Rena Delbridge, Star-Tribune correspondent Operator Larry Sullivan maneuvers a bulldozer at the Douglas landfill, compacting garbage. Planning around the state to create more economical and environmentally sound landfills is spurring recycling efforts to lessen the loads of trash being deposited at dumps.
Monty Lander looks over discarded glass containers at the Cheyenne landfill. Glass been piling up at the landfill while the city struggles to find a market for the jars and bottles it collects for recycling. (Mead Gruver/AP)
Changes could come to the Green River landfill, seen in this 2007 file photo, if local solid waste managers decide to move to a regional landfill system in southwest Wyoming. (Jeff Gearino/Star-Tribune file)
In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, Taiwanese fashion designer Colin Lin displaying shoes made out of recycled newspapers. Lin's environmentally friendly footwear company produces shoes and tote bags for green-minded consumers around the world. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, Taiwanese fashion designer Colin Lin displaying shoes made out of recycled newspapers. Lin's environmentally friendly footwear company produces shoes and tote bags for green-minded consumers around the world. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, Taiwanese fashion designer Colin Lin displaying shoes made out of recycled newspapers. Lin's environmentally friendly footwear company produces shoes and tote bags for green-minded consumers around the world. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, shoes using recycled newspapers designed by Taiwanese fashion designer Colin Lin. Lin's environmentally friendly footwear company produces shoes and tote bags for green-minded consumers around the world.(AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, shoes using recycled newspapers designed by Taiwanese fashion designer Colin Lin. Lin's environmentally friendly footwear company produces shoes and tote bags for green-minded consumers around the world.(AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
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