Local Recycling Efforts in High Gear

A coalition of local agencies, including the City of Idaho Springs, the Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District, the Transfer Station, Rite of Passage, and the Clear Creek County Open Space Commission, was recently awarded a grant that provided us 60 recycling bins.

The grant was sponsored by
Coca-Cola and the National Recycling Coalition.

The local coalition has been placing the bins in public places, including City Hall and the Rec Center, and in businesses around town to encourage recycling.

We will apply for the grant program again to try and obtain different bins that can be used in outdoor locations such as parks.

As a community service, our young citizens at the Colorado Qualifying House (CQH) of Rite of Passage
have been volunteering to take the recyclables to the Transfer Station as a community service.

For more information about what's happening with CCC's Open Space, check out the
Clear Creek Open Space Commission's Site