The Boulder County Resource Conservation Division (RCD) leads and promotes actions that will help Boulder County reach its goal of Zero Waste or darn near by 2025. Our mission is to provide convenient, cost-effective facilities and programs to help Boulder County reduce waste disposal, protect the environment, and conserve natural resources. We manage waste diversion infrastructure including: the Boulder County Recycling Center, the Hazardous Materials Management Facility, two mountain transfer stations, and three recycling drop-off centers. RCD is also leading the Engineering, Design, and Operations Plan (EDOP) process for the county's future compost processing facility.

Responsible Energy & Greenhouse Gas Reduction

• • Goal for electric fleet vehicle and electric charging station.

  • Replaced all outdoor lighting with LED lights.

Waste Minimization & Diversion

• • Goal to increase internal county diversion to 90% by 2025.

  • Divert landfill waste through recycling, composting and hard-to-recycle services.

Corporate Social Responsibility

• • Hold six Spring Clean-ups in the mountain towns.

  • Adopted a one-mile stretch of Cherryvale Road.

  • Offer zero waste coupons for businesses who add new disposal service for composting and/or recycling in Boulder County.

  • Partner with Boy Scout troops to collect household hazardous waste.

  • Donate to charitable non-profit organizations in Boulder County.

  • Offer $50,000 as part of zero waste funding programs to local governments, non-profits, schools, etc.. (in 2020 this is being increased to $100,000)

  • Educate businesses on zero waste initiatives and hold free workshops on backyard composting and zero waste.

  • Provide internships for college students.