Rural recycling in southeast Colorado

Journal Article · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · Public Works; (United States)

OSTI ID:5991716

Lariviere, R ^[1]

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1. Prowers County Development, Inc., Lamar, CO (United States)

This article describes a recycling effort developed for rural southeast Colorado. The program was inspired and manned by local volunteers and based on a drop-off method used in Europe. The topics of the article include getting started, funding, problems encountered, level of participation, and estimated savings in waste collection and landfilling fees.

• OSTI ID: 5991716
• Journal Information: Public Works; (United States), Vol. 124:6; ISSN 0033-3840
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
COLORADO
RURAL AREAS
RECYCLING
ENERGY CONSERVATION
MATERIALS RECOVERY
MUNICIPAL WASTES
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
MANAGEMENT
NORTH AMERICA
PROCESSING
USA
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
320604* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Municipalities & Community Systems- Municipal Waste Management- (1980-)