Questions and Concerns About the Incinerator
That Have Been Brought to County and State Officials
Reducing Waste
What are we doing as a community to address the waste which is not being recycled? [asked twice]
Frederick County generates 600-800 tons per day of waste. Is there a goal of cutting the tonnage by maybe half, and saving the taxpayer's $9M a year in long-hauling? I understand in many communities Construction & Demolition waste accounts for 25-30% of what is landfilled. A letter to the BoCC dated May 9, 2003, from the MDE states, "Aside from consuming large volumes of valuable landfill capacity, the use of a MSW landfill constructed to Subtitle D standards to dispose of C&D waste is a very expensive and inefficient method to manage such wastes. Since Frederick County along with the adjoining counties in the region are facing similar management issues relating to C&D waste, Frederick County is encouraged to reevaluate its management of C&D waste and investigate the development of a regional approach with adjoining counties for the processing and disposal of C&D waste."
