During the Oct. 21 council meeting, Laura Rosenbaum presented the Littleton City Council with the South Metro Waste Diversion Plan, a regional initiative by Colorado Circular Communities Enterprises (C3), aimed at improving recycling rates and reducing landfill waste across the southern Denver metro area over a 10-year span. The council unanimously adopted the plan at the meeting, with council member Patrick Driscoll being the only exception due to his absence.
The plan was developed in partnership with the cities of Centennial, Englewood, and Sheridan, hoping for a major step toward coordinated waste reduction efforts throughout the south metro region. With the plan’s adoption, the council gave city staff the green light to proceed with further research and outreach and to eventually present draft ordinances for official approval.
In her presentation, Rosenbaum said the South Metro Waste Diversion Plan lays out strategic initiatives to boost waste diversion, modernize recycling systems, and transition to a circular economy 鈥� an economic model dedicated to maximizing material use through sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing, and recycling to minimize waste. It calls for baseline data collection, assessments of current waste management conditions, and the creation of city-specific implementation strategies.