Rachel Setzke | Eco-Cycle

Rachel Setzke (she/her) has been with Eco-Cycle since 2019. In her role as Senior Policy Advisor, she researches trends and best practices in recycling, compost, Zero Waste and circularity in order to support Eco-Cycle’s education and advocacy work. Her work has focused on providing policy and program solutions at the community and state levels as well as studying diversion access, trends and scalable solutions across Colorado and the US. Rachel is a lead author of the annual State of Recycling and Composting in Colorado Report and an author of the Municipal Blueprint for Compost Expansion. Rachel has helped draft, advocate for, and implement state laws including the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act, Producer Responsibility for packaging and batteries, and two compost bills. She is an active member of Recycle Colorado’s Board, Greater Colorado Council, and Policy Committee, as well as multiple national groups working on Extended Producer Responsibility. Rachel was born and raised in Colorado and has worked in the nonprofit sector for over 20 years.