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“Outstanding service. They were extremely careful delivering the extra large container into our driveway.” -- A. L. GARNER
Colorado has also received industry attention for innovation at operations such as Alpine Waste & Recycling around robotics and glass, as well as the nonprofit Eco-Cycle's work on hard-to-recycle materials.Even with the momentum that a new state policy may provide, the presence of below average landfill tip fees will still be a tough factor to overcome. This reality, along with a lack of recycling infrastructure in more rural areas and weak or nonexistent recycling regulations in many communities, may make it hard to achieve higher diversion rates without larger systemic changes. States such as California that have enacted more stringent programs are still not moving as fast as they'd hoped. Though as noted by supporters of Colorado's new plan, this is all the more reason to set targets they see as long overdue and get to work on raising the state's recycling profile. ... (Waste Dive)