Description: The Colorado program plan will vision into the future to assess needed infrastructure investments to improve collection and recycling rates, close loops by developing end markets, and fill gaps in transforming collected material into usable commodities in manufacturing. 

Recommended Attendees:

• Local Governments

• Collectors

• Processors

• NGOs

• Composters

• Others Interested

For more information on the Colorado consultation process including background, resources, and how to participate, click here.

Description: Colorado’s program plan must include eco-modulation factors that incentivize innovations in packing while discouraging other potentially detrimental packaging decisions. In this session, CAA will discuss the eco-modulation factors, approaches being used elsewhere, reporting, package design incentivization, and other issues. The session will also solicit input on required plan elements around reusable and refillable covered materials.

Recommended Attendees:

• Producers

• Processors

• End Markets

• NGOs

• Others Interested

For more information on the Colorado consultation process including background, resources, and how to participate, click here.

Description: Colorado's EPR program is intended to build and support a circular economy. To that end, the program plan must include elements that prioritize responsible end markets. This session will address considerations around responsible end markets and fostering circularity.

Recommended Attendees:

• Producers

• Processors

• End Markets

• NGOs

• Others Interested

For more information on the Colorado consultation process including background, resources, and how to participate, click here.

Description: As more recycled material is collected and provided into the supply chain, Colorado's EPR program requires the program plan to include methods to increase PCR content in packaging, a process to verify PCR content, and a method of securing end market feedstocks for interested producers. In this session, CAA will outline these requirements and solicit feedback from stakeholders.

Recommended Attendees:

• Producers

• Processors

• End Markets

• NGOs

• Others Interested

For more information on the Colorado consultation process including background, resources, and how to participate, click here.

Description: Colorado's program plan proposal must include an objective cost formula for reimbursing the net recycling service costs for service providers, including processors, in the system. In this session, CAA will turn to reimbursement considerations and frameworks for MRFs and composters.

Recommended Attendees:

• MRFs

• Recyclers

• Composters

• End Markets

• Other Interested

For more information on the Colorado consultation process including background, resources, and how to participate, click here.

Description: Colorado's program plan proposal must include an objective cost formula for reimbursing of the net recycling service costs of providers in the system. In this session, CAA will outline the statutory requirements, options and considerations for the reimbursement pathways, probe non-residential collection and multi-family housing, and methodology framework for collection reimbursement. This session will specifically address reimbursement elements for collection services providers including private, public, nonprofit, curbside, and drop off. 

Recommended Attendees:

• Local Governments

• Haulers

• Non-Residential & Multifamily Housing

• Others Interested

For more information on the Colorado consultation process including background, resources, and how to participate, click here.

Description: CAA will outline requirements addressing compostables in the program plan, discuss contamination, compostable packaging, and education and outreach specific to compostables.

Recommended Attendees:

• Composters

• Producers

• Local Governments

• Haulers

• NGOs

• Non-Residential & Multifamily Housing

• Others Interested

For more information on the Colorado consultation process including background, resources, and how to participate, click here.

Description: Colorado's EPR program will be funded by dues paid by producers to the PRO. In this session, CAA will outline producer definitions and qualifications, guiding principles, the framework methodology for fee setting, reporting, timelines, and other considerations, to solicit feedback from stakeholders.

Recommended Attendees:

• Producers

• Local Governments

• Recyclers

• Haulers

• MRF Operators

• NGOs

• End Markets

• Others Interested

For more information on the Colorado consultation process including background, resources, and how to participate, click here.

Description: Recognizing that effective education and outreach is essential to the success of Colorado's EPR program, CAA will share its proposed education and outreach plan to solicit feedback on strategies, considerations and implementation approaches.

Recommended Attendees:

• Local Governments

• Haulers

• MRF Operators

• Non-Residential & Multifamily Housing

• NGOs/Environmental Justice Organizations

• Others Interested

For more information on the Colorado consultation process including background, resources, and how to participate, click here.

Description: CAA will cover the minimum recyclables list, covered materials list, producer compliance, minimum recycling rates, and minimum collection rates. CAA will solicit feedback from stakeholders on best practices, considerations and approaches to these elements.

Recommended Attendees:

• Producers 

• Recyclers 

• Local Governments 

• Haulers 

• MRF Operators 

• Other Interested Stakeholders

For more information on the Colorado consultation process including background, resources, and how to participate, click here.

Hosted by Recycle Colorado
September 21, 2023 at 2:00 MDT

Colorado signed House Bill 22-1355 into law in June 2022. EPR laws require producers (i.e., brand owners, retailers, restaurants or first importers) to fund and/or administer the collection and processing of the paper and packaging that they supply into these states. 

As part of this process, the organizations involved will be engaging with a wider range of stakeholders to understand current service provisions and access to recycling services.

Engaging with haulers is critical to this process and your feedback is very important. Please join us for a webinar on Thursday, September 21 to learn more about the program and the important role you play. Additional engagement including a survey will occur after the webinar with haulers. 

Hosted by Recycle Colorado
September 14, 2023 at Noon MDT

Colorado state signed House Bill 22-1355  into law in June 2022. This will require producers of packaging to cover  the cost of recycling across the state, which will include investment  in new infrastructure and development of end markets for recycled  materials.

As part of this process, the organizations  involved will be engaging with a wider range of stakeholders to  understand current service provision and to access data. This will be the second of two webinar dates to discuss the needs of the project. If you are unable to make the September 12 webinar, please register for this one..

For more information on the needs assessment including how to participate, please fill out this form.

Hosted by Recycle Colorado
September 12, 2023 at Noon MDT

Colorado state signed House Bill 22-1355  into law in June 2022. This will require producers of packaging to cover  the cost of recycling across the state, which will include investment  in new infrastructure and development of end markets for recycled  materials.

As part of this process, the organizations  involved will be engaging with a wider range of stakeholders to  understand current service provision and to access data. This will be the first of two webinar dates to discuss the needs of the project. If you are unable to make this date, please register for the event on September 14 at noon MDT.

For more information on the needs assessment including how to participate, please fill out this form.