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Advocates urge Baltimore to stop burning yard waste, expand composting and update fees
Summary
Environmental and community advocates urged the Board of Estimates to invest in composting infrastructure, update landfill and bag fees, and stop sending yard waste to be burned, citing cost savings and job creation potential.
Multiple residents and environmental advocates testified at Taxpayer Night that Baltimore should accelerate zero-waste initiatives, expand composting capacity and adjust solid-waste fees to better reflect the cost of disposal.
Angela Clark, a Fortieth District resident and member of Progressive Maryland’s environmental justice task force and Sunrise Movement, urged investment in composting and recycling instead of burning yard waste at Briscoe. Clark cited a 2018 report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and…
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