After a COVID-related break, Boulder has reinstated a requirement that food businesses report what they’re doing to comply with the city’s Zero Waste ordinance. Restaurants, grocery stores, coffee shops and almost all other businesses involved with food are supposed to […]
The cannabis industry and its fans have a reputation for being treehuggers and earth lovers. Despite its green image, legal marijuana has a massive waste problem, but the industry’s unique passion for the environment may motivate cannabis businesses to inspire […]
Shampoo bowls at Zinke Hair Salon in Boulder, Colorado. | Credit: Frani Halperin/H2O Media, Ltd. One of the latest trends in the beauty industry is to keep the large volume of waste that salons generate out of landfills. Looking good […]
CU Boulder is its own jurisdiction within Boulder city limits. The campus has its own police force and its own fleet of garbage trucks. CU Boulder was also an early adopter of Zero Waste principals. So, what happens to the […]
When the University of Colorado’s Spring semester ended in May, many students left town and also left behind tons of trash. As part of our Follow the Waste Stream series, KGNU’s Sam Fuqua looks at what happens to all the […]
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about your household trash and what do to with it. What gets tossed and what can be recycled? News Director Shannon Young hosts a call-in show with recycling expert, Rosie Briggs, EcoCycle’s Community Education […]
Large scale clean up is finally underway for properties completely destroyed by the Marshall Fire. As part of our 2022 Follow the Waste Stream Series, KGNU’s Stacie Johnson presents her coverage of the debris removal journey and if there is […]
Food waste in the United States produces as much pollution as 37 million cars per year. That’s according to a report by the National Resources Defense Council which also found that redirecting just one-third of the country’s total food waste […]
