Eco-Cycle Awards

Since 1976, Eco-Cycle has received local, state, and national recognition for our innovative efforts in resource conservation.

2013	Outstanding Outreach Award (Municipality or Nonprofit), Colorado Association for Recycling (CAFR) Lifetime Achievement Award for Executive Director Eric Lombardi, Colorado Association for Recycling (CAFR) Cyndra Dietz, Schools Program Coordinator, Awarded Prestigious Enos Mills Lifetime Achievement Award, Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education
2012	Cyndra Dietz, Schools Program Coordinator, Awarded Education Pacesetter Award, Camera Bronze Excellence Award in Public Education for Stop Junk Mail for GOOD service, Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
2011	Red Empress Collaborative Challenge Award for Green Star Schools program, Red Empress Foundation 10^th Anniversary Celebration Best Non-Profit Organization, Boulder County Gold People's Choice Award, Camera
2010	Best Green Business, Best of the West Award, Yellow Scene Magazine ONE WORLD AWARD, Preserve Planet Earth Committee, Boulder Rotary Club
2009	Boulder County Gold People's Choice Award for best non-profit organization, runner up, Camera
2008	Boulder County Gold People's Choice Award for best non-profit organization, Camera IQ (Innovation Quotient) Award for Zero Waste Services program, Boulder County Business Report Environmental Achievement Award for the Zero Waste Event Kit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Outstanding Recycling Innovation for the Zero Waste Event Kit, National Recycling Coalition (NRC) Gold Medal of Honor at the Colorado Sustainable Business Awards for Zero Waste Services program, Connected Organizations for a Responsible Economy (CORE) Best New Program Award for Green Star Schools program, Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE)
2007	NOVA Environment Award for Green Star Schools Program, The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County EPA Region 8 Environmental Achievement Award for Green Star Schools Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Our World Award for the Boulder/Broomfield County School Recycling and Environmental Education Program, Boulder Rotary Club
2006	Outstanding Organics Program Award, Colorado Association for Recycling
2005	EPA Region 8 Environmental Achievement Award for Zero Waste program at Farmers' Market, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NOVA Environment Award for Zero Waste program at Farmers' Market, The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County Wirth Chair Award to Eric Lombardi for advancing community sustainability, Wirth Chair in Environmental and Community Development Policy Waste Reduction ReWard, Center for ReSource Conservation
2004	Colorado Recycler of the Year Award for Most Unique Program, honoring Eco-Cycle’s Zero Waste Event Program Outstanding Colorado Recycling Program recognizing the CHaRM, Colorado Association for Recycling
2003	Don’t Let it Go to Waste Award honoring the CHaRM. Colorado Recycles Environmental Achievement Award for the CHaRM and our Mercury Thermometer Collection Project, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
2002	Natural Business Leadership Award for Executive Director Eric Lombardi, Natural Business The CHaRM is a Community Foundation Nova Award finalist Environmental Project for a Medium-Sized Community Award, American Public Works Association
2001	Best New Recycler Award, Southwestern Recycling Authority’s Recycler of the Year for Broomfield Recycling Center, Colorado Recycles Environmental Achievement Award for Creating a Recycling Facility and Community Outreach Program in Broomfield, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
1999	National Award for Community Education, The President’s Council on Sustainable Development
1998	Best Local Environmental Education Program, North American Association for Environmental Education
1997	Non-Profit Partnership Award for the Block Leader Program, Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education Colorado Recycler of the Year, Colorado Recycles
1996	Non-Profit Partnership Award for School Education, Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education Innovation in Recycling Award, Southwest Public Recycling Association Certificate of Environmental Achievement, National Awards Council for Environmental Sustainability Best School Recycling Program, National Recycling Coalition
1994	Award Winner, Governor Romer's "Celebrate Colorado" Environmental Awards
1993	Employer of the Year, Developmental Disabilities Center Small Business of the Year, Non-Profit, Boulder Chamber of Commerce Employer of the Year, Association for Community Living

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IMPORTANT CORONAVIRUS NOTICE:

The Eco-Cycle/City of Boulder Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials (CHaRM) reopened to the public on April 28, 2020.

Please Observe New Covid-19 Protocols and Hours:

Given the high degree of customer/staff interaction at the Eco-Cycle/City of Boulder Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM), the facility has been closed in compliance with the City of Boulder’s local emergency declaration and efforts to avoid the spread of COVID-19. However, the CHaRM is now reopening with strict new protocols to serve the community while limiting exposure between and among customers and staff.

NEW COVID PROTOCOLS:

All visitors to the CHaRM will be required to:

Place electronics you're dropping off for recycling in the very back of your vehicle (trunk or truck bed) so they can be easily accessed by our staff while maintaining a safe distance. Vehicles not adhering to this requirement will be asked to exit the CHaRM yard, relocate their electronics, and come through the line again. Otherwise, please follow instructions from our Blue Star Recyclers partners for unloading your own vehicle.

Wear a mask or face covering at all times (our staff will do the same)

Pay with credit card ONLY with a self-pay system (NO cash or checks will be accepted)

Observe 6-foot distancing areas marked off around drop-off bins

Stay in your car to wait your turn until customers in front of you have cleared the area around a drop-off bin you wish to use

Unload your own vehicles (please bring help if needed, as our staff has been directed to maintain a 6-foot distance)

Please read signs guiding you through our new transaction processes

We look forward to seeing you and serving your hard-to-recycle needs! Please visit www.ecocycle.org/charm for a full list of materials accepted, as well as prices. Please email recycle@ecocycle.org or call 303-444-6634 with questions.

NOTE: The Resource Central Yard, adjacent to the Eco-Cycle CHaRM, is run by Resource Central and will be observing a different schedule and timeline. Please visit resourcecentral.org for updates.

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