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Recycling Center Open 7 Days

Recycling Center Open 7 Days The Erie Recycling Center has returned to 7-days per week operations between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.! Please make sure to continue only recycling accepted materials – no plastic bags or Styrofoam, and don&apos...

Volunteers Needed: November Composting Event

The Sustainability Advisory Board is seeking volunteers interested in donating their time to another successful composing event, on either Nov. 6 or Nov. 14 – or both! If interested, please visit www.erieco.gov/Composting to sign up and...

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Have you heard? The Town of Erie has new Chargepoint EV chargers! The newly installed EV charging stations were used more than 70 times in the first month, equating to nine trees planted and reducing greenhouse gas emissions for 10 years!&nbs...

Free Landfill Voucher Available Until Sept. 18

Residents - don't forget to register for a voucher (one per household) for free access to the landfill through Sept. 18 during hours of operation (6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday and 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays; closed on Sundays and holidays)...

What is Recyclable?

Confusion around the question of "what is recyclable?" can be a big hurdle for many of us! Whether you're recycling through a curbside recycling program or dropping off your recyclables at the Erie Drop Off Center, check out these&n...

Clean Air Champions

On Sept. 10, the Regional Air Quality Council presented Erie's Sustainability team with a Clean Air Champions award for progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improvements to monitoring local air quality. The recognition included the o...

Erie EV Showcase & Ride and Drive Event

Don't be spooked by EV range! Put on your costume, bring your electric vehicle and stop by the Erie Community Center to see why everyone is so excited about electric vehicles in Erie! Free tacos and candy to charge-up for Boo on Briggs Street...W...

Erie Litter Pickup (and Pizza) at Reliance Park

Join Eco-Cycle for a community clean-up starting at Reliance Park, and help pick up litter along Coal Creek! Litter gets washed into waterways through rain and weather, so by focusing on Coal Creek we are keeping plastic litter from further breaking down ...

Fall Tree Incentives

The Residential Tree Rebate Program and the New Home Tree Incentive Program are open for the fall planting season!

• Tree Rebate Program: Residents are eligible to receive up to a $150 utility bill credit with proof of a qualifying tree purchase!
• New Build Tr...

What to do with leaves?

Sending fallen leaves to the landfill creates methane – a powerful greenhouse gas. But composting leaves helps build healthy soils! So join other Erie residents in free leaf (and pumpkin) composting events at the Erie Recycling Center on Saturda...

Myth Busters Electric Vehicle Event

Back by popular demand is another electric vehicle event! Join the Town on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, from 4-7 p.m. at the Erie Community Center (450 Powers Street) to learn more about electric vehicles in cold climates and colder temperatures.

EVs Made Easy: Two-Part Classroom

On Dec. 15 and 16, consumers can attend a two-part electric vehicle (EV) classroom series via Zoom. These events, coordinated by Northern Colorado Clean Cities (NCCC), GRID Alternatives Colorado, and Xcel Energy, intend to provide a unique opportunity for...

Holiday Sustainability Tips

It's no surprise that we generate more waste with wrapping and packaging and use more electricity on lights during the holidays. The Sustainability Advisory Board has prepared some tips to help reduce our environmental footprint this hol...