Waste

A company in Lafayette has built a successful nationwide business out of selling industrial reuse products. The founder of repurposedMATERIALS started the business after running a trash company – and seeing how much waste went into landfills.

Biological processes at city wastewater treatment plant impacted by tourism swings. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Steamboat Pilot reporter Suzie Romig and then read The Steamboat Pilot story at the link below.

15 million tons of waste saved from going to landfills each year... That’s how much material a company in Lafeyette has been able save and turn into reusable stuff. The company’s founder started it all after seeing how much waste his trash company dumped into landfills.

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.

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.

Tracking the coronavirus pandemic could soon be a bit easier because of one simple fact: everyone poops.

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…

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…