Setting your purple cart out for collection every-other-week is just the beginning of the recycling process. After collection, Denver Recycles trucks and crew members transport your recyclables to a recycling processor for sorting and distribution to re-manufacturing outlets. This transportation component in the recycling process is no small undertaking when you consider that more than 1,000,000 pounds of recyclables are collected from Denver homes each week. Each truck and driver collect upwards of 1,000 carts every day.
Periodically, the City and County of Denver authorizes general obligation (GO) bonds to restore, replace, and expand existing capital assets across the city. The last General Obligation bond, known as the Better Denver Bond Program, was in 2007 and allowed Denver to improve, preserve, renovate and build new roads, libraries, parks, city offices, and other facilities related to health and human services, public safety and culture.
Teller will be hosting one of the meetings Nov 17, 2016
Did you know Certifiably Green Denver provides free, confidential, non-regulatory environmental assistance to help Denver’s business community “Go Green!”? Its purpose is to help local business owners find opportunities to improve efficiency and profitability while preventing waste and conserving resources. Certifiably Green Denver provides experienced and knowledgeable Sustainability Advisers to help owners complete a comprehensive assessment identifying ways to conserve – at no cost to the business! Are you …Continue reading →
On Feb 18 2015 Congress Park Neighbors hosted a District 10 Candidate “Meet and Greet” Moderator Lisa Bingham: Lisa is a sustainability professional with over ten years of experience. She is currently the Program Coordinator for the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law where she develops educational programs on land use issues. Despite being surrounded by lawyers and aspiring lawyers, Lisa does …Continue reading →
Community Resource Officer Snow White from Denver Police Department The city is experiencing an uptick in street robberies in the last several weeks. We’d like you to have some tips to keep yourself safe: PERSONAL SAFETY Always be aware of your surroundings and when possible walk with a group of friends Avoid or limit distractions, such as using your phone, and notice people who pass you Avoid dark areas and …Continue reading →
The NAC is a body which represents six registered neighborhood organization located adjacent to the Denver Botanic Gardens. The pupose of the NAC is to provide advice to the Gardens regarding neighborhood interests and concerns related to the Gardens, and to inform neighborhood organizations regarding planning activities, events, and potential construction which may impact upon those neighborhoods. HISTORY OF THE NAC The NAC was established by a 1995 Amendment to …Continue reading →
