Iron Woman Logistics Services (Iron Woman) announced the award of a major grant from Colorado Circular Communities (C3) to develop a full-scale construction and demolition (C&D) recycling facility. The project represents a major step聽 forward in closing a critical gap in Colorado鈥檚 waste infrastructure and accelerating the聽 state鈥檚 transition to a circular economy.
Construction and demolition is the largest waste stream in Colorado, yet the Denver metro region has聽historically lacked facilities capable of sorting and recovering these materials at scale. The new Denver聽C&D recycling facility will provide essential infrastructure to support Denver鈥檚 landmark Universal聽Recycling and Composting Ordinance, regional diversion goals, and the development of robust circular聽material markets.
鈥淲e are so excited to be leading the way in reuse and circularity by building a state-of-the-art C&D聽recycling facility focused on building today for a sustainable tomorrow,鈥� said Shaun Egan of Iron聽Woman.
The new facility is designed to process mixed C&D waste at scale, recovering a wide range of materials聽for recycling and reuse. In addition, through a collaboration with Circular Colorado, the facility will be聽part of Circular Colorado鈥檚 planned innovation hub for developing new end markets for recovered聽materials鈥攁 critical element of the circular economy.
鈥淭his project represents a critical step forward in developing Colorado鈥檚 circular economy,鈥� said Laurie聽Johnson, Founder and CEO of Circular Colorado and the Director of the Circular Economy Development聽Center. 鈥淏y proving the viability of large-scale material recovery and creating a hub for end market聽development, this facility moves us from theory to practice. It鈥檚 an essential step in building the聽closed-loop systems that will reduce waste, conserve resources, and strengthen our local economy.鈥�
The C3 grant will fund essential capital investments in site preparation, facility construction, and advanced sorting equipment鈥攌ey barriers that have previously prevented such facilities from launching in the region. By establishing a reliable, high-volume supply of recycled materials, the Iron Woman C&D recycling聽facility will advance Colorado鈥檚 economic and environmental priorities, reduce the carbon footprint of聽new construction, and create a scalable model for a more circular future.