Tag: waste diversion
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Waste plan for Colorado Springs sets goal to double recycling rate by 2045
Colorado Springs has released a long-term plan to more than double the amount of material that gets diverted from landfills to recycling. The Waste Diversion Action Plan, announced Tuesday, is the result of a study that Colorado Springs has worked on since the summer of 2023 through its WastelessCOS campaign. The study included sorting roughly…
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Waste study, state programs to expand recycling access in Colorado Springs next year
By the end of 2026, Colorado will be running a program to dramatically expand recycling rates and access across the state. Colorado Springs recently completed a study to see what improvements the city can make on that front. Colorado House Bill 22-1355 established a program that charged fees to the biggest producers of recycling in…