Eagle must come together as a community dedicated to sustainability. We can only make significant improvements through collective action. The Town government will aim to provide information to residents to allow them to make informed decisions. Check back often for updates on energy and water conservation, recycling and waste management, and other ways to reduce your environmental footprint.
The 2007 TOE resident survey showed that 45% of the respondents wanted a curbside recycling program even if it meant an increase in the trash bill. The Town responded, and since April 1st 2009 Eagle residents have been recycling their paper and commingled materials right at the curb. Two green recycling bins were delivered by Vail Honeywagon, which took over the trash collection and will be providing the recycling services, to all single-family residences and smaller town home units. A calendar of service dates and holidays was delivered along with the bins and is available on the Honeywagon website.
Since April 2009 the curbside recycling program has collected almost 1,000 cubic yards of material and has been able to reduce the amount of trash taken to the landfill by 12% from 2008.
Recycling is picked up every other week on the same day as your trash. The Town of Eagle will continue to bill for the service, which will increase to $22.75 per month. Cardboard will not be picked up at the curbside and needs to be taken to the drop-off facility located on Fairgrounds Road. The Town Public Works Shop will continue to accept used motor oil. Yard waste can be brought to the Waste Water Treatment plant on Violet Lane just west of the Sylvan Lake Rd roundabout.
Please visit our recycling page for more resources, education, and fun with recycling.
CAST Reusable Bag Challenge
The Town of Eagle, along with 30 other towns across the West, participated in a competition to see which town will be able to decrease its consumption of single-use plastic shopping bags most. The competition was organized by the Colorado Association of Ski Towns. Local merchants were asked to keep track of the number of reusablebags that their customers use. The completion started on March 1st and ended on September 1st 2009.
To help the effort, the Town of Eagle purchased and gave away 2,000 reusable bags with the slogan "Healthy Environment, Strong Community, Support Local Businesses." These bags were distributed at Party for the Planet, several athletic events, and Potato Palooza. In addition, many businesses in Eagle sell reusable bags.
Eagle ended up 12th out of 31 towns with 56,842 reusable bags. This translates to the elimination of over 142,000 plastic bags!! The overall total of plastic bags eliminated for the whole competition was an incredible 5.3 million.
The following local businesses either participated in or supported the competition.
Alpine Ambiance
Fusion!
Mountain Pedaler
Broadway Liquors
Green Closet
Nearly Everything Store & Eagle Pharmacy
City Market
Inkahoots
Thrifty Shoppe
Eagle Liquor Mart
Kidtopia
Everyday Outfitters
Mommy and Me Boutique
Conservation
One of the best ways to reduce your environmental impact is to use only as much as you need of any one resource. The resource may be energy or water, for example, but the idea of not wasting resources can be applied to anything from shopping, when the resource is money, to your daily schedule, where the resource is time. Ultimately, conservation is not just the right choice, it's the only choice. Learn more.
The 2007 TOE resident survey showed that 45% of the respondents wanted a curbside recycling program even if it meant an increase in the trash bill. The Town responded, and since April 1st 2009 Eagle residents have been recycling their paper and commingled materials right at the curb. Two green recycling bins were delivered by Vail Honeywagon, which took over the trash collection and will be providing the recycling services, to all single-family residences and smaller town home units. A calendar of service dates and holidays was delivered along with the bins and is available on the 
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