Boulder Zero Waste Trips, LLC offers 3-night/2-day, guided field trips to Boulder, Colorado for government leaders, community groups, teachers, school administrators, business decision-makers and anyone who is interested in sustainability. You are invited to come and experience Zero Waste and learn how to implement these strategies in your community.

When you arrive in Boulder you will stay in a Zero Waste hotel and eat at Zero Waste restaurants. For two days you will visit local Zero Waste businesses and non-profits to see Zero Waste in action. You can speak with government staff and officials and discover how members of your community can work together towards true Materials Sustainability - Zero Waste!

If you're coming for a Monday/Tuesday tour we can schedule your visit to start early so you can enjoy more of what Boulder, Colorado has to offer. Or take a Thursday/Friday Boulder Zero Waste Trip and stay the weekend!

Please contact caroline@zerowastetrips.com for more information and to schedule your group to be fully immersed in the Zero Waste way of living.

Why Boulder? Boulder's Zero Waste program is considered the best between St. Louis and California. Though the area has some of the lowest tipping fees in the country, and no shortage of land for fill purposes, they have still use progressive, environmentally-friendly thinking toward waste management. Both the City of Boulder and Boulder County have taken the initiative and applied the necessary leadership in order to adopt Zero Waste resolutions. The committed leaders, both governmental and private sector, are willing to share their experiences and expertise with municipalities and private citizens who would like to come to see for themselves how a community can work together to keep our land, air and water clean, while being fiscally responsible and creating Green Sector Jobs.

• See Caroline's article: Other voices: WTE plants don´t remove need for landfills published January 10, 2012