Reports

Older consumers are at risk of harm from predatory financial behavior. An analysis of more than 72,000 financial complaints submitted by older consumers (those 62 years of age and older) to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB, or Consumer Bureau) and contained in its Consumer Complaint Database suggests that mistreatment of older consumers by financial companies is widespread. 

Denver’s residents send more than 190,000 tons of trash to the landfill every year, enough to fill a train all the way from Denver to Fort Collins, more than 70 miles long. All this garbage leaves Denver with more than just a trashy reputation—we’re missing big opportunities to reduce climate pollution, build healthy soils that grow healthy food, recycle our waste and create local jobs. With a 20 percent recycling rate, Denver is at the back of the pack compared to other U.S. cities.

So what’s in all this trash that‘s filling up Denver’s landfill? It’s a lot of leaves, grass clippings, branches and wasted food. More than half of what residents throw away is biodegradable materials that could have been easily composted in a green bin instead of ending up in the trash.