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
“Lug Your Mug” Incentivizes Shift Away From Disposable Coffee Cups
Sometimes even small incentives – like free coffee – can help to form green habits. It’s estimated that in the U.S. more than 50 billion paper coffee cups with lids are thrown away every year. On the CU Boulder campus, […]
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” […]
Investigation Finds Colorado’s Halfway Houses Are Revolving Door To Prison
Colorado has the highest recidivism rate in the country. For the past decade, about 50% of inmates released from the state’s prison return within three years. A recent ProPublica investigation has uncovered that the state’s halfway houses may be a […]
Patchwork Regulations Lead to Dismal Returns on Plastics Recycling in the U.S.
(Photo credit: Venkat2336, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons) Look in the garbage in any city or town, and chances are, plastics make up a big part of what is in the waste. Some of that is due to people […]
The Cannabis Industry Has a Waste Problem and The Solutions Could Change Packaging Norms Beyond Marijuana
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 […]
Zero Waste 2022: Ask The Recycling Expert (call-in show)
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 […]