Food Waste Reduction Food Matters Denver promotes strategies that can have a significant impact on reducing the amount of food being wasted in the City and County of Denver.
How to Compost In partnership with Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability & Resiliency, Denver Urban Gardens offers free classes in composting weekly during the growing season.
Recycle, Compost, & Trash in Denver Find information on recycling, composting and trash services in your areas.
Bring Your Own Bag Program Explore how Colorado’s ban on single-use plastic carryout bags, effective January 1, 2024, intersects with Denver's efforts. Learn about Denver's fee on disposable bags and its role in reducing waste and landfill usage.
Skip the Stuff, Say No to Single-Use Condiments & Service Ware Denver requires all retail food establishments to provide single-use condiments and single-use service ware only upon request by a customer.
Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency Discover how Denver collaborates with departments, governmental entities, and community partners to build a sustainable, resilient, and climate-safe future.
Zero Waste Denver has progressive goals to reduce waste in the city. This goes beyond recycling and composting. Our work is to reduce waste in the first place and develop a thriving circular economy in Denver.
Donating & Locations Learn how licensed food establishments can donate food that has not been served, including any raw, cooked, processed, or prepared food, ice, beverage, or ingredients used or intended for use, in whole or in part for human consumption, with the condition that the items be wholesome. This includes packaged and prepared foods.
Waste No More Plan Learn how the 2020 Solid Waste Master Plan Update will guide the City in creating an updated vision and plan for sustainable materials management collection infrastructure, support, end-markets, and policy for the next ten years.