling and composting infrastructure and policies throughout the state