Repair it or replace it? Most of us face that choice at least a few times a year. When a home appliance, a mobile phone or another piece of technology stops working, we may not know how to repair it […]
Zero Waste Series
People Can’t Stop Talking About CU Football Courting Deion Sanders For Head Coach Position
On this week’s Sports Talk, the word around town is that CU is courting NFL Hall of Famer and former MLB player, Deion Sanders to sign as CU’s next head football coach. He hasn’t signed yet but people are already […]
Follow The Waste: Where Do All The Leaves Go?
Listen: (Download Audio) What would autumn in the Front Range sound like without the raking, grinding, mulching, and blowing of leaves? But what’s the best way to manage all those leaves? And where do those bags of yard waste go? […]
Morning Magazine Podcast – Thursday, November 24, 2022
Over the past year, KGNU has been collaborating with contributors and independent producers across the region to track Boulder county’s goal of reducing waste to zero by the year 2025. On today’s program, we listen to some of our favorite […]
Morning Magazine Podcast – Friday, November 25, 2022
Over the past year, KGNU has collaborated with contributors and independent producers across the region to track Boulder county’s goal of reducing waste to zero by 2025. On today’s Morning Magazine, we have part 2 of our “Follow The Waste” […]
Follow The Waste: How Contamination Canned Composting in BVSD Schools
Listen: (Download Audio) The push to compost as much food waste as possible in Boulder County suffered a setback earlier this year. The largest composting facility on the Front Range started turning away truckloads of food waste due to contamination. […]
Trick or Trash: Keeping Halloween Costumes Out of Landfills
Holiday celebrations can produce a lot of trash. Think gift wrapping on Christmas or those plastic Easter eggs or balloons on Valentines Day. The aftermath of the next annual celebration heading to a landfill near you is Halloween. From plastic candy […]
Are Boulder Food Businesses Meeting Zero Waste Goals?
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 […]