The Resource Conservation Advisory Board was formed in 2002 to advise the Board of County Commissioners on major waste diversion policies and strategies. At the direction of the Board of County Commissioners, to develop policy and action recommendations for a long range county-wide solid waste management plan for  consideration by the Board of County Commissioners.

Membership is made up of twenty members (one appointed representative from each of the cities and towns in the county and from the unincorporated county; one from the City and County of Broomfield; one from CU Recycling; one from Eco-Cycle; one from the Center for ReSource Conservation; and five at-large members).

Meetings are scheduled on the 4th Wednesday of each month, 4:45 - 6:30 p.m. at the Boulder County Recycling Center, 1901 63rd St., Boulder, Colorado.