Speaking in front of a standing-room only crowd in the Routt County Commissioners meeting room, staff at the nonprofit Yampa Valley Sustainability Council honored 14 winners in the annual Sustainability Awards that recognized environmental achievements.
A pilot program that began in December 2021 to provide a year-round location for citizens to drop off hard-to-recycle items ranging from electronics to mattresses has proven its necessity in the Yampa Valley, organizers say..
Yampa Valley Sustainability Council is partnering with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to help educate Coloradans and Yampa Valley residents on how to “Erase the Waste.” Every month, YVSC focuses on core.
Carting in items ranging from giant, aging televisions to mattresses, almost 300 people have taken advantage of the Yampa Valley Recycles Depot on West Lincoln Avenue since the facility opened Dec. 1.