The Resource Conservation Division strives to lead and promote 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.
Resource Conservation Division
2024 Compost Workshops
Visit the compost workshop webpage for more information including registration links.
- Tuesday, April 30 from 5:30-7:45 p.m.
With Master Composter at the Longmont Library – Link to event registration - Monday, May 13 from 6-8 p.m.
With Master Composter at the Boulder County Recycling Center – Link to event registration - Saturday, May 18 from 2-4 p.m.
With Master Composter at the Louisville Library – Link to event registration
If you have any questions or trouble registering, reach out to Chandra Valenza, cvalenza@bouldercounty.org
Recycling Center Guided Tour
- Wednesday, April 24 from noon to 1:30 p.m.
- 1901 63rd St., Boulder
- Registration required – Use this link
Self-Guided Recycling Center Tours
- Self-Guided Tours are open Tuesdays from 9 a.m.-3p.m., excluding holidays.
- Self-guided tours are best for small groups (less than 10 people) and people with young kids (less than 5 years old).
- Educational exhibits at the Boulder County Recycling Center explain how cans, bottles, jars and paper are separated and sorted to be shipped across the country and made into something new. Overlooking the processing center, visitors can also see single-stream recycling technology in action. Other exhibits focus on the natural resources used to make common materials such as soda cans and plastic bottles and the environmental benefits of recycling these items.
- Compost Facility Exploration
- Campaigns and Awards
- Circular Economy Funding – $100,000 allocated for education programs and the infrastructure required to support resource diversion programs.
- Video Library – Resource Conservation: videos for common questions on recycling, composting, and hazardous waste.
Resource Conservation Advisory Board (RCAB) formed in 2002 to advise the Board of County Commissioners.