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8/8/2025

“Missoula This Week” is reported and written By Katie Fairbanks. Send your Missoula news and tips to kfairbanks@montanafreepress.org .

Western Montana Fair aims to be ‘zero-waste’

This week, the Western Montana Fair will generate thousands of pounds of waste as attendees enjoy hot dogs, cotton candy and funnel cake, but the fair can still be considered a “zero-waste” event if a local nonprofit reaches its goal of keeping 90% of that garbage out of the landfill.

Last year, Home ReSource diverted nearly 60,000 pounds of the fair’s waste from the landfill, an 82% diversion rate, said K

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