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Resource Conservation Advisory Board (RCAB)

The Resource Conservation Advisory Board (RCAB) was formed in 2002 to advise the Board of County Commissioners on major waste diversion policies and strategies. RCAB meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 4:45 – 6:30 p.m.

Occasionally, the schedule is adjusted due to holidays or other significant events.

If you would like to attend the meeting, use the Microsoft Teams meeting information below:

Click here to join the meeting

Meeting ID: 238 225 676 84
Passcode: gkzYmp
Call in (Audio Only): 720-400-7859,,433144209#
Phone Conference ID: 433 144 209#

2024 Meeting Schedule:

January 24April 24August 28October 23
February 28May 29September 25November 20
March 27June 26October 23December 11

Recruiting New Members

Interested in joining RCAB as a board member? Our primary recruiting month is January each year. Visit the Advisory Boards & Commissions for more information and to apply.

Bylaws & Meeting Documents

RCAB Bylaws

For more information about RCAB, email Meghan Wiebe at mwiebe@bouldercounty.gov

Minutes are posted after approval by the advisory board.

RCAB Meeting Documents

MonthAgendaMinutesHandout
JanuaryAgendaMinutes
FebruaryAgenda
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
MonthAgendaMinutesHandout
January 2022No meetingN/A
February 2022No meeting due to RCAB Annual RetreatN/A
March 2022No official meeting. Did not have quorum.N/A
April 2022AgendaMinutes Meeting held virtually on Microsoft Teams
May 2022AgendaMinutes
June 2022AgendaMinutes
July 2022AgendaMinutes
August 2022No meetingN/A
September 2022AgendaMinutes
October 2022AgendaMinutes
November 2022No meetingN/A
December 2022AgendaMinutes
MonthAgendaMinutesHandout
January 2021AgendaMinutes Meeting held virtually on Microsoft Teams
February 2021No MeetingN/A
March 2021AgendaMinutes Meeting held virtually on Microsoft Teams
April 2021AgendaMinutes Meeting held virtually on Microsoft TeamsPresentation
May 2021AgendaMinutes Meeting held virtually on Microsoft TeamsPresentation
June 2021No meetingN/A
July 2021AgendaMinutes Meeting held virtually on Microsoft Teams
August 2021AgendaMinutes Meeting held virtually on Microsoft Teams
September 2021AgendaMinutes Meeting held virtually on Microsoft Teams
October 2021Please request this agenda if it is needed.Minutes Meeting held virtually on Microsoft Teams
November 2021No Meeting
December 2021AgendaMinutes Meeting held virtually on Microsoft Teams
MonthAgendaMinutesHandout
January 2020Annual Planning RetreatNo minutesNo handouts
February 2020AgendaMinutesNo handouts
March 2020No meeting due to Covid-19n/an/a
April 2020No meeting due to Covid-19n/an/a
May 2020AgendaMinutes Meeting held virtually on Microsoft TeamsNo handouts
June 2020AgendaMinutes Meeting held virtually on Microsoft TeamsNo handouts
July 2020AgendaMinutes Meeting held virtually on Microsoft TeamsNo handouts
August 2020No meetingn/an/a
September 2020AgendaMinutes Meeting held virtually on Microsoft TeamsNo handouts
October 2020AgendaMinutes Meeting held virtually on Microsoft TeamsNo handouts
November 2020No meetingNo meetingn/a
December 2020AgendaMinutes Meeting held virtually on Microsoft Teamsn/a
MonthAgendaMinutesMeeting Handouts
January 2019Annual Planning RetreatNo minutesNo handouts
February 2019AgendaMinutesNo handouts
March 2019No meeting
April 2019AgendaMinutesNo handouts
May 2019AgendaMinutesNo handouts
June 2019AgendaMinutesPresentation
July 2019AgendaMinutesNo handouts
August 2019AgendaMinutesNo handouts
September 2019AgendaMinutesNo handouts
October 2019AgendaMinutesNo handouts
November 2019No meetingN/AN/A
December 2019Holiday eventN/AN/A
MonthAgendaMinutesMeeting Handouts
January 2018AgendaMinutesNo handouts
February 2018AgendaMinutesNo handouts
March 2018Community PresentationNo minutesHandout
April 2018AgendaMinutesNo handouts
May 2018AgendaMinutesNo handouts
June 2018No meeting
July 2018AgendaMinutesPresentation
August 2018AgendaMinutesPresentation
September 2018AgendaMinutesPresentation
October 2018AgendaMinutes
November 2018No meeting
December 2018No meeting
MonthAgendaMinutesMeeting Handouts
January 2017AgendaMinutesNo handouts
February 2017AgendaMinutesNo handouts
March 2017AgendaNo minutesHandouts
April 2017AgendaMinutesNo handouts
May 2017No meeting
June 2017AgendaMinutesNo handouts
July 2017No meeting
August 2017AgendaMinutesNo handouts
September 2017AgendaMinutesPresentation 1 Presentation 2
October 2017AgendaMinutesNo handouts
November 2017No meeting
December 2017No meeting

Board Members

Membership is comprised of the following:

  • Five at-large members, one representative from Boulder County government and one representative from each of the following organizations – Eco-Cycle, Resource Central, University of Colorado Recycling Services, Western Disposal Services, and one additional Hauler (appointed by the County Commissioners)
  • One representative from each of the following communities (appointed by the community that they represent) – Boulder, Erie, Jamestown, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Lyons, Nederland, Superior, and Ward.

Member NameMembership Role
Cody LillstromBoulder County Representative
Taishya AdamsBoulder Representative
Dan HobackErie Representative
Bridget JohnsonJamestown Representative
Lisa EvansLafayette Representative
Charlie KamenidesLongmont Representative
Kathy CarrollLyons Representative
Hannah MillerLouisville Representative
Leah HaneyNederland Representative
Aurelia CasarrubiasSuperior Representative
Joe PittsResource Central
Angie GilbertCU Recycling Services
Suzanne JonesEco-Cycle, Inc.
Tim TowndrowHauler
David Snapp (Chair)Member-at-Large
Matt LeBeauMember-at-Large
Mircalla Wozniak (Vice Chair)Member-at-Large
Eric LoofWestern Disposal
VacantWard Representative
VacantMember-at-Large
VacantMember-at-Large

Subcommittee Meetings

Recycling Ordinance Subcommittee Meeting

An informal subcommittee was formed in 2023 to create a draft recycling ordinance for use by municipalities within Boulder County seeking to improve recycling efforts in their communities. The subcommittee will create a draft ordinance to share with the broader RCAB members for final review.

The subcommittee meeting will be held virtually and may be accessed at this link: https://meet.google.com/zrc-idav-iuk?authuser=0&hs=122

Subcommittee Meeting Documents

MonthAgendaMinutesHandout
January
FebruaryAgenda
MarchAgenda
AprilAgenda
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Solid Waste & Diversion Survey

RCAB implemented a survey of its members in 2012 to gather solid waste and diversion data for 2011 by community. The survey provides a quick overview of what each town/city does for solid waste diversion, incentives, costs, tons and kinds of materials diverted.

Boulder County Community Solid Waste and Diversion Survey – 2011

Research Reports

Waste Composition Study, Boulder County, MSW Consultants 2019

Boulder County Recycling Center Analysis, Kessler Consulting, Inc., innovative waste solutions, January 2015

Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion: Baseline Information and Gap Analysis. Boulder County Zero Waste Effort, Grace Stone, Inc., January 2009

Boulder County Construction and Demolition Infrastructure Study, Materials Generation Estimate, and Market Analysis, UHG Consulting and the Center for Resource Conservation, 2011

Final Organic Waste Management Feasibility Evaluation Report for Boulder County, Colorado, Tetra Tech Inc., October 2010

Waste Composition Study, Boulder County, MSW Consultants/Cascadia , December 2010

Contact Us

Resource Conservation Division

720-564-2220
resourceconservation@bouldercounty.gov

Location

Boulder County Recycling Center
1901 63rd St.
Boulder, CO 80301
Map and Directions
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday