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Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012: No County-provided recycling or trash collections on May 28; all pickups this week shift by one day. Transfer Station closed May 28.
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Resource Recovery Facility

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) awarded our Resource Recovery Facility its "2010 Gold Waste to Energy Excellence Award”.

Waste is transported to the Resource Recovery Facility, burned at extremely high temperatures, and the heat is used to generate energy in the form of electricity or steam. Metal is then recovered from the ash and recycled.

photo: aerial view of Resource Recovery Facility

Covanta Montgomery, Inc., our Resource Recovery Facility operator, is a Maryland Green Registry member.

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Resource Recovery Facility

Last edited: 4/18/2011