CIRCULAR COLORADO NEWS

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Circular Colorado in partnership with Direct Polymers to establish an innovation hub for circular product development

Strategic partnership pairs the state’s largest plastics processor with a groundbreaking facility.

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Webinar: “The Textile Recycling Conundrum”

A supply-chain view of barriers to and opportunities for textile recycling in Colorado.

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CEDC News – Fall 2025

Carbon fiber, Steamboat Springs, C&D, EPS, and more.

CTN collects plastic film and flexible packaging with support from The Recycling Partnership

Circular Colorado continues to lead the way towards a circular economy with an expansion of the reach of the Circular Transportation Network.

Spotlight on important women driving circularity across Colorado

Circular Colorado is proud to celebrate Laurie Johnson, our CEO, for being named in Work Design Magazine’s “Meet Three Women Shaping Colorado’s Sustainable Future” article.

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Circular Colorado and Polystyrene Recycling Alliance team up to bring EPS recycling to more communities

Innovative rural collection network will help move more foam packaging into the circular economy.

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CEDC News – Summer 2025

Film recycling for schools, sweet success on the Western Slope, and Colorado’s circular spotlight.

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Colorado’s circular future: How policy, innovation, and action are aligning for impact

From tires and textiles to plastics and wood, Circular Colorado is helping the state reimagine waste as a valuable resource—laying the foundation for a more resilient circular economy.

In the News: How Colorado became a circular economy model

“We’re building a model that can be replicated across states and across regions,” Johnson said during an April 29 workshop at Circularity 25 in Denver.

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Showcasing the CEDC Circular Model Guide at Circularity 25 in Denver

With more than 1,500 professionals from across industries in attendance, we were right at the heart of the conversation.

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First business recycling drop-off opens in Pueblo

The drop-off is part of the larger Circular Transportation Network

CEDC News – Spring 2025

A day in the life of a CEDC satellite office coordinator.

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Circular Colorado CEO and founder will lead session at 2025 investment recovery conference
Circular Colorado and the Circular Economy Development Center are uniting manufacturers, recyclers,
Colorado Climate Week highlights circularity
Colorado Climate Week is hosted by Colorado Cleantech, a non-profit whose mission
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Colorado’s Circular Economy: Turning Waste Tires into High-Performance, Sustainable Barriers

The Circular Economy Development Center (CEDC), operated by Circular Colorado, successfully established a public-private partnership that addresses one of the state’s most significant environmental challenges—waste tires

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Connecting the Dots Towards Circularity
The Circular Economy Development Center, administered by Circular Colorado, assists companies with
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Circular Colorado partners with CAP Management to host Waste No More panel

Learn steps to comply with the Waste No More Ordinance for your HOA or multi-family building

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CertainTeed and Circular Colorado join forces to keep shingles out of landfill 

CertainTeed commits as the top-level founding supporter of Circular Colorado

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Regional businesses collaborate to identify end users for materials

Colorado’s Circular Economy Development Center held the first regional stakeholder meeting August 22 in Rocky Ford

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Vartega hosts Colorado’s first circular economy development center

The company turns carbon and fiber materials into new products for automotive and other industrial applications

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Circular Colorado chosen to launch Circular Economy Development Center

Colorado among leaders working to empower local businesses to make new products from locally recycled materials

Let’s enact positive change for Colorado’s economy…

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