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County expands recycling work: Whitaker awarded illegal-dump remediation; air-burner and glass-pulverizer operations discussed
Summary
Recycling director Angie Murphy recommended awarding a $34,500 contract to Whitaker Excavating to remediate an illegal dump, and she briefed the court on air-burner testing, glass pulverizing (creating marketable sand) and curbside recycling changes intended to keep revenue local.
Recycling director Angie Murphy told the court she received three bids to clean up an illegal dump on Miners Branch and recommended awarding the contract to Whitaker Excavating at $34,500; the court approved the award by voice vote.
Murphy and committee members also reported on the county's new air burner and a glass-pulverizer grant-funded purchase. She described a recent test run: the burner produces initial smoke for a short period (roughly 30 minutes as permitted) and then stabilizes; operators said the unit can be used on an intermittent basis until accumulated brush is burned down. Murphy said byproducts such as biochar and pulverized glass (sand) could be offered to the public for gardening and other uses.
Magistrates and recycling staff discussed contamination in curbside recycling and the county's new opt-in approach; several speakers urged residents to bring acceptable recyclables to the local center and explained rules for glass (rinsed, no lids, no windowpane or wired glass). Officials asked staff to post detailed guidelines on social media and to continue outreach about contamination and program logistics.
"We had 3 illegal dump bids... Whitaker Excavating came in the lowest bid at 34,500," Murphy said. The court approved the contract and requested continued public information about recycling procedures.
