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COMPREHENSIVE PLANS FROM AREA TOWNS IN COLORADO

This is Chaffee County https://www.gigshowcase.com/EndUserFiles/31158.pdf –
https://cityofsalida.com/_site/wp-content/uploads/Complete-Comprehensive-Plan.pdf
http://www.buenavistaco.gov/DocumentCenter/View/78/Comprehensive-Plan?bidId=
County of Boulder Sustainability Plan
City of Boulder: https://bouldercolorado.gov/climate/climate-sustainability-division
City of Aspen: / Canary Initiative https://www.cityofaspen.com/543/Energy-Efficiency
Eagle County: https://www.eaglecounty.us/Sustainable/Healthy,_Efficient_Buildings/

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June 6, 2019 The Deep Sea is Full of Plastics
Salida’s Longfellow Elementary School switches from plastic to metal cutlery. Read more.
May 25, 2019 – Chaffee County Landfill is approved by The Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) to purchase a Komptech grinder. Read more.
May 15, 2019 – Angel of Shavano, No Longer Accepting Plastic #3-7. Read More.
UPS Sustainable Packaging – many companies (including Patagonia) choose to ship carbon neutral with UPS (and use sustainable packaging).
How to End the Food Waste Fiasco
March 28, 2019 Europe Bans Single Use Plastics, can Glitter be Next?
March 22, 2019 The Great American Cardboard Comeback
March 15, 2019 Ark Valley Voice Interviews Mickey Barry, Angel of Shavano on The Realities of Recycling.
Angel of Shavano: http://www.chaffeecountytimes.com/free_content/recycling-rule-revised/article_64fe185c-6b5f-11e8-a71a-3ffe5fb2c53e.html
Chaffee Green: http://www.chaffeecountytimes.com/community/just-say-no-to-plastic/article_369f749c-6b64-11e8-8cad-7b33870d6c41.html
CoPIRG Foundation The State of Recycling in Colorado 2018. Read more.
March 7, 2019 – Colorado law that bans municipalities from banning plastics.
March 5 – What happens now that China is not accepting our trash?
March 2 – A Brewing Problem – How Bad are K Cups?
February 19, 2019 –Facebook Video: #CleanEnergyForAll Governors are igniting change
December 6, 2018 Tammi Hartung on Facebook – I want you to stop recycling. – See more.
November 12, 2018 PBS NewsHour Pro-tip: You’re not supposed to recycle plastic bags at home. Here’s what you should be doing instead. – Read more.
October 10, 2018 AP News Market forces put America’s recycling industry in the dumps – Read more.
October 1, 2018 Summit Daily Breckenridge puts a target on illegal dumping, overflowing bins – Read more.
September 12, 2018 Washington Post The last straw: Moving past disposable plastic spurs companies to innovate. – Read more.
August 6, 2018 The New York Times Decades ago, synthetic polymers became popular because they were cheap and durable. Now, scientists are creating material that self-destructs or breaks down for reuse on command. – Read more.
July 21, 2018 CNN Money After plastic straws, this entrepreneur wants plastic toothbrushes to disappear – Read more.
July 10, 2018 Starbucks Eliminating plastic straws globally – Read more.
June 24, 2018 Central Colorado Conservancy China’s refusal this year to accept many types of recycled materials has trickled down to Central Colorado and spurred a new local program that gives the community a higher challenge. Read more.
CoPIRG Foundation, The State of Recycling in Colorado 2017. Read more.