National trade association sues Colorado in attempt to block state’s free curbside recycling plan
The New Civil Liberties Alliance on behalf of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors sued Jill Hunsaker Ryan, executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, over the state’s new free, curbside recycling plan, which was approved in December 2025 and is expected to bring free recycling to more than 700,000 businesses and homes by 2035.