Solid Waste outlines diversion roadmap; household hazardous‑waste and battery programs expand
Solid Waste reported roughly 320,000 tons received in 2024 and described two facilities under construction (a north landfill and a diversion/transfer station) plus plans for C&D, compost and food‑waste processing to increase diversion toward county and state goals.
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Dwayne Penny, director of Solid Waste, told commissioners July 21 that the Larimer County landfill received about 320,000 tons of material in the prior year and described a multi‑facility infrastructure plan to increase diversion. "If we build a C&D facility we can increase diversion to 35–40%; adding compost and food‑waste processing could push diversion toward 80%," Penny said, describing the master plan's five‑facility approach.
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