ARCHIVED  June 1, 1996

Fort Collins, Greeley move to eliminate waste

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Fort Collins and Greeley have taken important steps recently in recycling and reducing waste.

An effort to encourage Fort Collins residents to compost yard and organic waste has been launched by the city’s Natural Resources Department.

“City council wants to divert 70 percent to 80 percent of the compostable waste stream,´ said Susie Gordon, environmental planner in the Natural

Resources Department.

Because Fort Collins does not operate a municipal garbage service, curbside composting would be difficult. Approximately six different companies

haul trash in Fort Collins.

On the other hand, Loveland, which operates its own trash service, provides residents with large bins for…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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