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As the fall colors start to fade and leaves drop to the ground, it's a common habit to bag them up – but those leaves can be very beneficial to the environment.

A lot of Coloradans love the idea of recycling. But our recycling habits are in the dumps. Perhaps our trashy rates have something to do with the act of recycling. It seems like the rules are often changing — and let’s not forget that recycling is expensive, both for residents and municipalities. We sort through the noise with a recycling guru.

Starting on April 1, 2023, residents and businesses can only compost food, plant trimmings, yard waste and certain compostable bags, according to the compost recycler serving Boulder.

As people start to take down their holiday decorations, some community leaders and advocates are pushing for recycling those materials.

When it opened in 1963, the Larimer County Landfill had plenty of room to hold most of the trash produced by the residents of Estes Park, Fort Collins and…