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Denver city government struggles to implement big mandates, from sidewalk fixes to trash overhaul

Voters and the City Council passed service expansions, new requirements that still face hold-ups

Materials from composting trucks are gathered at the City and County of Denver Recycling Processing Center in Denver on Dec. 6, 2022. Denver waste collection customers who were not previously signed up for compost services should start receiving compost bins in July. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Materials from composting trucks are gathered at the City and County of Denver Recycling Processing Center in Denver on Dec. 6, 2022. Denverites in some areas may have to wait until 2025 to receive their green compost bins as the city slowly ramps up its pay-as-you-throw solid waste collection and diversion program. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Joe Rubino - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Denver voters and elected officials haven't been timid about setting higher standards for the services and oversight they expect their city to deliver.

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