Colorado Association for Recycling

Turning today's waste into tomorrow's resources.

Get involved! Become a CAFR member and make an active contribution to further recycling in Colorado and the nation!

2008 Recycling Awards
Nomination deadline extended to May 12

Is your program a tremendous example of recycling or diversion in Colorado?
Do you know a program that is? Now is the chance to nominate the program for the 2008 CAFR Annual Recycling Awards.

Award categories include:

Outstanding Elected Official
Outstanding Public Education Program
Outstanding Business Recycling / Diversion Program
Outstanding Government Recycling / Diversion Program
Outstanding Organics Program
Outstanding Volunteer
Lifetime Achievement

Fill out the application and a one-page (double-sided) program overview and send to CAFR by Monday, May 12, for consideration. All specific instructions are included on the application form.

The winners will be honored at the CAFR Summit for Recycling in Aspen during the lunch time session on Tuesday, May 20. So please plan now on attending the Summit. Don’t be shy – give your program a chance and help inform other communities about winning designs!

Please send PDF files or ZIP files to not overload our email system!

SEND TO Amy Randell and put “CAFR AWARD – and name of program” in the subject line. For questions, contact Amy or Michelle Kincheloe. Applications will be evaluated by a panel of judges.

Download the application form.

CAFR Night at the Park

Help support CAFR by coming to the ballpark On July 18th!

Purchase your discounted tickets ($35 per ticket--Outfield Box, Section 116) and receive them by mail. Watch as your Colorado Rockies take on the Pittsburgh Pirates! Proceeds will go to the Colorado Association for Recycling; all CAFR attendees will be seated together and CAFR will be recognized with a scoreboard message.

Download the order form.

CAFR Posters

Order posters online or download an order form. ($10 for set of four posters; each poster is 10" x 15.5")

A whole new way to express your vanity. What goes around comes around has a whole new meaning.
Some might look at this and see a pile of tires. We see playground turf, a new source of energy ...

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