To Reduce Waste, There's Now A 'Bikeshare For Coffee Mugs' In Boulder
In coffee shops around Boulder, customers can now get their drinks in a free, reusable cup that they can then return.
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Despite Colorado's Green Image, People Here Produce A Lot of Trash And Flub Recycling
Read moreColoradans generate 9.6 pounds of trash per person, per day, and only about two pounds of that is recycled.
Boulder Nonprofit Eco-Cycle Wants To Build Zero Waste Communities
Read moreA zero waste community means everything a community uses, can eventually be reused.
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Recycling In Colorado Just Got Harder Thanks To New Restrictions From China
Read moreChina used to be the leading re-manufacturer of recyclable material, and took in over half of America’s recycling.
That’s It For Christmas, Colorado. Now Where Can You Recycle Those Decorations?
Read moreA brief guide on where and how to properly recycle trees, lights and wrapping paper.
Colorado's Bad at Recycling. Here's How The State's Trying to Change
Read moreNationally, 35 percent of everything Americans throw away ends up somewhere other than a landfill. In Colorado that figure is 19 percent.
Durango Tosses Free Glass Recycling Program
The city will remove the bins for collecting glass Dec. 18.Read more
Digging through trash to get to zero waste
Read moreColorado State University's waste audit aims to reduce recyclables and compost in trash bins.
Denver urges residents to recycle more
Read moreDepartment of Solid Waste continues efforts to boost 14-percent recycling rate, a figure that is three-times higher than the rate 10 years ago.
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