The following are real-life stories told to us by people who live in our area and who have lived or currently live near an incinerator. To contribute your story, please send us an email Story 1: The Smell From the Dickerson Incinerator Makes My Throat Burn Jane Hunter, who lives…
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Residential property values will only decrease due to the undesirability of the incinerator. Many large residential communities are within 6 miles of the approved incinerator site, and many are currently being constructed in areas where the incinerator is being considered. Shopping centers and hotels are within a mile of the…
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Incinerators do not eliminate the need for landfills. Incinerators expel between 10% and 30% in waste materials that cannot be incinerated, commonly known as “bottom ash”. This ash is then deposited in local landfills or is used as a landfill cover. Some states have begun using this ash in asphalt…
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The options are not incineration vs. a landfill To deal with its trash (also called solid waste), Frederick County currently operates its own waste transfer station and landfill. In January 2009 Frederick County implemented a residential curbside, single-stream recycling program, but it also long-hauls much of its waste to a…
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