Featured Sponsor

Ball Corporation

Featured Supporter

Altogether Recycling

Featured Friend

ALL Recycling, Inc.

Electronic Device Recycling Task Force

View the final report and minutes from meetings.

RREO Grants

This grant program is part of Colorado’s Recycling Resources Economic Opportunity Act of 2007.

Please be advised that this grant program is scheduled to sunset on July 1, 2010. Future funding is contingent on the repeal of this sunset revision. Contact your state representative and ask them to support HB10-1052.

Legislative Updates

This page describes the most recent activities of the Colorado General Assembly and Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment that are related to the solid waste industry and CAFR's members. It identifies proposed changes to the Colorado Constitution, statutes or regulations - and whether these changes were successful or are still in progress. During the legislative session (January through May), this page will be updated frequently.

For those interested in more closely tracking the status of on-going legislation in Colorado, the link to the General Assembly website is www.leg.state.co.us. You can also link to Colorado house and senate member directories.

Policy Committee

The Policy Committee discusses, keeps track of, and pursues policy issues related to waste reduction and recycling. Contact Anne Peters, Co-Chair, if you would like to be involved.

Lastest Legislative News

HB10-1052: Recycling Resources Economic Opportunity Fund

01/13/2010 Introduced In House – Assigned to Transportation & Energy

This entry was posted on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at 1:35 pm

HB10-1018: Increased authority to regulate waste tires

01/13/2010 Introduced In House – Assigned to Transportation & Energy

This entry was posted on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at 6:37 am

HB10-101: Authorization for agencies of the State to enter into public-private initiative agreements

01/13/2010 Introduced In House – Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

This entry was posted on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at 6:35 am

SB10-033: Verification of the work eligibility status of new employees through federal electronic verification program

01/13/2010 Introduced In Senate – Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs

This entry was posted on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at 6:31 am

SB10-038: The “Organic Certification Act”

01/13/2010 Introduced In Senate – Assigned to Agriculture and Natural Resources

This entry was posted on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at 6:28 am

SB10-048: Regulation of the purchase of commodity scrap metals

01/13/2010 Introduced In Senate – Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology

This entry was posted on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at 6:25 am