20-year waste diversion goals set for Colorado

    The Colorado Solid and Hazardous Waste Commission recently approved statewide waste diversion goals, aiming to increase the amount of waste diverted from landfills by recycling and composting over the next 20 years.
    In 2016, Colorado’s waste diversion rate was only 19 percent — well below the national average of 35 percent. When scrap metal recycling is excluded, Colorado’s waste diversion rate falls to 12 percent.
    The new goals challenge Colorado to meet the national average for waste diversion by 2026 and to match the current diversion rate of the best-performing states—around 45 percent—by 2036.

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