Coors: The Banquet Ethanol?

Molson Coors is brewing more than just beer out in the great Rocky Mountains.  In partnership with Merrick Co., Coors produces some two million gallons of ethanol per year using waste beer and spent yeast from their Golden, CO brewing operation.  The E85-ready ethanol needs no further refining, and is shipped directly to local refineries to be blended with gasoline.

Coors Brewing Co.’s production matches well with Colorado’s thirst for alternative fuels–the state uses about 100 million gallons of ethanol per year.  This is largely because their clean air laws mandate that ethanol be blended with gas during the winter to reduce vehicle emissions.
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Finally, I Can Recycle At Home Again

So I finally have recycling collection at my new home, courtesy of the city of Denver.  But I lived in Denver before this new place, with no pickup…what gives?

Turns out that the city only provides residential pickup for homes with 7 or fewer apartment units.  According to the Denver Recycles website:

Denver Recycles is only authorized to serve residential homes of seven or fewer units, and…not authorized to provide services to commercial properties such as businesses and apartment communities.

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