REVISED: Prince George's County to Hold Public Meeting on Resource Recovery Master Plan

Press Release

 

For immediate release:
January 10, 2019

 

For more information, contact:
Linda Lowe, Public Information Officer
Prince George's County
Department of the Environment
(301) 836-2115

 

Prince George’s County to Hold Public Meeting on Resource Recovery Master Plan

Draft plan outlines long-term strategy to reduce waste, increase recycling and source reduction

 

Largo, MD – The Prince George’s County Department of the Environment (DoE) today announced it will hold a public meeting on January 15, 2019, 1801 McCormick Drive, Largo, 1st-floor conference room, 7 pm - 8 pm, to discuss its draft Resource Recovery Master Plan (RRMP) outlining the long-term strategy for the County-managed waste and recycling streams. The RRMP is the continuation of the planning process begun in April 2018 when the County published its Zero Waste Initiatives.

 

“This is an important opportunity for residents to hear and provide comment on some of the policies, programs, and services outlined in the draft,” said DoE Acting Director Joseph P. Gill. “The strategies identified are to help reduce the quantity of waste generated or sent to the landfill.”

 

The public meeting will focus on the goals of the RRMP which are: 

1. Increase Recycling – Value and Volume
2. Increase Food Waste Diversion
3. Increase Reuse of Divertible Materials
4. Increase Source Reduction
5. Efficiently and Effectively Manage Waste Disposal

Prince George’s County generates approximately 1.6 million tons of waste annually, including - municipal solid waste (MSW) which is trash and garbage consisting of everyday items discarded by the public; construction and demolition debris; controlled hazardous waste; and sewage.  Through the Department of the Environment, the County directly manages approximately 422,000 tons of waste or 25% of the total.  This volume includes the 300,000 +/- tons of MSW disposed of at the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill (Landfill), 72,000 tons of recyclables processed at the Materials Recycling Facility, and 50,000 tons of yard trim and food scraps composted at the Western Branch Organics Composting Facility. 

 

Community stakeholders are invited to participate in the meeting. Anyone who wishes to submit written comments before the public meeting or after the meeting may do so by submitting comments at DOERRMP@co.pg.md.us or by mail to:

 

Resource Recovery Master Plan or RRMP

Prince George’s County Department of the Environment

3500 Brown Station Road Upper Marlboro, MD  20772

ATTN:  Darryl L. Flick

 

The deadline for submitting all comments is February 1, 2019, by 5 p.m. For further information on the public meeting, please visit https://bit.ly/2CevueN.

 

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