What We Do
The Circular Economy Development Center is the nucleus of circular solutions. Focused on business, the Circular Economy Development Center helps companies transform wasteful linear consumption models to circular ones by:
- Facilitating solutions to redesign and re-manufacture products, resources and materials
- Co-creating new, innovative circular business models
- Offering business and economic development expertise
- Coalescing sectors to form collaborative solutions
Why Does Business Need Circularity?
Watch for a webinar from the CEDC this summer explaining what lifecycle assessments, environmental product declarations, and environmental health and safety may mean for your business.
Project Highlight
Expanding End Markets
It is estimated that Coloradans generate 80,000 – 86,000 tons of waste tires annually. Additionally, Colorado has one of the highest stockpiles of scrap tires in the U.S. When developing end markets for waste tires, the challenges in Colorado include the demand for recycled tire products and the limited secondary processing infrastructure.
The Colorado company Pretred makes recycled rubber barriers from waste tires, which can replace cement barriers. The CEDC is working with Pretred to further develop their circular economy solution.
If you have an end-market project and are interested in working with the CEDC, please fill out our questionnaire.
New Coordinator
The CEDC welcomes Mike Ritter as the new satellite office coordinator for the Western Slope. Mike joins the team with a background in workforce and business development at the Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce.