Notes from the Road: Reducing your waste size...

I made the white knuckle trip up the turnpike to Boulder yesterday. It is a weird feeling to be in "stop and go" traffic with an average speed of 65 mph! However, the trip was worth it as the destination was Eco-Cycle's annual Zero Waste awards luncheon honoring businesses that have comprehensive programs to drastically reduce their refuse.

Eco-Cycle is one of the largest nonprofit recyclers in the US and is known for its innovative approaches to reduce our impact on the environment. They started out with being the first curbside recycler in Boulder. Here is a quick streaming video on Eco-Cycle.

You can bring almost anything to their CHaRM recycling center at 5030 Old Pearl Street. In addition, Eco-Cycle also has an amazing recycling plant where tons of materials enters a conveyor belt on the front end and just a trickle of unuseable trash comes out the back end. Set up a tour of that facility with your kids or classroom! It is really cool.

Zero Waste is now a primary focus of Eco-Cycle. It is a paradigm shift where all facets of the product pipeline from materials, production, seller, and end consumer contribute to making a product and its collateral completely resuseable. The goal is that nothing gets thrown away. It can all be reused. Please watch this Zero Waste video to learn more. Call Anne Mudgett at 303-444-7826 and maybe there is something you can do to help.

- Jesse