Waste

Local News

B.Y.O. utensils: Some Durango restaurants get creative to reduce waste

Businesses cut down on trash by asking customers to bring their own straws, spoons and cups

July 14, 2022

Local News

Wastewater testing shows COVID-19 on the rise in Durango

Concentrations of the virus have increased 279% in the last 16 days

May 12, 2022

Local News

Bulkheads caused the Gold King Mine spill. Could they also be part of the solution?

Remediation tool can limit acidic drainage, but experts must also understand the complicated hydrology

March 30, 2022

Local News

Durango raises trash, recycling collection rates

2.5% increase will cost ratepayers 71 cents more per month, on average

January 24, 2022

Local News

Table to Farm awarded highest certification for compost facilities in Colorado

allows company to scale up operations north of Elmore’s Corner

December 30, 2021

Local News

Durango is a top recycler, but Colorado lags

recycled and composted only 15.3% of its waste in 2020

November 23, 2021

Local News

Table to Farm Compost set to launch Southwest Colorado’s first commercial composting operation

Facility will increase production as demand for recycling organic matter grows

November 11, 2021

Local News

Durango residents likely to face rate increase for trash, recycling

prices, cost of living and population growth drive rate hike

October 6, 2021

Regional News

EPA’s plan to truck toxic mine waste through Telluride isn’t sitting well with locals

Federal agency says there will be short-term pain for long-term gain

August 2, 2021

Regional News

Get ready for plastic and paper bag fees in Colorado – and say goodbye to Styrofoam

Measure from Colorado Democrats aims to drive down waste

June 9, 2021

Local News

Will La Plata County start tracking COVID-19 in human waste?

launches wastewater monitoring effort

January 6, 2021

Regional News

Opposition to imported Estonian uranium grows in Four Corners

Navajos and San Juan County, Utah, object

July 13, 2020

Local News

Two city services remain largely undisrupted during pandemic: trash, recycling

Managers make contingency plans in case virus disrupts operations

March 23, 2020

Local News

Will 2020 be the year Colorado bans plastic bags, Styrofoam and other single-use plastics?

bill already failed, but two more are up for consideration

February 18, 2020

Local News

Durango water, sewer pipes need constant maintenance, repairs

roots, grease mean underground infrastructure is always at risk

January 8, 2020

Southwest Life

Grocery stores make reducing food waste a priority in Durango

Compost company, nonprofits help divert items away from landfill

January 2, 2020

Local News

Mountain of tires being shredded at Montezuma County Landfill

Program is a recycling and community cleanup effort

October 22, 2019

Local News

Mountain of tires being shredded at landfill

Project lets residents get rid of tires for free

October 21, 2019

Local News

Durango residents play role in reducing recycling costs

Companies improve sorting techniques, lifting value of goods

October 9, 2019

Regional News

San Juan County, N.M., using app to battle illegal dumping

San Juan County recently released the Clean Up San Juan app through the Apple App and Google Play stores and…

September 8, 2019

Local News

Future of transfer stations in Bayfield and Marvel in question

Plata County may re-evaluate role in funding trash sites

August 21, 2019

Local News

Durango West metro district threatened with dissolution

Subdivision hasn’t filed budgets, audits or election information for years

August 1, 2019

Local News

Fort Lewis College student proposes simple change to increase recycling

Eliminating stand-alone trash cans changes behavior

March 19, 2019

Local News

County reconsiders new septic regulations

Moratorium passed to review transfer of title program

February 7, 2019