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> Departments >Solid Waste > Archived News
Archived News
Click on the links below for older (yet still incredibly exciting!) news.2008
- One-day Hazardous Waste Collection in Estes Park is June 14 (6/08)
- Reusable Art Contest Winners Announced! (4/08)
- Landfill Open Sundays Starting April 6 (3/08)
- Berthoud Recycling Drop-off Changes Location (1/08)
- Come to the Garbage Garage Open House April 19 (4/08)
- Garbage Garage Wins Another Award! (3/08)
- Hazardous Waste Program Customers: Take our Survey! (3/08)
- Students: Enter the 6th Annual Reusable Art Contest! Deadline is April 4! (2/08)
- Holiday Recycling: Christmas Trees, Wrapping Paper and More! (12/07)
- Recycle Cooking Oil? You Bet! (12/07)
- Register Now for Saturday Educational Classes at the Garbage Garage (12/07)
- Easy Tips for Greening Your Holidays (12/07)
- Fort Collins Residents: Save on Energy-efficient LED Holiday Lights (11/07)
- Free Program Helps Families Learn How to Trim Their Holiday “Wasteline”
- Tour Our New Office at the Landfill at the November 14 Open House (11/07)
- America Recycles Day is November 15! (11/07)
- Department's Administrative Office is Now at the Landfill (10/07)
- Wellington and Red Feather Lakes Transfer Stations Changing Hours for Fall/Winter (10/07)
- More Items Being Recycled at the Landfill (6/07)
- Results From a 2006 Waste Composition Study at the Landfill (6/07)
- Landfill and Transfer Station Surcharges to Increase July 1 (6/07)
- Kids' Summer Activities Planned at the Garbage Garage (5/07)
- Electronics Recycling Event Set for June 9 (5/07)
- Rural Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days are Set (5/07)
- Landfill is Now Open Sundays Until Fall (4/07)
- See the Winners of the 2007 Reusable Art Contest (4/07)
- Celebrate Earth Day at the Garbage Garage Open House (3/07)
- From Trash to Treasure: The 5th Annual Reusable Art Contest is Underway! (2/07)
- Landfill Customer Survey Results are Strongly Positive (2/07)
- Recycle Your Christmas Trees (1/07)
- New Red Feather Lakes Transfer Station Now Open (11/06)
- Recycle Those Election Signs! (11/06)
- Road Construction Near Landfill is Complete (9/06)
- Come to the Garabage Garage Open House September 30 (9/06)
- Recycling Group Honors City of Fort Collins With Award (6/06)
- New Program Offers Residents Free, Safe Disposal of Needles (5/06)
- Kids: Enter Our 4th Annual Reusable Art Contest! (2/06)
- Non-profit Holding Sneak Preview Sale of Used Building Materials January 28-29 (1/06)
- After the Holidays, Recycle Your Christmas Trees (1/06)
- Rethink Recycling: Changes are Here! (1/06)
- Garbage Garage Honored With Award (6/05)
- Join the Fun With Kids' Summer Activities at the Garbage Garage! (6/05)
- Free Household Hazardous Waste Roundup Coming to Estes Park (5/05)
- Compost Bin Sale June 4-5 (5/05)
- Come to the Garbage Garage Open House April 23! (3/05)
- The Solid Waste Department's 2004 Annual Report (03/05)
- Students: Enter our Reusable Art Contest (2/05)
- Commissioners Approve New Landfill Fee Assessment Methods (1/05)
- Recycle Your Christmas Trees (12/04)
- Public Hearing Scheduled for Proposed New Methods of Assessing Landfill Fees (11/04)
- Landfill Closing Sundays (10/04)
- Recycling Contract Awarded (10/04)
- Free Mulch Available at the Landfill (9/04)
- Contamination Results in Some Glass Not Being Recycled (6/04)
- Recycling Center Contract Goes Up for Bid (5/04)
- Reusable Art Contest Winners Announced (4/04)
- Recycle Old Computers, TVs, and More at our One-Day Event May 15 (4/04)
- Come to the Garbage Garage Open House in April (4/04)
- Hearing Scheduled for Proposed New Tire Disposal Fees (4/04)
- The Solid Waste Department's 2003 Annual Report (3/04)
- Recyclers: Please Recycle Correctly! (1/04)
- 2004 Waste Disposal Fees Approved (1/04)
- Public Hearing Scheduled for Rezoning of Portion of Landfill Property (1/04)
- Make Recycling a Holiday Tradition (1/04)
- Hearing Scheduled for Reauthorization of Weed Control District (11/03)
- Public Hearings Scheduled for New and Increased Waste Disposal Fees (11/03)
- Garbage Garage Wins National Award! (10/03)
- Hours Changing for Landfill and Red Feather Transfer Station (10/03)
- Come to the Garbage Garage Open House on September 27! (9/03)
- Nominations Sought for Environmental Stewardship Awards (8/03)
- Cell Phones Accepted at Hazardous Waste Facility (7/03)
- Summary Report Available from April Community Recycling Summit (7/03)
- Curbside Recycling Will Soon Include More Paper Types (6/03)
- Landfill Enters Into Agreement with Habitat for Humanity (6/03)
- New Department Director Hired (6/03)
- Update on Proposed Landfill Expansion (5/03)
- Our Business Office is Moving in June (5/03)
- Reusable Art Contest Winners Announced (5/03)
- Garbage Garage Grand Opening a Success! (5/03)
- Computer Collection Event Coming May 10 TVs and cell phones accepted, too, this year! (4/03)
- Students: Enter Our Reusable Art Contest! (4/03)
- Grand Opening of the Garbage Garage is April 26 (4/03)
- Landfill Soon to Open Sundays, Closed Easter Sunday (4/03)
- Landfill Expansion Application Open for Public Comment (3/03)
- Garbage Garage Update (11/02)
- Estes Park to Discontinue Residential Cardboard Recycling (11/02)
- New Rates Approved for Estes Park Transfer Station (11/02)
- New Rates Approved for Landfill and Three Transfer Stations (11/02)
- America Recycles Day is November 15 (11/02)
- Rate Hearings Scheduled for Proposed Fee Increases (10/02)
- Estes Park to Try Residential Cardboard Recycling (9/02)
- What's the Latest on the Garbage Garage? (9/02)
- Wood Diversion Project Update (6/02)
- Proposed Landfill Expansion (5/02)
- April's Computer Collection Event a Great Success (5/02)
- 2002 Computer Collection Day is April 27! (4/02)
- City of Fort Collins Opens New Recycling Drop-Off (3/02)
- Regulations About Computer and Electronics Disposal (1/02)
- Minor Vertical Landfill Expansion Is Proceeding (1/02)
- Recycle Your Phonebooks! (1/02)
- The Garbage Garage is Coming! (1/02)
- Loveland Computer Collection Day Coming August 4 (7/01)
- Weed District Manager Testifies in Washington, DC (6/01)
- Fort Collins Computer Collection Event a Success! (4/01)
- Computer Collection Event (4/01)
- Public Attitude Survey Results (1/01)