landfill /tags/landfill landfill en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 20 Oct 2023 18:58:14 GMT Leaf it alone! How keeping leaves on your yard can help the environment /regional-news/2023-10-20/leaf-it-alone-how-keeping-leaves-on-your-yard-can-help-the-environment 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. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 18:58:14 GMT /regional-news/2023-10-20/leaf-it-alone-how-keeping-leaves-on-your-yard-can-help-the-environment Emma VandenEinde How to stop ‘wish-cycling’ and learn to love the recycle bin /podcast/inthenoco/2023-10-03/how-to-stop-wish-cycling-and-learn-to-love-the-recycle-bin 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. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 09:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2023-10-03/how-to-stop-wish-cycling-and-learn-to-love-the-recycle-bin In The NoCo ‘Single-use equals trash now:’ Big changes are coming to composting in Boulder /news/2023-03-06/single-use-equals-trash-now-big-changes-are-coming-to-composting-in-boulder 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. Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:59:25 GMT /news/2023-03-06/single-use-equals-trash-now-big-changes-are-coming-to-composting-in-boulder John Herrick, Boulder Reporting Lab Your Christmas tree could have more than one use — with recycling /regional-news/2022-12-22/your-christmas-tree-could-have-more-than-one-use-with-recycling As people start to take down their holiday decorations, some community leaders and advocates are pushing for recycling those materials. Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:29:40 GMT /regional-news/2022-12-22/your-christmas-tree-could-have-more-than-one-use-with-recycling Emma VandenEinde Larimer County’s Only Public Landfill Is Almost Full, With No Replacement – Yet /environment/2018-05-10/larimer-countys-only-public-landfill-is-almost-full-with-no-replacement-yet 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… Thu, 10 May 2018 11:31:00 GMT /environment/2018-05-10/larimer-countys-only-public-landfill-is-almost-full-with-no-replacement-yet Matt Bloom