Integrated Solid Waste and Materials Management Plan

2025 Update to the Colorado Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, with funding from a Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant provided by the Environmental Protection Agency, has contracted with Resource Recycling Systems to create an update to the Colorado Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan. The updated Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan will support Colorado’s solid waste stakeholders by estimating the future generation of wastes from the renewable energy sector, creating a disaster debris template for local governments, addressing disaster debris management needs, evaluating and recommending improvements to waste diversion policies and tracking, and aligning local efforts with national goals for recycling and food waste reduction.  

Resource Recycling Systems, in partnership with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, will host three different series of stakeholder meetings to discuss each element of the plan. Disaster debris, renewable energy waste streams and waste diversion meetings are scheduled for the dates and times below. These meetings will gather insights from stakeholders to identify needs, gaps, and strategies across these focus areas. By participating in these meetings you will help shape effective policies and strategies that benefit Colorado’s communities and environment.

Please contact Coryanne Mansell, cmansell@recycle.com, if you would like to register for any of the stakeholder meetings listed below.

David Snapp is the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s contact for the plan development and may be contacted at david.snapp@state.co.us.