Waste

Local News

Could higher garbage collection fees curb human and bear conflicts in Durango?

Councilors consider combination of education and enforcement

March 19, 2026

Local News

Photos: River pickup

Maggie Leonhart, 11, drops a paper plate into a garbage bag that Elouise Duthie, 10, holds as children from the…

October 23, 2025

Local News

Fall cleanup in Durango begins Sept. 29

autumn collection runs through Oct. 23

September 8, 2025

Local News

Will mobile home park owner dumping sewage into the Animas River be fined?

park sale imminent, state regulators are focused on water quality – not penalties

April 14, 2025

Local News

Bondad Landfill in La Plata County has an estimated seven years until it is full

Officials, experts say conversations about the future must start now

March 21, 2025

Local News

Reaching a plateau, Durango’s compost movement needs a jump-start

Council approves creation of focus group to explore options

January 10, 2025

Local News

Ignacio’s recycling schedule temporarily altered amid TDL building sale

Schedule will go from weekly to biweekly, and it’s unknown how long it’ll last

October 11, 2024

Local News

Durango residents can be free of fallen autumn leaves with new on-demand collection service

to Farm Compost partners with city to perform no-charge leaf pickup

October 8, 2024

Local News

Composting business begins every-other-week service in Durango

Additional subscription option decreases cost, frequency of food waste collection

June 14, 2024

Regional News

Democrats frustrated as Gov. Polis vetoes six Colorado bills

Governor shutdown proposals on labor rights, waste incinerators and more; here’s why

May 21, 2024

Local News

How much recycling is occurring at Durango fire’s demolition site?

Separating materials like wood, steel and concrete can be challenging but not impossible

April 17, 2024

Local News

Durango Recycling Center to remain closed until March 5

Citywide collections will continue on regular schedule

February 23, 2024

Local News

Durango in the market for alternative recycling shipping and processing options

glass collection at recycling center still open, despite maintenance closure through most of February

February 8, 2024

Local News

Durango Recycling Center to close for most of February for maintenance

Facility scheduled to reopen Feb. 23 or 24

February 4, 2024

Local News

La Plata County settles litigation with state over Bayfield landfill

Commissioners concerned over the financial commitment

December 20, 2023

Local News

Bayfield, Marvel transfer stations slated to reopen in early November

two locations have been closed since early September

October 26, 2023

Local News

Expired contract leaves Marvel, Bayfield without transfer stations

Stations likely to remain closed through at least early October

September 18, 2023

Local News

Could composting become mandatory in Durango?

Council considers what a municipal food waste program might look like, and how to implement it

May 23, 2023

Local News

Can eliminating ‘shooter-sized’ bottles of liquor reduce crime in Durango?

say ‘minis’ lead to littering, public intoxication and are often seen in DUI arrests

March 8, 2023

Regional News

The government will pay you $30 an hour to sort through Telluride’s trash

will help towns figure out how to change what people toss and why

February 24, 2023

AP New Mexico

New Mexico seeks tougher provisions for U.S. nuclear dump

A worker drives a cart through a tunnel inside the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant No. 2, 150-feet below the surface…

December 21, 2022

Regional News

Colorado prepares to ‘mine’ key materials from recycling bin

laws are set to move the needle on the state’s ‘abysmal’ recycling rate of only 16%

November 17, 2022

Local News

Table to Farm Compost invites Durango residents to take part in study

Participants will receive three months of free food scrap collections

September 20, 2022

Regional News

We are so bad at composting, whole truckloads are rejected and sent to the dump

Glass, plastic and rubber gloves showing up in organic waste

September 15, 2022