Down in the Dumps over Greene County’s Reduced Recycling Program?
For almost three decades residents of Farmcolony were able to recycle numerous items at the Greene County Solid Waste Facility in Stanardsville: plastic, junk mail, phonebooks, magazines, glass, cardboard, newspaper and metal cans. That is now a thing of the past. Greene County has scaled back its recycling program to include only cardboard, newspaper and metal cans. The other items are now being tossed into the landfill. Greene County is not alone. Changes in market conditions for recyclables are making it difficult for municipalities across the country to cover the costs of their recycling programs. That leaves two choices: Pay higher rates to get rid of recyclables or throw it all away. Most are choosing the latter. Greene County is choosing the latter. The Greene County Supervisors voted to…