Distributors sue Colorado to block its free curbside recycling rollout

A national trade group has sued Colorado to block its plan for free statewide curbside recycling, challenging the program’s governance by the Circular Action Alliance and its fee structure as unconstitutional and lacking transparency. The Producer Responsibility Program would be funded by packaging companies and aims to expand recycling to more than 700,000 homes and businesses by 2035, with initial fees due June 1 and rollout expected later this year or in early 2027.