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cost more to handle than what the county would make selling them, McCarthy said.
“We generate such a limited amount thats it’s very hard to be competitive,” McCarthy said. He noted that the county already can have trouble finding buyers for recyclables.
McCarthy stressed the importance of properly separating recyclables. He said buyers will often refuse a load if it is contaminated with trash or misplaced recyclables.
The Department of Environmental Quality recycling report, which is released annually, compiled data from cities, counties and towns across Virginia.
Nearly one million more tons of trash were recycled in 2006 than in 2005, representing a 33 percent increase in the total amount of trash recycled, the report showed.
Electronic items experienced the greatest jump in recycling — 280 percent over 2005. The report attributed the increase to new programs.
The Town of Vienna had the highest recycling rate, with 55.1 percent of trash recycled, and Northampton County had the lowest recycling rate — 7.6 percent.
In 2006. areas with a population density of 100 people or more per square* mile were
53.6%