Outstanding Recycling Innovation: Eco Cycle – Zero Waste Event Kit (Boulder, CO)

            Launched on Earth Day 2007, Eco-Cycle’s do-it-yourself Zero Waste Event Kit comes complete with compostable single-use tableware, compost collection bins, tips for Zero Waste entertaining, and educational signage and guidelines—everything needed to make a gathering at home or at work a waste-free event. The affordable, easy-to-use kit is ideal for events up to 250 people, such as business meetings, birthday parties, church gatherings, weddings, school events, family reunions and backyard barbecues. Since April 2007, Eco-Cycle has distributed 530 kits and diverted an estimated 21,492 pounds of compostable and recyclable materials from the landfill. In addition to the value of diverting compostable materials from the landfill, the kit also serves as an important outreach tool.