With the city’s largest landfill approaching capacity, the viability of the Baltimore Refuse Energy Systems Co. (BRESCO) waste-to-energy plant in question and the city having one of the worst recycling rates in Maryland, Baltimore’s Department of Public Works is developing a long-term plan for recycling and disposing of waste.
And the agency wants the public’s input.
The department tapped Geosyntec Consultants, of Columbia, to develop a full report, titled “Less Waste, Better Baltimore,” by the end of the year. It’ll offer “guidelines that provide the best path forward for DPW and everyone who relies on the City’s sanitation services,” DPW Director Rudy Chow said in an announcement.
“Our customers, taxpayers, elected officials, and others deserve a recommendation that challenges us, leads us along the best path, and moves us efficiently and effectively,” Chow said in his statement.
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