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Waste Management And Pollution Control

Free reusable bags available at various locations in Durango

Revenue collected from plastic and paper bag fees to fund waste-reduction efforts

DATE: Feb 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lightner Creek Mobile Home Park under sale contract to local buyer

Purchase has been underway for more than a year, but residents were just recently notified

DATE: Oct 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Table to Farm Compost invites Durango residents to take part in study

Participants will receive three months of free food scrap collections

DATE: Sep 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

We are so bad at composting, whole truckloads are rejected and sent to the dump

Glass, plastic and rubber gloves showing up in organic waste

DATE: Sep 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wastewater testing shows COVID-19 on the rise in Durango

Concentrations of the virus have increased 279% in the last 16 days

DATE: May 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bulkheads caused the Gold King Mine spill. Could they also be part of the solution?

Remediation tool can limit acidic drainage, but experts must also understand the complicated hydrology

DATE: Mar 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

As visitor pressure rises, public land managers face new challenges

Education, partnerships are vital tools for handling recreation growth in Southwest Colorado

DATE: Dec 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Durango is a top recycler, but Colorado lags

State recycled and composted only 15.3% of its waste in 2020

DATE: Nov 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA’s plan to truck toxic mine waste through Telluride isn’t sitting well with locals

Federal agency says there will be short-term pain for long-term gain

DATE: Aug 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Get ready for plastic and paper bag fees in Colorado – and say goodbye to Styrofoam

Measure from Colorado Democrats aims to drive down waste

DATE: Jun 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

With toilet paper in short supply, people are flushing other products, clogging sewer lines

Global pandemic affects respiratory, not gastrointestinal system, so what gives?

DATE: Apr 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two city services remain largely undisrupted during pandemic: trash, recycling

Managers make contingency plans in case virus disrupts operations

DATE: Mar 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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