Study Finds Colorado Only Recycling 12 Percent Of Trash

FRISCO, Colo. (AP) — Colorado is too trashy.
That’s the conclusion drawn from the Colorado Public Research Interest Group’s annual State of Recycling report. In 2017, Colorado created a record 9.3 million tons of waste while “flatlining” at 12 percent for recycling, compared to the national average of 35 percent.
That leaves over 8 million tons of trash going straight to the landfill, where it sits or gets shipped for disposal elsewhere. In many cases, the final res