Tag: Composting
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Colorado waste companies partner for one-stop collection service
Three of the state’s largest solid waste companies have partnered to create a new one-stop solution for segmented waste collection along the Front Range. Earlier this month, 5280 Waste Solutions announced a new partnership with Compost Colorado and Wompost to offer business and residential customers from Boulder to Greenwood Village an all-in-one package for trash,…
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Denver moves forward with composting and recycling enforcement
More than two years after Denver voters approved a ballot initiative aimed at increasing recycling and composting across the city’s businesses, residential buildings, and construction sites, the city will now finalize implementation and enforcement. Denver City Council members voted 10 to 2 to approve Council Bill 25-0628, which amends the city code related to the…
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Denver’s Waste No More initiative returns to council on Monday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Back in November of 2022, Denver voters approved the Waste No More ballot initiative, which aims to increase recycling and composting across the city’s businesses, residential buildings, construction sites and events in an effort to divert waste from landfills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Although…
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DOTI holding annual Mulch Giveaway May 4
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Looking for mulch or compost to help build up your garden before the summer officially kicks off? Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) has you covered — literally. DOTI will be holding their annual Mulch and Compost Giveaway on Saturday, May 4 from 8 a.m.…
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Denver council will hold courtesy public hearing, second vote on expanded waste services program next week
Denver City Council approved on first reading a new pay-as-you-throw waste services proposal in a split 11-2 vote. It will hold a one-hour courtesy public hearing on the proposal at the final reading next week. While council members supported the intentions of the program, some felt that without a more comprehensive education plan, adding a…
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Denver committee moves fee-based waste services program to full council
Denver’s Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure committee on Tuesday advanced a pay-as-you-throw waste services proposal to the full council, with a goal of kicking off the program on Jan 1. While most council members want to improve Denver’s waste diversion rate, some had concerns about getting residents properly educated on the program and the impacts…
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Denver committee hears additional details on volume-based trash program
Denver City Council’s Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee heard additional details on the city’s proposed volume-based waste services on Tuesday. The proposed 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 for a…
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Briefing on expanded waste program coming to Denver committee this week
Denver City Council’s Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure committee will hear its second informational briefing this Tuesday on a proposal to expand waste services with fees based on volume of trash going into the landfill. City officials said the conversation will be around implementation. The proposed program would charge residents in single-family homes and small…
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New plan aims to double Denver’s recycling, composting rates
Denver on Tuesday released a new Sustainable Resource Management Plan detailing its goal to divert 50% of all solid waste from landfills to recycling or composting by 2027 and to increase its diversion rate to 70% by 2032. The plan, which is a collaboration between the Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency, the Department…