Baltimore County has authorized $25 million to upgrade the recycling facilities in Cockeysville.
Apparently, since the county switched to single-stream recycling in February 2010, recycling has been shipped elsewhere for processing because county facilities could only handle dual-stream. This new funding will pay for transitioning the Cockeysville facility to single-stream, and build a new garbage transfer station as well.
According to sources at the solid waste management bureau, this transition will ultimately save the county money:
Trash disposal cost = $56 to $58 per ton
Recycling revenue = $100 to $105 per ton, depending on materials
Read the full article here:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/baltimorecounty/news/ph-tt-recycling-center-1109-20111107,0,6895904.story
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