{"id":26478,"date":"2026-03-01T19:26:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T19:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/?page_id=26478"},"modified":"2026-04-21T23:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T23:00:55","slug":"50-years","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/about-us\/50-years\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n        #myVideo_mp4{\n        position: absolute; z-index: -99; width: 100%; height: 100%;top:0;left:0;\n    }\n    banner-image-1 iframe,\n    banner-1 iframe{\n        width: 100%;\n        height: 100%;\n    }\n    .banner-1.full-block .mob-banner-sect.high-content-arrow {\n\t\tpadding:64% 0 0 0 !important;\n\t}\n    .banner-1.full-block .mob-banner-sect.high-content-arrow .banner-txt-1 {\n\t\ttop: 10%;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"banner-1 full-block large-banner   \">\n        <div class=\"mob-banner-sect lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;background-repeat: no-repeat;\n    background-size: cover;height:auto;padding:56.25% 0 0 0;\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/50-Years-Banner.jpg)\">\n            <div class=\"banner-txt-1\">\n                                                                                <h1>50 Years<\/h1>\n                                <h3>Join Eco-Cycle in celebrating an exciting community milestone<\/h3>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <div class=\"banner-image-1 banner-image-mobile lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\"\n              data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/50-Years-Banner.jpg)\">\n\n                     \n        \n<script>\n  \/\/ 2. 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Rather than waiting for &ldquo;someone&rdquo; to fix it, they decided to create a solution themselves&mdash;an alternative to the &ldquo;business as usual&rdquo; system of discarding used materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buying retired school buses and staffing them with volunteers, they drove across the community to collect paper, glass, and aluminum from the curbs of neighbors willing to try something different from the trash can.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That grassroots spark caught on and eventually grew into the state&rsquo;s first (and the nation&rsquo;s largest) outdoor recycling facility, where 40,000 tons of resources were collected and sorted each year, despite high winds and snowstorms. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was the birth of Colorado&rsquo;s first curbside recycling program<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&mdash;powered by people, by community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/about-us\/our-history\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the past five decades<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we&rsquo;ve built new recovery systems, developed local markets, and championed the most progressive Zero Waste policies in Colorado&rsquo;s history. We recover these natural resources to protect the ones still standing&mdash;and we do it in partnership with a community willing to step forward with us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>And we&rsquo;re not finished. The next chapter is already underway.<\/b><\/p>\n<h4><b>Be part of what&rsquo;s next!<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/about-us\/how-change-happens\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See how we make change, together<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/about-us\/our-history\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about our history<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See upcoming events below, and share your story with us!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26900 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sponsor-List-4.21.26-605x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"1024\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sponsor-List-4.21.26-605x1024.png 605w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sponsor-List-4.21.26-177x300.png 177w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sponsor-List-4.21.26-768x1299.png 768w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sponsor-List-4.21.26-908x1536.png 908w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sponsor-List-4.21.26-1211x2048.png 1211w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sponsor-List-4.21.26-74x125.png 74w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sponsor-List-4.21.26-scaled.png 1514w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 605px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 605\/1024;\" \/><\/span><\/p> \n\n                <\/section>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>    \n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><section class=\"inner-page full-block resource_callout_block   \" style=\"padding-top: 10px;padding-bottom: 25px;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 0;\">\n    <div class=\"quote_content_ar\">\n        <div class=\"quote_block\">\n            <p><strong>\u201cThat solemn duty and obligation to save our planet starts here at home; it starts with the work that each and every one of us are doing in our community every day to make recycling and conservation a pillar of life in the United States. And there is no organization, I believe, in our country that is doing a better job of that than Eco-Cycle.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n            <span>&#8211; Joe Neguse, US Congressman<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"sidebar-text-block-sec\" style=\"margin-top:20px; margin-bottom:20px;\n     padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px;\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-sm-3 sidebar-left \">\n                <aside id=\"secondary\" class=\"widget-area\">\n                                        <div class= \"sidebar_menu_ar\" style=\"display:none !important\"> \n                                                                        <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/about-us\/\">ABOUT US<\/a><\/h2>\n                           \n                            <div class=\"menu-about-zero-waste-container aaa\">\n                                <ul id=\"menu-about-zero-waste sss\" class=\"menu\">\n                                    \n                                                                        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/about-us\/mission-vision-theory-of-change\/\">Our Mission, Vision &#038; Theory of Change<\/a><\/li>\n                                   \n                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/about-us\/how-change-happens\/\">How Change Happens<\/a><\/li>\n                                   \n                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/about-us\/our-history\/\">Our History<\/a><\/li>\n                                   \n                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/about-us\/social-enterprise\/\">Social Enterprise<\/a><\/li>\n                                   \n                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/about-us\/board-of-directors\/\">Board of Directors<\/a><\/li>\n                                   \n                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/about-us\/justice-equity-diversity-inclusion\/\">Justice, Equity, Diversity &#038; Inclusion Mandate<\/a><\/li>\n                                   \n                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/about-us\/ambr-recyclers\/\">Alliance for Mission-Based Recycling (AMBR)<\/a><\/li>\n                                   \n                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/about-us\/annual-reports\/\">Annual Reports<\/a><\/li>\n                                   \n                                               \n                                <\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>            \n                <\/aside>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-sm-9  arrow-bullet-list-blue \">\n                <section class=\"section-sidbar-block-pd   sidebar-page-main-column  inner-first  inner-page shift alternating-img-block\">\n                    <h2>Help Us Celebrate Our 50th-Year Community Milestone<\/h2>\n<h4>Upcoming Events<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>March 17, 2026<\/strong>&nbsp; &#8211; Family Tours and Lorax screening @ The Boulder County Recycling Center, Celebrating the Boulder County Recycling Center&rsquo;s 25th Anniversary<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>April 21, 2026<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/BEhzkFllHEWEjo6fRSZfqg2?nvep=&amp;hmac=&amp;emci=2b681f8e-362d-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&amp;emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&amp;ceid=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Film Screening of <em>Single-Use Planet<\/em><\/a> @ The Dairy Arts Center<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>June 5, 2026<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/bolder.bid\/app\/public\/bidapp\/ecocycle50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">50th Anniversary Celebration Fundraiser<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>July 10, 2026<\/strong> &#8211; Community Event: &ldquo;Our Path to Zero Waste: 50 Years of Community Will&rdquo; @ Museum of Boulder Exhibit Opening<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned for more events to come!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Share Your Eco-Story<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we say Eco-Cycle is a community-based organization, we mean it. YOU are Eco-Cycle, and we want to hear your story. Whether you volunteered in the early days on school buses or on our board, attended a Green Star School as a kid and it shaped how you see the world, are a past or current volunteer, helped pass policy, are a regular at the CHaRM, or engage with our work in any other way&mdash;we&#8217;d love to hear from you. Your story may be about what you&#8217;ve contributed to Eco-Cycle, or about what this movement has meant to your life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we celebrate 50 years, we want to hear from the people who make and have made this movement possible. We want to celebrate YOU&mdash;the community that is Eco-Cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Submit your story by video!<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please film horizontally (landscape mode) on your phone<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose a quiet space with clear audio (or use a mic)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just be yourself&mdash;tell it the way you&rsquo;d tell a friend.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We may share your story publicly&mdash;on social media, at events, on our website, and in emails to subscribers&mdash;so others can see the real people behind this work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To submit your video or written story, email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:kylie@ecocycle.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kylie@ecocycle.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your video file is too large to attach, we&rsquo;ll send you a link to upload it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you for being part of Eco-Cycle&rsquo;s story. 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