[P2assist] Most Significant Environmental Issue

[Tom Rhodes]

A number of factors have come into play, reducing recycling rates and
soaring disposal rates. Economics, loss of interest, reduced sense of
urgency and other factors have contributed to this. Hopefully, we as
stakeholders can support and encourage one another to hang in there to keep
environmental programs alive and healthy. That's what P2assist is all about.

Here is an interesting "point/counterpoint" view of the recycling vs.
disposal argument.
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/issues/NYTrecycle.html

Thanks
Tom

Tom Rhodes
Waste Management Analyst
NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639
(919) 715-6516
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From: <KHales@ci.cary.nc.us>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 3:21 PM
Subject: [P2assist] Most Significant Environmental Issue


> I think that the most significant environmental issue is the trend of
> increasing trash tonnage and decreasing recycling tonnage. This could be
> attributed to the reduction in urgency of the situation that was around
> with the "trash barge". Landfill fees have not increased as much as
> originally sited, and I think that people are feeling why go through the
> trouble.
>
> Karen Hales
> Recycling/Solid Waste Specialist
> TOWN of CARY
>
> 462-3873 voice
> 469-4304 fax
> khales@ci.cary.nc.us
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