Recycling Blog
Sustainability in Progress Podcast
Colorado Industrial Recycling was invited by Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future to participate in the Sustainability in Progress podcast. The podcast focuses on sustainability efforts in the Pikes Peak area. The episode on which we contributed was focused on green business. Specifically, we discussed our role as a Gold-level member of the Colorado Green Business Network. Click below to hear the episode.
Colorado Industrial Recycling 2025 Annual Report
It was another busy year at Colorado Industrial Recycling. We continue to make investments to expand our operational capacity, while working hard to maintain our rigorous standards for service, safety, and environmental sustainability. These efforts involved making investments in property and equipment. It also involved investing in our people; we promoted two long-tenured employees into management positions. In 2025, Colorado Industrial Recycling was recertified as a gold member of the Colorado Green Business Network (CGBN). We remain the only recycler in Colorado to have achieved this prestigious honor.
Colorado Industrial Recycling 2024 Annual Report
2024 was another eventful year. We implemented several changes to our operations that we believe will strengthen our safety and environmental programs. We also believe these changes will positively impact our stakeholder satisfaction in the years to come. It was also a year in which we received recognition from our local community. Colorado Industrial Recycling was selected as the Social Impact Business of the Year by the Better Business Bureau. We were humbled by the honor.
CIR is the 2024 Social Impact Business of the Year!
Colorado Industrial Recycling was the co-winner of the Social Impact Business of the Year at the 7th Annual Prism Awards. The prestigious honor recognizes purpose-driven businesses that positively impact our community. The recognition is through the Southern Colorado Impact Group, a partner organization of the Better Business Bureau.
Colorado Industrial Recycling 2023 Annual Report
2023 was all about building capacity for the future. We made some significant changes to our process flow and site layout to improve our operations. This redesign will allow us to process more scrap vehicles and improve our efficiency in shipping out material. In addition to these changes, we also continue to invest in equipment. 2023 was year two of a three-year project to do a comprehensive update of our fleet of heavy mobile equipment. We finished the year with one of the more significant investments we’ve made in recent years, we hired a new Director of Operations.
Colorado Industrial Recycling 2022 Annual Report
2022 was another busy year for Colorado Industrial Recycling. We took on several special projects during the year and made a variety investments to our yard and infrastructure. After undergoing a thorough audit, Colorado Industrial Recycling was selected to be part of the inaugural class of recognized business within the Colorado Green Business Network (CGBN), a state-run program that recognizes organizations for outstanding environmental performance. CIR was certified at the gold level of membership, the highest level of environmental recognition in the state of Colorado. We were the first recycler and the first business in southern Colorado to obtain gold status in the program!
