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Durango Recycling Center to close for most of February for maintenance

Facility scheduled to reopen Feb. 23 or 24

La Plata County settles litigation with state over Bayfield landfill

Commissioners concerned over the financial commitment

Bayfield, Marvel transfer stations slated to reopen in early November

The two locations have been closed since early September

Expired contract leaves Marvel, Bayfield without transfer stations

Stations likely to remain closed through at least early October

Could composting become mandatory in Durango?

City Council considers what a municipal food waste program might look like, and how to implement it

Can eliminating ‘shooter-sized’ bottles of liquor reduce crime in Durango?

Police say ‘minis’ lead to littering, public intoxication and are often seen in DUI arrests

The government will pay you $30 an hour to sort through Telluride’s trash

Effort will help towns figure out how to change what people toss and why

New Mexico seeks tougher provisions for U.S. nuclear dump

ALBUQUERQUE – State officials on Tuesday released a draft permit that includes tougher provisions for the U.S. government to meet if it wants to continue dumping radioactive waste from decad...

Colorado prepares to ‘mine’ key materials from recycling bin

New laws are set to move the needle on the state’s ‘abysmal’ recycling rate of only 16%

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

Participants will receive three months of free food scrap collections

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

B.Y.O. utensils: Some Durango restaurants get creative to reduce waste

Businesses cut down on trash by asking customers to bring their own straws, spoons and cups