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According to the plan, me county is currently recycling 7.3 percent of its trash, but that involves estimating the weight of all trash and all recycled trash. Mr. McCarthy said the county is measuring by volume, rather than by weight, and he believes 15 percent is being recycled.
By the end of 1991, the county is required to recycle 10 percent, 15 percent by the end of 1993, and 25 percent by the end of 1995.
E.P. Luke, chairman of the PD-9 board, said he was concerned that the public is unaware of all the costs that may be involved.
Col. Bingham agreed. “A lot of people don’t realize that if we don’t meet the 25 percent reduction rate, we can be fined $25,000 per day.”
The plan calls for two more recycling drop-off sites, one in Washington, and one outside it.
“I think Rappahannock’s biggest potential liability is untended drop offs,” Town Council member Newbill Miller said. “I would favor a plan that if people didn’t recycle what is recyclable, they would have to pay a tipping fee. Americans don’t understand much unless it hits them in the back pocket.”
Both the Board of Supervisors and the Town Council approved the plan, but want it revised to show more of what is being recycled before it is sent to Richmond.
94.3%