Colorado’s EPR Rollout Moves Forward
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The Circular Action Alliance (CAA) has outlined its edu- cation and outreach strategy under Colorado’s extended producer responsibility law. The Producer Responsibility for Statewide Recycling Act requires packaging and paper producers to join the PRO in order to to sell products in the state. Under the law, manufacturers will begin paying a responsibility fee in January 2026. CAA identified barriers to recycling participation and strategies to increase recycling rates. Among them was cost, which factored into a recycling rate of only 16%, ac- cording to Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment. The new EPR law will take funds from manufacturers to establish a free residential recycling system for residents in 2026; plans are to expand access to small businesses by 2030. The goal, organizers say, is to make sure partici- pation is strong once those programs roll out.
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Researchers found that, while Colorado’s natural beau- ty would motivate action, lack of service and trust in the re- cycling process keeps many residents skeptical. The CAA reports only about 20 percent of rural Colorado house- holds for example, have had access to service. The campaign should overcome those barriers, she said. A needs assessment the CAA performed found the additional funding and marketing should: • Increase the recycling rate to 47-60 percent by 2035 • Expand curbside recycling to 500,000 new households • Create 600,000 tons per year of additional capacity for commingled recyclable materials To achieve this, the RecycleOn Colorado campaign will lean into Colorado’s unique traits while touting recycling’s benefits. When it launches in 2026, the campaign will push awareness and understanding of the new recycling pro- gram in an attempt to build trust and boost participation. That umbrella is made so that it’s usable in the other states in which CAA operates, including California, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Oregon. Ads are targeted to the local market – one in Colorado promotes “free service from Fort Collins to Four Corners” – but are meant to make the RecycleOn campaign a trusted face for recycling.
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October 27, 2025
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