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2021-2022 Green Business Award Winners

Congratulations to the 23 businesses recognized as Green Businesses in Lafayette for 2021-2022.  Each business that applied was awarded points based on best practices, policies, and education implemented with employees and customers. Of the 23,&a...

City offers new recycling guide for residents

In honor of America Recycles Day, the City of Lafayette is excited to announce a partnership with Recycle By City to offer residents a localized, interactive, and comprehensive recycling guide . This easy-to-use guide will help you become an excellent rec...

Apply to join the new Sustainability and Resilience Advisory Committee (SRAC)

The Lafayette Energy Sustainability Advisory Committee (LESAC) and the Waste Reduction Advisory Committee (WRAC) have joined together to form the new Sustainability and Resilience Advisory Committee (SRAC). The City recognized it had grown beyond prioriti...

New Republic Services contract to begin Oct. 1

As a result of the new contract with Republic Services, residents who are part of the City’s Three Cart Program will see enhanced benefits beginning Oct. 1.

New benefits

• Weekly compost collection 
• Multiple recycle cart size choices 
• New embe...

Lafayette joins forces with Drive Clean Colorado

Partnering with Drive Clean Colorado increases funding opportunities for alternative transportation and supports healthier air quality initiatives.

Water for our future | Agua para nuestro futuro

Message from Lafayette City Administrator Fritz Sprague | Mensaje del administrador de la ciudad de Lafayette Fritz Sprague

Water conservation tip of the week

We would like to ask for your increased efforts to limit outdoor water use to help conserve regional water supplies.

Concerning residential water use trends in Lafayette

The City is experiencing concerning trends with residential water demands. Elevated out...

Water conservation tip of the week

We would like to ask for your increased efforts to limit outdoor water use to help conserve regional water supplies.

TIP OF THE WEEK: When it rains, water accordingly. 

Watch the weather and adjust watering days and times accordingly. Watering your...

Water conservation tip of the week

We would like to ask for your increased efforts to limit outdoor water use to help conserve regional water supplies.

TIP OF THE WEEK: Don't water roads and sidewalks, fix broken sprinkler heads.  

Water lawns, plants and trees - not roads ...

Water conservation tip of the week

We would like to ask for your increased efforts to limit outdoor water use to help conserve regional water supplies.

TIP OF THE WEEK: Water twice a week. 

Watering twice a week will make grass roots grow deeper and allow the grass to last longer wi...

Water conservation tip of the week

We would like to ask for your increased efforts to limit outdoor water use to help conserve regional water supplies.

TIP OF THE WEEK: Let grass grow longer before cutting it. 

Raise lawn mower blades and protect lawns from heat by letting grass gro...

Updated request - Delay and save

April 28, 2022, update:

We would like to ask for your increased efforts to limit outdoor water use. 

As of April 20, the City is seeing our typical residential winter water usage (~two million gallons/day) double, and usage jumped to five million g...

Three Cart Program - proposals simplified | Programa de los tres carros: propuestas simplificadas

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In December 2021, Republic Services and Western Disposal submitted proposals to be considered for the City’s Three Cart waste hauling contract which exp...

Lafayette receives $42,838 grant to support sustainability initiatives

The City of Lafayette has been awarded a $42,838 grant from the Boulder County Sustainability Matching Grant Program. This funding will support the following projects; 

• augmenting Boulder County Partners for a Clean Environment (PACE) business sus...

Lafayette one of 20 Colorado communities now “Open for Solar Business”

Twenty cities, towns, and counties in Colorado, including Lafayette, have now received designation from the national SolSmart program for making it faster, easier, and more affordable for homes and businesses to go solar. Colorado now ties California for ...