recycling
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Denver considers new fee-based waste diversion program
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Denver is considering expanding its residential waste services to provide weekly recycling and composting services to all customers with a new leveled fee structure. The program would charge residents in single-family homes and small multifamily buildings a different amount monthly based on the size of trash bin they need. The fee structure would charge $9…
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Bill to mandate industry-paid recycling poised to surface in Colorado House
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A proposal that would require a shift in the financial responsibility for recycling from consumers to manufacturers is generating an uproar among a diverse coalition of industries, ranging from cannabis to newspapers, big box stores to small businesses. The bill, known as the Extended Producer Responsibility Act from Rep. Lisa Cutter, has not yet been…
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CoPo interview: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock previews his 3rd term
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Big-city mayors sometimes grow stale in their third term. Policies stall out. Controversies creep in. And before they know it, someone else is running for their job as their term limit approaches. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said Wednesday that he’s determined not to let that happen to him. “I’m a guy who, I promise you,…
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Getting Denver out of the dumps and into the recycling bin
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Can an educational campaign propel Denver to the ranks of the top recycling cities in the country? After being trashed as one of the worst recycling cities in the country last year, the city will probe that question in joining with The Recycling Partnership on a pilot program. The nonprofit – which has helped…