The City of Colorado Springs received funding from the Colorado Circular Communities (C3) to complete a waste characterization study and Waste Diversion Action Plan. The City has contracted Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) to complete the study and plan which are anticipated to be completed by Q4 2025.
About
Background
To understand the waste management system of Colorado Springs, the project team conducted a field inspection, a two-season waste characterization study, and a system evaluation including stakeholder interviews, infrastructure scan, policy review, comparative city review, tonnage modeling, gap analysis, and economic impact analysis. Findings of these activities and additional stakeholder engagement to take place in October 2025 will inform the final recommendations included in the Waste Diversion Action Plan.
Goals
The goal of this project is to generate an action-ready plan that outlines short and long-term strategies that the city can implement to increase waste diversion.
Funding
This project is funded by the Colorado Circular Communities.
Colorado Springs Waste Characterization Video
This project is funded by the Colorado Circular Communities (formerly the Front Range Waste Diversion).
Public Engagement
The City is seeking residential and business participants for each of the following 60-minute stakeholder meetings:
- Residents (including residents of single-family homes, condos, apartments, mobile home parks, etc.)
- Option1: Tuesday, October 14, 12–1 p.m. or
- Option 2: Wednesday, October 22, 5:30–6:30 p.m.
- Businesses & Institutions (including business owners, employees, representatives, etc.)
- Tuesday, October 21, 10–11 a.m.
- Solid Waste Service Providers (including representatives of waste haulers, waste processing facilities, composting organizations, recycling agencies, etc.)
- Wednesday, October 15, 1–2 p.m.
All meetings will be held over Zoom. Translator services are available upon request.
Interested? Learn more and fill out the interest form at the link below:
Unable to attend a meeting? We still want to hear from you! Residents will have the opportunity to complete a brief survey in Nov.