[P2assist] Most Significant Environmental Issue

[Eldridge, Kevin M.]

As a resident of Cary, I am pleased with the recycling program they have
implemented.  It makes recycling very convenient and most people
participate.  Two areas that Cary and many other cities struggle with is
dealing with household hazardous waste and water supply.  It is my
understanding that household hazardous waste are not currently collected in
Cary and this likely results in people dumping these waste in the street,
sewer system, down the drain or sending them off with the regular trash.
Water will be one of the biggest challenges facing NC in the coming years.
With the large population increase, water demand has escalated tremendously
in Cary and around the state.

-----Original Message-----
From: JKBL (Jack Blackmer) [mailto:jkbl@novozymes.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 5:12 PM
To: 'KHales@ci.cary.nc.us'; p2assist@ncc-1701d.p2pays.org
Subject: RE: [P2assist] Most Significant Environmental Issue


Making it as easy as possible for people to recycle (such as the Town of
Cary's curbside pick-up) goes a long way toward its success.  We have
recently provided considerably more containers for recycling glass and
plastic at our facility and it is making a difference.

Another important factor is to strive for ways to reduce the cost of
recycled goods and to encourage their use.  Without this market, the loop
will not be closed.  I was saddened several years ago when I was a part of
an effort to implement curbside recycling in a community only to later learn
that some of the recycled paper had to be landfilled for a period of time
because there was not enough of a market to handle it all!


Jack W. Blackmer
Environmental Coordinator
Novozymes North America, Inc.
Franklinton, NC



-----Original Message-----
From: KHales@ci.cary.nc.us [mailto:KHales@ci.cary.nc.us]
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 3:21 PM
To: p2assist@ncc-1701d.p2pays.org
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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