Tag: Garbage
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Denver moves closer to changing noise ordinance
The city of Denver is moving forward with proposed changes to its local noise ordinance that would permit earlier garbage collection and noisier festivals but ban “plainly audible” nighttime construction. Council Bill 25-0044 got its first nod of approval from the City Council on Feb. 18 and will be back at Monday’s meeting for a…
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Denver’s aging trash collection trucks, lack of drivers could doom new ‘pay-as-you-throw’ program
Denver’s new trash collection program may be foundering before it even launches. The pay-as-you-throw program, approved by a split city council vote in June, faces an uphill battle as Denver’s Solid Waste Management Division of the Department of Transportation & Infrastructure may not be able to meet the program’s requirements, according to Denver Auditor Timothy O’Brien.…