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05/21/2022

CANCELLED - City of Aspen Electronic Waste Collection Event on May 21 has been canceled. The event has been rescheduled for September 10, 2022.

04/11/2022

07/22/2021

A great conversation about ways to reduce waste in the Roaring Fork Valley.

with Host Erik Skarvan and Cathy Hall and Liz ChapmanGrassRoots TV is the country’s first and oldest community cable television station. Don't forget to SUB...

06/15/2021

06/09/2021

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-future-of-the-worlds-plastic/

By 2050, about 37% of all the world’s plastic waste is expected to end up in our landfills or in the natural environment.

03/24/2021

A brief conversation about recycling:
https://fb.watch/4rxhYR_zFs/

03/06/2021

Support our local restaurants and bring your compostable takeout containers to the Rio Grande Recycle Center! Make sure your restaurant is participating with all compostable containers and then take it directly to the green, metal, bear-proof tote at the center. Please no home compost- just take away from our amazing local restaurants. Thank you for composting!

12/31/2020

Don't forget to take your NAKED Christmas Tree to the Rio Grande Recycle Center in Aspen for composting. This is how you do it! https://youtu.be/1q-gHL4cXFs

Hosted by Liz O'Connell-Chapman Check out more Recycling programs at landfillrules.comGrassRoots TV is the country’s first and oldest community cable televis...

12/21/2020

Compost your naked Christmas Tree and find out what else you can recycle at the Rio Grande Recycle Center at aspenrecycles.com.

11/13/2020

https://www.landfillrules.com/america-recycles-day-2020

Take the recycling pledge by Nov 20 and get a bag of compost!

We invite our local community to celebrate America Recycles Day (November 15th) and make a pledge to recycle and reuse more, shop consciously and ultimately reduce waste. Even a small commitment makes a difference, so think about any small step you can take to reduce your environmental footprint.

08/12/2020

Recycling is NOT a myth! EcoCycle debunks some recycling myths:
https://youtu.be/Gm2OqXSRJ3M

Is this actually going to be recycled? Are there people sorting trash from recyclables? Doesn’t this recycling symbol mean I can definitely put this in the r...

08/07/2020

Some tips from EcoCycle on recycling properly:
https://youtu.be/HrovQ_ntr28

We’ve all been there. We stand in front of a recycling bin with something that we’re not sure is recyclable, but we HOPE it is. So with all the best intentio...

08/05/2020

Fascinating info on recycling:
https://youtu.be/2HEAby8DjdY

Whether something is recyclable changes from community to community, and that’s because what is (or isn’t) recyclable in your area is determined by three thi...

07/28/2020

EcoCycle in Boulder has created some very educational videos (~5 minutes).

Here’s the deal… We have one planet, but if everyone consumed resources like we do here in the U.S., we would need 5 planets' worth of resources to keep up! ...