Waste Study Group

Maryland Waste Study Group

Broadening the discussion about how to handle solid waste in Frederick County...and beyond

Surprising Facts

 

Recycling saves more energy than incineration yields. For instance, if the US burned all its municipal waste in incinerators, it would contribute less than one per cent of the country's energy needs.... Two studies performed in the US in 1993 and 1994 show that if the current recyclable material were recycled instead of burned in an incinerator, some three to five times as much energy would be saved.

Source: Greenpeace
 

 

FREDERICK COUNTY, MD

VIDEO: Public Hearing on the incinerator proposal: Day 2 - 12/12/2007

VIDEO: Public Hearing on the incinerator proposal - 12/11/2007
Presentation starts at 14:12 Public Comments start at 1:06:30
Over 200 people came out for Public Hearing. The hearing will continue over to 12/12.

VIDEO: Frederick County's Presentation the Incinerator Proposals by Mike Marschner and Robin Davidov 10/30/2007
Scroll to 8:26 for the presentation. Scroll to 1:41:00 for public comment.
PDF of presentation as posted on County website.

VIDEO: Frederick County's Presentation on Solid Waste Management Strategies by Mike Marschner DUSWM 10/24/2007
Presentation starts at 0:00:00 Scroll to 2:17:00 for public comment.
This session was rescheduled for the evening at the request of residents so people could hear incinerator proposal. Instead the Department of Solid Waste Management gave a 2 hours presentation on changes to the recylcing program and possible recycling goals for 2010 to 2050 with a single mention of inceration as part of the Solid Waste Management strategy. PDF of presentation as posted on County website The actual presentation ended on slide 73 and did not cover slides 74 through 93.

VIDEO: Frederick BOCC's hear from the President of the Montgomery County Council.
Marilyn Praisner shares her experiences with the incinerator in Montgomery County, MD. Note how difficult it is for Montgomery County to reach their recycling goals once the incinerator is voted for.

VIDEO: Frederick Solid Waste Forum July 14th

CARROLL COUNTY, MD

VIDEO: Commissioners and press questions the EAC and the NWMDA on Solid Waste Options
Scroll to 01:07:20.
Dec. 13, 2007 Carroll County's Commissioner's ask questions of the Environmental Advisory Council and of the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority about the solid waste management options.

VIDEO: Carroll County's Environmental Advisory Committee Recommendations
Scroll to 19:00.
Nov. 15, 2007 Carroll County's 9 person EAC presents their solid waste recommendations after 11 months of study, discussion, research, and interviews.

VIDEO: Carroll County MD, Solid Waste Management Discussion
Scroll to 1:06.
Sept. 11, 2007 Carroll County Environmental Advisory Council votes on recommendations for the Board of County Commissioners. "Stop viewing solid waste as a problem and start viewing it as an opportunity" is the first concept discussed.

RESOURCE RECOVERY PARKS

AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Why Require Source Separation?
Richard Anthony discusses the importance of source separation and resource recovery.

AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Why Resource Recovery Parks?
Richard Anthony overviews Resource Recovery Parks at the R07 Conference in Davos, Switzerland.

ENERGY FROM WASTE

VIDEO: Energy from Waste: Part 1 - The Myths Debunked

VIDEO: Energy from Waste: Part 2 - Some regional alternatives: Moving towards 100% waste diversion

VIDEO: Energy from Waste: Part 3 - Follow the Money

ZERO WASTE

VIDEO: Zero Waste from Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives

VIDEO: How Much of the University of Iowa's Trash is Recyclable

THE BIG PICTURE

ANIMATION: The Story of Stuff
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.

HARRISBURG WTE

VIDEO: Harrisburg Incinerator Debt

01.24.07 Harrisburg County Commissioners discusses the possibility of the city of Harrisburg bankruptcy scenario, relating to debt incurred by the Harrisburg Authority, guaranteed by the city of Harrisburg.

VIDEO: Harrisburg Incinerator Financial Loss

January 24, 2007 Dauphin County Commissioners discuss bond swap and possible sale of the Harrisburg Incinerator.

VIDEO: Harrisburg Incinerator Financial Bond Issues

January 24, 2007 Dauphin County Commissioners discuss bond swap and possible sale of the Harrisburg Incinerator.

BELVEDERE, ENGLAND

VIDEO: Reasons to Oppose the Belvedere Incinerator