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 […]
(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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Update: This story originally aired in December 2018 as part of our year-long series on zero waste issues. KGNU was just recognized by the National Recycling Coalition as part of their annual awards at the NRC conference in New Orleans. […]
We’re in the final few weeks at the state legislature and advocates for zero waste and recycling are hoping to see some legislation pass that will increase recycling rates in the state, which are actually far below the national average. […]
On January 31st KGNU hosted a community conversation on plastic waste at the Longmont Museum. The event was moderated by Maeve Conran and featured panelists Harlin Savage of Eco-Cycle, Vicki Goldstein of the Inland Ocean Coalition and Mike San Clemens, environmental researcher […]
