Waste /tags/waste Waste en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 09:45:00 GMT 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 BLM proposes new methane rule for public lands — again /regional-news/2022-11-30/blm-proposes-new-methane-rule-for-public-lands-again This new rule aims to limit leaking, flaring and venting of the potent greenhouse gas, while wringing more in royalties from the companies extracting natural gas. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 22:26:52 GMT /regional-news/2022-11-30/blm-proposes-new-methane-rule-for-public-lands-again Emma VandenEinde In Colorado, Your Stool Is a Tool In The Fight Against Coronavirus /2020-07-28/in-colorado-your-stool-is-a-tool-in-the-fight-against-coronavirus Tracking the coronavirus pandemic could soon be a bit easier because of one simple fact: everyone poops. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 18:22:57 GMT /2020-07-28/in-colorado-your-stool-is-a-tool-in-the-fight-against-coronavirus Luke Runyon 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 Colorado Recycling Rates Among The Worst In The Nation /environment/2017-11-16/colorado-recycling-rates-among-the-worst-in-the-nation Colorado lags behind the nation when it comes to recycling. According to a new report, the state’s recycling rate is 12 percent, far below the national… Thu, 16 Nov 2017 22:29:38 GMT /environment/2017-11-16/colorado-recycling-rates-among-the-worst-in-the-nation Desmond O'Boyle