To advance zero waste efforts in the community, Boulder County is updating the county’s Waste Hauler Ordinance Regions map to increase organics collection access for the northern most parts of the county. Changes Overview: The Waste Hauler Ordinance Regions map divides the county into five regions. Each region has a different hauler collection requirement for trash, recycling and organic materials. These regions are based on considerations like population density and area geography, and only apply to single-family residences. The new map will be implemented starting January 1, 2025. The map update will affect the following two regions: Region 3 – (north of Nelson Road and east of the foothills) – Requires haulers to provide Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) trash service and unlimited recycling. Region 5 – (south of Nelson Road and east of the foothills) – Requires haulers to provide PAYT trash service, unlimited recycling and food and yard waste collection. The map update will eliminate Region 3, north of Nelson Road and east of the foothills, and redesignate that area to Region 5. Region 5 will not change, except for adding the Region 3 area. This change will affect the following: Haulers that provide regular or periodic trash collection service to addresses north […]

Resource Conservation Division staff will provide a guided tour of the Boulder County Recycling Center, 1901 63rd Street, Boulder, for anyone ages 7 and up. Tours start in the education room behind the drop off center. Learn more on the tour webpage.

The cities of Louisville and Lafayette and the towns of Erie and Superior are hosting Ecotoberfest, a regional sustainability event, from 2 to 6 p.m., on Saturday, October 5, at Louisville Community Park,955 Bella Vista Drive. Ecotoberfest will feature over 40 vendors and exhibitors, a sustainable marketplace, an electric vehicle (EV) showcase, no-cost small electronics recycling, a Halloween costume exchange, a locally-sourced pumpkin patch, a bounce house, food trucks, face painting, a beer garden hosted by the Louisville Chamber of Commerce, and live music! We invite you to attend this free, open-to-the-public event to envision and create healthy, resilient, and sustainable communities in Boulder County. Learn more on the event webpage.