Last month’s sudden cancellation of recycling services by Bruin Waste Management has left Ridgway residents with a choice: Let plastic bottles, cans, paper and cardboard languish in a landfill – or in their garages.

In an email sent to some customers, Chris Trosper, manager of Bruin Waste, cited health concerns of sorters at the recycling facility during the COVID-19 pandemic for the cancellation of services. Public safety was listed as the reason for not storing presorted materials at Br...