Colorado officials are planning to boost the state’s lagging recycling rate by launching free recycling for every household in the state starting in 2026
) requires makers of products sold in Colorado to create a “producer responsibility organization” and a system to cover the costs of recycling statewide.
Nationwide, states’ average portion of waste materials recycled hovers around 30%. In Colorado, state officials have estimated the rate remains roughly 16%. The state law requires the government to set minimum recycling targets by 2030 and 2035. State officials have declared Coloradans will divert 45% of their waste to recycling before 2036.
Colorado’s recycling overhaul aims to spread responsibility from consumers to producers of goods sold in the state — an estimated 1,500 companies that sell items packaged in plastic, glass, metal and cardboard. Companies now must pay fees into a fund that supports statewide curbside recycling and re-use industries. Companies get first dibs to recover their own materials.
Colorado has joined a few other states, including Maine and Oregon, along with Canada and European nations, in trying to reduce waste sent to landfills. The waste that is buried in landfills emits heat-trapping methane gas and U.S. authorities have identified landfills as a major cause of climate warming, which leads to increased fires, drought and other calamities.
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