What role do local governments play in trash regulations and control?
Kacey Underwood2019-05-14T21:32:07-06:00Enacting regulations for hauler operations/licensing or contracting for services does not equate to a
If recycling makes so much sense, shouldn’t recycling service be free for all households?
Kacey Underwood2019-05-14T21:31:33-06:00Someday it may be free, but right now recycling is only cheaper than trash
Can recycling reduce overall green house gas emissions even taking into account the recycling trucks on the road and transportation impacts?
Kacey Underwood2019-05-14T21:30:59-06:00The embedded energy recovered in recyclables dramatically outweighs the emissions from transportation10. For example,
Is it true that recyclables from Colorado are mainly shipped to China or other non-domestic manufacturers?
Kacey Underwood2019-05-14T21:30:06-06:00Recycle America (Denver) and the Boulder County recycling facility both report that they sold
How is recycling is a job creator? Does it help or hurt small businesses and small waste haulers?
Kacey Underwood2019-05-14T21:28:59-06:00On a per ton basis, recycling can sustain 10 times more jobs than landfilling
Does recycling make sense in Colorado? Are plastics and other materials just sitting in warehouses or thrown in landfills?
Kacey Underwood2019-03-24T22:04:00-06:00Yes. Recyclables have value and once separated from trash and collected as recyclables, are
How does our state compare in terms of being a “green” recycling state?
Kacey Underwood2019-03-24T22:01:55-06:00Colorado is not doing a great job in recycling (1) (less than 20% of
