Recycling Rates in Colorado Cities
Key Figures
- 17.2% : Colorado’s recycling rate improves in 2018
Recycling advocates push Coloradans to reduce waste and want more than 3 of the state’s 10 largest cities to offer curbside recycling.
Colorado’s recycling rate has dramatically improved — but read this with a giant asterisk. We’re now at 17.2% for 2018, an increase from the prior year’s 12%, according to the latest “State of Reycling in Colorado” report produced by Eco-Cycle and the Colorado Public Interest Research Group.
Data TableCities Recycling Rates (%) Loveland 60 Louisville 53 Boulder 52 Lafayette 38 Longmont 36 Durango 33 Golden 31 Superior 30 Aspen 27 Fort Collins 27 Greenwood Village 27 Vail 25 Denver 23
Colorado Recycling GoalsDiversion Goals 2016 2021 2026 2036 Front Range 32 39 51 Greater Colorado 10 13 15 Statewide 19 28 35 45
Colorado Solid & Hazardous Waste Commission passed a resolution in August 2017 to get the state to a 45 percent diversion, or recycling, rate by 2036, with a 51 percent goal for the Front Range and 15% for rural Colorado. But it’s just a goal. No penalties are part of the plan.
| Cities | Recycling Rates (%) |
|---|---|
| Loveland | 60 |
| Louisville | 53 |
| Boulder | 52 |
| Lafayette | 38 |
| Longmont | 36 |
| Durango | 33 |
| Golden | 31 |
| Superior | 30 |
| Aspen | 27 |
| Fort Collins | 27 |
| Greenwood Village | 27 |
| Vail | 25 |
| Denver | 23 |
Colorado Recycling GoalsDiversion Goals 2016 2021 2026 2036 Front Range 32 39 51 Greater Colorado 10 13 15 Statewide 19 28 35 45
Colorado Solid & Hazardous Waste Commission passed a resolution in August 2017 to get the state to a 45 percent diversion, or recycling, rate by 2036, with a 51 percent goal for the Front Range and 15% for rural Colorado. But it’s just a goal. No penalties are part of the plan.
| Diversion Goals | 2016 | 2021 | 2026 | 2036 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front Range | 32 | 39 | 51 | |
| Greater Colorado | 10 | 13 | 15 | |
| Statewide | 19 | 28 | 35 | 45 |
Colorado Solid & Hazardous Waste Commission passed a resolution in August 2017 to get the state to a 45 percent diversion, or recycling, rate by 2036, with a 51 percent goal for the Front Range and 15% for rural Colorado. But it’s just a goal. No penalties are part of the plan.