About Us

Eco-Cycle is one of the largest non-profit recyclers in the USA and has an international reputation as a pioneer and innovator in resource conservation.

We were established in 1976 by everyday residents who had a passionate belief in conserving our natural resources. These Eco-Cycle volunteers brought recycling to town in 1976, making Boulder one of the first 20 communities in the U.S. to offer curbside recycling. We continue to be driven by these same passions and innovative actions.

Eco-Cycle…

• is your community recycling processor. For 39 years, we have processed your recyclables, and we continue to do so as the operator of the county-owned Boulder County Recycling Center.

• provides business recycling collections to more than 800 Boulder County businesses.

• works to constantly create new recycling opportunities, such as theCHaRM, or Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials, Colorado's first community recycling center for electronic waste and many other unusual materials.

• provides award-winning educational programs to over 25,000 kindergarten through 12th grade students in approximately 1000 Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley classrooms annually.

• provides educational services for the community, including a Boulder County recycling hotline 303-444-6634 (M-F, 9-5) to answer all your recycling and waste reduction questions, and an army of more than 750volunteers county-wide.

Our Mission

Eco-Cycle’s mission is to identify, explore and demonstrate the emerging frontiers of sustainable resource management through the concepts and practices of Zero Waste. We believe in individual and community action to transform society’s throw-away ethic into environmentally-responsible stewardship.

• Keep 90% of your business’s waste out of landfills

• Ensure compliance with statewide regulations by disposing of computers and electronics appropriately

• Increase efficiency by learning how to reduce waste in the workplace

• Attract employees and customers by engaging in and promoting your environmental business practices

• Lead by showing everyone with whom you do business how to help protect our environment