Are you ready to Pay as You Throw? Denver could soon charge for trash pickup, recycling.
Denver residents only divert 26 percent of their waste, while Boulder and Loveland are both at over 50 percent. According to DOTI, 50 percent of what currently goes in people’s trash cans is compostable and 25 percent is recyclable.
The Sustainable Resource Management Plan estimates that achieving a 50 percent diversion rate would reduce greenhouse gases by 3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, which is equivalent to taking 600,000 cars off the road. According to Kuhn, if people don't pay their trash bills, a lien will be placed on their property; that's another concern for CdeBaca.
CdeBaca also wonders about the focus on residential waste when construction and demolition debris and industrial and commercial waste make up much larger portions. According to the Sustainable Resource Management Plan, construction and demolition account for 36 percent of the city's waste; industrial and commercial waste make up 46 percent; and residential waste totals 18 percent.
Colorado residents will have the option to call even earlier for such recycling requirements when the initiative, pushed by several environmental groups in the state, appears on the November ballot. The measure would require all businesses to provide composting and recycling services, mandate that construction waste is disposed of properly, and dictate recycling and composting at large events.
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