In order to achieve our greenhouse gas emission goals here in Montgomery County and throughout the state of Maryland we must put all our subsidy dollars toward truly clean energy. These must be industries that produce no greenhouse gases. According to the EPA, the Montgomery County RRF puts approximately 600,000 tons of greenhouse gas (CO2e) in the air annually. This is more than double what Covanta reports in their PR materials because they discount all the GHG’s that come from anything organic (food scraps, paper, wood, leather etc). They claim it will regrow so somehow those GHG’s don’t matter.
Read MoreThe Ten-year Solid Waste Management plan has some excellent and strong recommendations for reducing our waste. It aims to dramatically expand composting, recycling of construction and demolition material and implementing a Pay-As-You-Throw strategy throughout the county. What it does not address is the way we dispose of the trash we cannot recycle.
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