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Beaufort County: Recycling running in the red as officials plan composting, new containers and pilots
Summary
Beaufort County Solid Waste staff told the committee that recycling costs exceed rebates and hauling; officials described an in-vessel compost purchase, a pilot for compartmentalized roll-off recycling containers, security-camera installation at convenience centers, and a planned pilot for automated decal scanners.
Beaufort County Solid Waste and Recycling staff reported growing recycling and disposal costs and outlined several pilot programs and investments aimed at diverting waste and standardizing recycling across the county.
Victoria Hoffman, speaking for Solid Waste and Recycling, told the committee that recycling is currently operating at a net cost. "We're not in the green for recycling. It's in the red," she said, adding that the county had spent "368,000 and change to recycle" to date and that the county's net cost with one vendor (referred to in the meeting as I2) was reported as $620,000.
The financial picture matters because of landfill expenses: Hoffman said, "It cost us $4,000,000 to dispose of MSW at the landfill last year." She noted those landfill disposal costs and recycling expenses are rising as county population and…
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