County Examines Ways to Reduce Trash
The Baltimore Sun reports that Carroll County is talking with a waste consultant about how to reduce its solid waste output, with an eye on increasing recycling efforts instead of building a waste-to-energy trash burning facility.
Consultant Richard V. Anthony recommended separating dry waste from wet trash, so the dry organic materials could be composted. Almost 17 percent of Carroll County’s landfill space is currently from food and plant debris.
The county wants to recover or recycle 85 to 90 percent of its waste within seven years, and it is currently at 32 percent. For more information on recycling organic materials, visit Earth 911′s Compost page.
