Colorado’s recycling and composting rate has been stuck at half the national average for several years.

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Colorado’s recycling and composting rate has been stuck at half the national average for several years. That’s according to a new report released this week/last week/recently called The State of Recycling and Composting in Colorado.It’s put together every year by EcoCycle, a nonprofit recycler based in Boulder County, and COPIRG, the Colorado Public Interest Research Group. KGNU’s Sam Fuqua spoke with Rachel Setzke with EcoCycle, one of the co-authors of the report.

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Colorado’s recycling and composting rate has been stuck at half the national average for several years. Alexis Kenyon

Alexis Kenyon

Alexis Kenyon is an experienced radio reporter with more than 15 years of experience creating compelling, sound-rich radio stories for news outlets across the country. Kenyon has master's degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism in radio broadcast and photojournalism. She has worked in KGNU's news department since 2021 as a reporter, editor, and daily news producer. In all her work, she strives to produce thought-provoking, trustworthy journalism that makes other people's stories feel personal. In addition to audio production, Kenyon runs KGNU's news internship program and oversees the department's digital engagement.