Montgomery County, MD committed to shutting down its incinerator

[Caroline Eader]

Good news everyone, please see the attached from Marc Elrich, Montgomery County Executive:

 

"We have engaged in exploring what other jurisdictions here, and abroad, have done to get greater use out of their waste and a higher value from it. Our review has also been informed by the Beyond Incineration report prepared by Zero Waste Montgomery County which recommended specific policies and programs that could be put in place to reduce waste. We will use the international definition of Zero Waste and the Zero Waste Hierarchy as our guide to rethink, redesign, and reduce material consumption in Montgomery County, and to seek the highest and best use of discarded materials. [...]

 "We have already issued an RFI to solicit proposals from landfills, trucking companies and other companies that could manage the waste as soon as the incinerator is closed - https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DEP/Procurement/RFI-DEP-RRM-101121.html Responses are due in January. 

After we receive the responses in late January, we will develop a detailed implementation plan to modify our current solid waste plan with operations and technologies that will replace the incinerator. This plan will be guided by the information from the RFI as well as other information, including gathering and analysis related to elimination of food scraps from the waste stream. The plan will be submitted to the Council for review and approval, and we will then move forward with formal bidding on responses to the RFI for the specific pieces that we will need to assemble. As soon as we have approval and a timeline for implementation, we will provide the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority and others with the required six-month notification that we will be closing the incinerator."

Yay!

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Caroline Eader, Esq., M.E.R.L. (pronounced "Ader"), 

Zero Waste for Zero Loss
Please fund my work.You can go here to make a tax-deductible donation. Thank you!

[Caroline Eader]

Hello again, I've shared your congratulations with the members of Zero Waste Montgomery County!  There are more changes happening in Montgomery County, Maryland. Please see here:

"Director Ortiz’s last day of service in Montgomery County will be Friday, Oct. 29. Hochberg will serve as acting director of DEP [Department of Environmental Protection] until a new director is appointed by County Executive Marc Elrich and confirmed by the Montgomery County Council."

Who could be the next director of Montgomery County's Department of Environmental Protection?

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Caroline Eader, Esq., M.E.R.L. (pronounced "Ader"), 

Zero Waste for Zero Loss

Please fund my work. You can go here to make a tax-deductible donation. Thank you!

On Fri, Dec 10, 2021 at 3:06 PM Christie Keith <chri...@no-burn.org> wrote:

This is wonderful news! Thank you for sharing it with all of us!!