Seasonal closet purge is a semi-annual routine for many of us. Doesn’t fit? Didn’t wear it? Doesn’t bring joy? Into the giveaway box it goes. But then what? To inform your decisions we’ll touch on the primary pathways for post-consumer textile waste recycling and disposal: reuse/repurpose, donation, textile recyclers/exporters, and landfill. Textile recycling by the…
The boogie man under your bed or in your closet is imaginary, but the ones under your sink and in your garage are not. The average U.S. household has up to 8 lbs. of hazardous waste inside their home and up to 100 lbs. including garage spaces. Hazardous wastes, materials including (but not limited to)…
April Cool-Weather Plant Sale Visit the Growing Gardens Boulder farm this April to stock up on all your early spring gardening needs! Gardeners can shop all the best cool-weather plant starts and seeds and get them in the ground as early as possible. Growing Gardens will have onion starts, kales, greens, cabbages, peas, early spring…
Do you DIY? If so, you’re not alone. According to NerdWallet, of the 135 million home improvement projects taken on between 2019 – 2021, a whopping 39% were do-it-yourself. If you’re planning to take on a building, remodeling, or landscaping project this year, you can save money and reduce your carbon footprint by shopping at…
Circularity. The Circular Economy. Closed Loop. To many of us these are new terms representing an evolving way of thinking about how we use, conserve, and value resources. But while the terms may be modern, we don’t have to look back very far to recognize that durable, not disposable, has been the norm throughout history.…
What Is Six-Day-Review? Under the City of Boulder’s trash ordinance, “Six-Day-Review” is a program that requires all landlords who own rental property in the Hill and Goss Grove neighborhoods to sign up for this program with their trash hauler during student move-in and move-out which occurs in spring and late summer. Haulers who offer this…
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Western’s collection vehicles log more than 1.5 million miles annually, and reducing the climate impact of those miles is among our top priorities.
As a recycling opportunity, the bathroom is frequently overlooked.
These quick tips will get you well on your way to recycling right in the bathroom!
What to do with caps and lids is the #1 recycling question we’re asked. The answer is…..it depends.
Our drivers embody the Western values of reliability, attention to detail, and going above and beyond while spreading a bit of sunshine along the way.
Recycling is important, but not generating waste in the first place by reducing consumption and reusing are by far the most planet-friendly choices.
