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Montgomery County Recycles More Than Any Other Place in Maryland
County officials hope to recycle 70 percent of all waste by the year 2020.
How much of what Montgomery County residents throw away ends up in landfills? Less than half, according to data from the Maryland Department of the Environment, which ranked the county first in recycling. The rate of recycling in the county (57.68 percent) and waste diversion (62.68 percent) is higher than any other jurisdiction, a release from county government reported. County Executive Isiah Leggett credited the recycling program's comprehensiveness—available to apartment dwellers, home owners and businesses equally—for the success. "This recycling achievement is also due to the keen awareness about the importance of reducing waste and recycling more, and the outstanding commitment and continued efforts of everyone living, working and …
Jennifer Gelman
10:50 am on Friday, April 26, 2013
This is great news. I'd love to see the county add food waste to the list of things that it picks up curbside. I'm not a gardener, and I have no interest in composting, but would love to keep the food waste from ending up in the landfill. more ›