# C.R.S. § 25-16.5-103: 25-16.5-103. Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** C.R.S. § 25-16.5-103
- **Heading:** 25-16.5-103. Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Colorado
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** CO Code / Title 25 / Article 16.5 / Section 25-16.5-103

## Text

25-16.5-103. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Circular economy" has the meaning set forth in section 25-17-601 (2).

(2) "Colorado circular communities enterprise" or "enterprise" means the Colorado circular communities enterprise created in section 25-16.5-109 (3).

(3) "Department" means the department of public health and environment.

(4) "Federal act" means the federal "Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act of 1986", 42 U.S.C. sec. 11001 et seq., Title III of the federal "Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986", Pub.L. 99-499.

(5) "Hazardous substance" means those chemicals defined as hazardous substances under section 313 of the federal "Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986" (SARA Title III), as amended, and sections 101 (14) and 102 of the federal "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980" (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. sec. 9601 et seq., as amended.

(6) "Local government" means a statutory or home rule city, county, or city and county.

(7) "Organic materials" has the meaning set forth in section 25-17-901 (5).

(8) "School" means:

(a) A school of a school district;

(b) A district charter school, as defined in section 22-11-103 (12);

(c) An institute charter school, as defined in section 22-30.5-502 (6);

(d) An approved facility school, as defined in section 22-2-402 (1); or

(e) A board of cooperative services, as defined in section 22-5-103 (2).

(9) "State institution of higher education" has the meaning set forth in section 23-18-102 (10).

(10) "Sustainability" means nonregulatory activities that, for both current and future generations, protect the environment, support local and state economics, and promote public health.

(11) "Waste diversion and aversion" or "waste diversion or aversion" means the sustainable design, production, distribution, consumption, recoverability, reuse, waste prevention, repair, collection, and recycling of a variety of materials, including construction and demolition materials, single-stream materials, technology and electronic materials; food recovery; and the composting of raw and reused materials, including organic materials.

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