Governor Jared Polis has declared this Colorado Recycles Week. It’s a time to promote recycling, zero-waste programs and keeping the planet green.
Despite its beauty, Colorado isn’t very good at recycling and composting. The most recent report found Coloradans buried about 5.9 million tons of materials into landfills in 2020.
The same report found Colorado’s recycling rate is just 15%. That is less than half of the national recycling and composting rate of 32%. Looking ahead, Colorado plans to recycle 35% of its waste by 2026 and 45% by 2036.
