What is the waste-to-energy incinerator?
Like so many other counties in the United States, Frederick County, Maryland, has had an ongoing problem with trash (also referred to as solid waste). The bottom line is that we make too much of it, and we are quickly running out of options for how to deal with it. Currently, Frederick County operates its own waste transfer station (landfill) but also ships much of our additional waste to a mega landfill in Virginia. With the rising costs of fuel, the latter has resulted in increased costs to the county. These two options are neither cost effective nor sustainable. Over the last few years, several options have emerged for combating the ongoing problem of excess waste in the county. Possible solutions have included implementing a single-stream recycling program, encouraging businsses to recycle (they are a major part of the waste stream), and building a waste-to-energy incinerator, expanding the current landfill or buying property for a new landfill. (A new landfill is needed for incine
