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South Metro waste‑diversion plan: city staff outline organics and hauler policy options
Summary
City staff and consultants presented the South Metro Waste Diversion Plan on July 22 and told council that organics collection and organized residential hauling are the largest near‑term opportunities to reduce landfill tonnage.
City staff and consultants presented the South Metro Waste Diversion Plan in a regional briefing at the July 22 study session, describing data, recommended strategies and near‑term next steps for Littleton and neighboring cities. The work was conducted as a South Metro initiative and is intended to create coordinated, equity‑focused pathways to increase recycling and organics diversion across participating cities.
Consultant teams and city staff summarized a two‑season waste composition study that hand‑sorted roughly 10,000 pounds of regional waste. The analysis showed the region currently diverts about 15% of its waste and projects the region could generate approximately 260,000 tons of waste per year by 2035 if current trends continue. The consultants reported that roughly 78% of material currently sent to landfills could be recovered through expanded recycling, composting and targeted collection efforts; nearly half of the residential waste stream is organics (yard waste and food…
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