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At the Tuesday, February 15 Chaffee County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, commissioners approved their support for Salida-based Elements

Between 2018 and 2019, Chaffee County generated more waste, but recycled or composted less, the audit found. The report was prepared by Erica Wohldmann-Gift and GARNA executive director Dominique Naccarato. In 2018, the county generated 25,420 tons of waste, and in 2019 that figure increased to 26,237 tons. The amount of that waste that was recycled or composted decreased year-to-year from 2,058 to 1,912 tons. That makes for an estimated landfill diversion rate 8.1 percent in 2018 and 7.3 perce...