(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 […]
Zero Waste 2022: How Does CU Boulder Handle Its Waste?
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 […]
Morning Magazine Podcast — Wednesday, June 15, 2022
On today’s Morning Magazine, Boulder’s Community Cycles is hosting a series of events in the run-up to next week’s Bike to Work Day. We’ll speak with the Executive Director. Then, CU Boulder is its own jurisdiction surrounded by a city. Are their […]
Zero Waste 2022: Following The Student Move-Out Trash
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 […]
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 […]
Morning Magazine Podcast — Wednesday, May 11, 2022
On today’s Morning Magazine, we’ll take a look at what happens to debris removed from neighborhoods affected by the Marshall Fire. After that, Western Colorado University has launched a project to repurpose discarded solar panels to help refugees charge their […]
Zero Waste 2022: Boulder Food Rescue Finds Bounty in Blemished Produce
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 […]
Zero Waste 2022: Putting Wastewater to Work in Boulder County
Cole Sigmon, City of Boulder Wastewater Treatment Manager standing at aeration ponds at Water Resource Recovery Facility. (Credit H2O Media, Ltd.) Boulder County has a stated aim to get its waste stream down to as close to zero as possible […]