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The state and city of Denver take cautious approach to generative AI, as local innovators develop impressive tech.

The nonprofit Circular Action Alliance says only 22% to 28% of consumer packaging and paper products are being recycled in the Centennial State. A new statewide recycling program is looking to change that rate to nearly 60% by 2035. But some worry the program could mean inflated prices for consumers. The Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth spoke with KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on this story.

This week, we spoke with The Colorado Sun Health and Environment Reporter Michael Booth about recycling an entire hospital in Boulder.

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 鈥� and let鈥檚 not forget that recycling is expensive, both for residents and municipalities. We sort through the noise with a recycling guru.

The city of Denver is encouraging residents to put glass bottles in purple recycling bins at no cost鈥攗nderscoring that suggestion by starting a new program to charge for solid waste鈥攊.e. trash鈥攄estined for landfills.

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

If you didn鈥檛 know it was there, it would be easy to drive right past the Swetsville Zoo. Only the tippy tops of the castle towers and a wiry sculpture鈥�

Is recycling still worth it? It's a bold question 鈥� especially after decades of public service announcements drilling into us the environmental value of鈥�

Last year, China drastically cut back its imports of plastic waste to recycle. Now the U.S. and other wealthy nations must figure out what to do with their discards.

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