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Dear GreenYes- I hesitate to raise this issue, but here goes. The City I serve sends its refuse to a waste-to-energy plant. I'm conflicted about the relative environmental impacts of landfilling vs. WTE. It is my understanding that our WTE plant meets Air Quality Management District standards. Obviously, the AQMD does not regulate everything, and you only know about the emissions that you test for. WTE has more immediate impacts from what is coming out of the stacks, as compared to the more long-term (and uncertain) groundwater and other impacts from landfilling. But is it possible to truly label one of these as the lesser of two evils? Is one really lesser? I am personally fully committed to zero waste. However, the City that I serve continues to generate "waste" and this is an issue I have to deal with on a daily basis. When you respond to this post, please do so gently. I am not responsible for my City's policies, for WTE in general, or for much else in this world. Please do not offer suggestions as to how to get rid of our WTE plant. I'm really looking narrowly at the lesser-of-two-evils question. Sharon Gates Recycling Specialist City of Long Beach, California 562/570-4694 |
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