CEDC News – Spring
Plastic discs, C&D, twine, and rural recycling.
Iron Woman Logistics Services awarded grant to build Colorado’s first full-scale construction & demolition recycling facility
The project represents a major step forward in closing a critical gap in Colorado’s waste infrastructure and accelerating the state’s transition to…
CEDC News – Winter 2026
Plastics, e-Waste, Startups, and more.
CEDC News – Fall 2025
Carbon fiber, Steamboat Springs, C&D, EPS, and more.
CTN collects plastic film and flexible packaging
Circular Colorado is inviting school districts across the state to join the Circular Transportation Network.
CEDC News – Summer 2025
Film recycling for schools, sweet success on the Western Slope, and Colorado’s circular spotlight
Enstrom pickup kicks off state circular recycling program for businesses in Grand Junction
Enstrom recycled sacks full of plastic film, making for the first CTN pickup in the region.
SURPStone wins People’s Choice Award at the 2025 NextCycle Colorado Pitch Competition
SURPStone repurposes plastic waste into high-quality concrete pavers, decorative stones, benches, and flowerpots.
Showcasing the CEDC Circular Model Guide at Circularity 2025 in Denver
With more than 1,500 professionals in attendance, the event focused on forging a just, resilient, and regenerative economy — and we were…
First business recycling drop-off opens in Pueblo
The drop-off is part of the larger Circular Transportation Network
CEDC Seeks a Partner for New Satellite Office
The CEDC is actively seeking to open a satellite office in the Eastern Plains region. The office will serve as a regional…
CEDC News – Spring 2025
A Day in the Life of a CEDC Satellite Office Coordinator: Driving Change on the Ground
Colorado Circular Communities Enterprise awards $11.2M grant to increase the reuse of waste tires across the state
The Circular Economy Development Center recommended the project after spending over a year assessing Pretred’s business model, partnerships, financial viability, and product…
CEDC News – Winter 2025
First CTN materials collection, looking for residential film partners, and more
Climate solutions are health solutions — Yampa Valley outlets combine efforts to reduce waste
The article highlights tangible steps being taken by the health care industry, including starting a pilot program with the Colorado Circular Transportation…
CEDC taps into southwest Colorado’s sustainability roots
Third CEDC office location brings circular economy resources to the region
Apply now to take part in NextCycle Colorado
NextCycle s searching for teams with innovative solutions for end markets in Colorado
CEDC News – Fall 2024
Circular Transportation Network, Tersus Solutions boosts down recycling, CEDC welcomes new staff and more
What do 35,000 tires recycled into a new product look like?
Take a virtual tour of Pretred
Textiles, tires, plastics, and wood identified as key focus areas for Colorado
“End Market Opportunity Assessment” report outlines the results of research that evaluated the landscape of Colorado’s manufacturing base
CEDC News – Summer 2024
CEDC Welcomes New Staff
Kicking off the second year of activity of the Circular Economy Development Center, we are excited to announce…
CEDC enhances expertise with new leaders to drive circular economy initiatives in Colorado
Clio Goldsmith is the center’s deputy director and Susan Renaud is director of special projects
Recycling can feel pointless. Here are Colorado companies changing that.
The Colorado Sun – July 15, 2024
Tackling rural recycling transportation in Colorado
Resource Recycling – July 9, 2024
Regional Collaboration
Calling all recycling and circular economy experts
How a nationwide slowdown in housing sales put a kink in Colorado’s mattress recycling
The Colorado Sun – June 13, 2024
Homegrown Circularity
We’ve met several local businesses that have already implemented successful circular economy solutions here in Colorado. Here are a few.
Deconstructing a circular economy for building materials
Players in the construction and demolition industry make connections at CEDC stakeholder meeting
CEDC News – Spring 2024
The Circular Economy Development Center is the nucleus of circular solutions
Partnership promotes manufacturing with recycled materials
ColoradoBiz - Spring 2024
CEDC print resource available in Spanish
View, download or print the CEDC informational flyer.
Colorado program links plastic recyclers
Recycling Today – February 21, 2024
Circular economy models are evolving in southern Colorado
CEDC connects key players to help use recyclable materials efficiently
CEDC News – Winter 2024
Innovative, Collaborative End-Market Solutions Built for Colorado
CEDC partners with Grand Junction Business Incubator Center
New office will connect Western Slope businesses with circular supply chain opportunities
Annual report “The State of Recycling and Composting” notes role of circular economy
Eco-Cycle and CoPIRG released the 7th annual State of Recycling and Composting report November 15. Colorado's recycling rate remains low at about 16…
How we move materials matters in a circular economy
Stakeholders in Colorado identify transportation as significant hurdle
CEDC News Fall 2023
CEDC is working to bring innovative, collaborative end-market solutions to Colorado.
Western Slope prime for growth of circular economy
(GRAND JUNCTION, CO) — With two mountain passes over 10,000 feet and a 12-mile long canyon between Colorado’s Western Slope and material…
Regional businesses collaborate to identify end users for materials
(ROCKY FORD, COLORADO) — Colorado’s Circular Economy Development Center held the first regional stakeholder meeting August 22 in Rocky Ford. The meeting…
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Offices
Metro Denver
Main Office
(By appointment only)
7270 W 118th Place
Broomfield, CO
Western Slope
Satellite Office
Coordinator: Mike Ritter
Business Incubator Center
2591 Legacy Way
Grand Junction, CO
Southern Front Range
Satellite Office
Coordinator: Alicia Archibald
(By appointment only)
Front Range Transload
604 W Third Street
Pueblo, CO
Southwestern Region
Satellite Office
Coordinator: Marianne Mate
(By appointment only)
Colorado Welcome Center
928 E Main Street
Cortez, CO
Eastern Plains
Satellite Office
Coordinator: Deana Hostetler
(By appointment only)
Clean Valley Recycling
203 Swink Drive
La Junta, CO