One of Denver’s clearest waste-service gaps has been in large apartment buildings, where residents have not had the same guaranteed access to recycling as people in single-family homes.
But starting Sept. 1, the city will begin applying rules that could bring recycling and, in some cases, composting, to more than 100,000 people.
What’s happening?
The change comes through Denver’s voter-approved Waste No More ordinance, which passed in 2022 with more than 70% of the vote, according to The Colorado Sun.
Under the ordinance, buildings with eight or more apartment units must provide access to recycling for residents, ending a long-standing difference between large multifamily housing complexes and single-family homes…