Read Article: Maryland county may spend $57 million on incinerator it wants to close

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In case you missed it, an article published in The Washington Post on Monday June 2 covers machinations around the Dickerson incinerator. SCA is quoted.

Read the full article: Maryland county may spend $57 million on incinerator it wants to close

For those who may not have access to The Washington Post, click below to read a PDF of the full article. Originally published in The Washington Post, June 2, 2025. All rights belong to the original publisher.

County officials are this summer entering an active planning and decision phase of their multi-year effort to overhaul how the county disposes of its (your) trash. SCA is party to aspects of that initiative. Namely, we have some purview over the yard trim compost facility located in Dickerson. The county wants to start diverting food scraps from the trash stream and process them at that facility. Tossed-away food makes up almost 20% of the trash burned in the incinerator. SCA must approve the project. We strongly support food scrap composting, but await the county’s plans, including full disclosure of how it will impact the local community. SCA continues to push for closure of the incinerator as soon as possible after an alternative waste management system is chosen and launched.