30Jul
DOUGLAS COUNTY, CO – An ‘Earth Cube’ solar composter and ‘Sunbolt’ solar powered workstations are coming to a school near you. These are two of the $36,000 in solar prizes won by Douglas County schools as part of the Renew Our Schools competition. The competition, run by Resource Central, a nonprofit based in Boulder, helped Read More
26Jul
BOULDER, CO – Families with extra garden tools or unneeded power tools are encouraged to donate them for community members in need. Resource Central, a conservation-focused nonprofit based in Boulder, encourages community members to donate them at its building materials reuse facility at 6400 Arapahoe in Boulder. Tools in good condition will be made available Read More
08May
As Colorado families start their sprinklers for the season, a local nonprofit is kicking off a new initiative to ensure families don’t get soaked by soggy landscapes and leaky fixtures. Resource Central, a nonprofit based in Boulder, has launched H2Own It — a new water conservation initiative to engage thousands of Colorado residents with easy Read More
21Mar
BOULDER, CO – Local residents thinking about their next home improvement project have two new, eco-friendly options for saving money thanks to a nonprofit conservation program. The public is invited to a community Tool Sale this Saturday, March 24 where hundreds of donated power tools, saws, drills, shovels, weed whackers, lawnmowers, and more will be Read More
19Mar
DENVER – With spring landscape season nearly here, Denver-area families are participating in water conservation programs at a scorching pace, according to Resource Central, a nonprofit based in Boulder. Three times as many families have reserved drought-tolerant Garden In A Box kits this month – that’s 2200 xeriscape gardens in just two weeks – compared Read More
12Dec
We’re excited to announce that the nonprofit Center for ReSource Conservation has shortened our name to Resource Central. It reflects how we’ve become a community hub for high-impact conservation programs, helping nearly 500,000 families improve their homes, conserve natural resources, and save money. And we’re just getting started. We’re seeing significant growth in our programs because Read More
05May
Following is a statement by Neal Lurie, President of the nonprofit Center for ReSource Conservation on the organization’s toilet upgrade program recently launched in Boulder County. “Interest in water conservation is soaring, so we’re scaling up to meet that demand. We’re doubling the number of technicians to install twice as many water-saving toilets each week. Read More
19Apr
Center for ReSource Conservation, Eco-Cycle, and Boulder County partner for Earth Day water conservation & recycling event April 22-23 BOULDER COUNTY – April 19, 2016 – This Earth Day, hundreds of local families will trade in their old, water-wasting toilets for new, high-efficiency models saving millions gallons of water. It’s part of a new water Read More
06Jan
Reuse of building materials at regional facility nearly double the annual amount from just six years ago BOULDER, CO – January 6, 2016 – ReSource, the building materials donation and reuse facility in east Boulder, set a record in 2015 for the greatest amount of materials diverted from landfills in a single year. More than Read More
08Dec
BOULDER, CO December 7, 2015 – Pomona High School and Campbell Elementary came out on top in the ReNew Our Schools competition in the Jefferson County School District. The two schools were among a dozen that completed an intense month-long competition to save energy in their buildings, as well as in their homes. The 12 Read More
