Frederick News-Post Letter to the Editor: “Trash talk no longer funny” by Gregor Becker
Originally published July 21, 2007
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/opinion/display_lte.htm?storyid=62768
The July 11 editorial oversimplifies the trash issue.
[See: 20070711 “Trash talk” - Frederick News-Post editorial]
And also see: 20070714 Solid Waste Management Forum at Frederick Community College
The county has only pursued a $100 million waste-to-energy facility without even trying to reduce its waste stream. Comprehensive recycling programs are lacking countywide, while the landfill has been filled with recyclable materials for the last 15 years.
Disposal -- landfill, incineration, etc. -- is going to be expensive. Why not get the county to commit to maximizing recycling over the next three years and then look at the disposal needs after that. Why not generate income from some waste before we burn or bury it?
Officials have taken industry-funded WTE tours in Europe, but have not investigated recycling programs or composting and materials recovery facilities in
Residents might ask how viable is a technology that even a Fortune 500 company won't put up the capital for? According to budget reports, the
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GREGOR BECKER
conservation chair
Sierra Club Catoctin Group