Pitkin County’s recycling and composting rates are the second highest in the state in 2020, with 38% of total residential and commercial waste stream right behind Boulder County, according to the 2021 State of Recycling and Composting in Colorado by Eco-Cycle and CoPIRG.
The city of Aspen’s most recent greenhouse gas emissions report has been released and while there have been many challenges met, there are more reductions to be found.
With a plethora of thank-yous and a ceremonial ribbon-cutting Wednesday, a small crowd officially welcomed and opened Pitkin County’s largest contribution to the fight against climate change.
A more than $2 million expansion of the Pitkin County Landfill slated to add between six and eight years of life to the facility, which is rapidly running out of room, is nearly complete.