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Governor Timothy M. Kaine recently
announced that Shenandoah Waste Services
LLC will invest $4 million to expand its materials recycling operation in Page County, creating 60 jobs. The company’s recycled materials are used as an alternative fuel source for energy production. Virginia successfully competed with Maryland. North Carolina and West Virginia for the project.
“An environmental company like Shenandoah Waste Services is valuable to Virginia,” said Governor Kaine. “The company’s services capture waste that would otherwise go to landfills, transforming the end product into an alternative energy source - a win for Virginians and the outdoors. The Commonwealth is a great fit, as Shenandoah Waste Services’ Page County location is within close proximity to its large customers and northern construction markets.”
This is good news. Jobs will be created and their work will enable industrial customers to have waste-free manufacturing facilities. It will also help builders and construction companies recycle scrap and that recycled material is a suitable alternative fuel for the production of energy.
As counties around the Commonwealth look to “go green,” this is an exciting partnership. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with Page County and the Shenandoah Valley Partnership to secure the project for Virginia. Governor Kaine approved $75,000 from the Governor’s Opportunity Fund to assist Page County with the project. The Virginia Department of Business Assistance will provide training assistance through the Virginia Jobs Investment Program.
This may be a small project compared to the global needs that our country is facing but it is a step in the right direction. Some of the latest figures coming out would suggest that looking for “alternatives” isn’t enough. What has to change is how we consume and how we live. Trying to find other ways to feed our voracious appetite for cities, mega malls and mass transit isn’t the answer. We just may end up completely tapped out.
Perhaps a better solution is to look for ways to return to a simpler, less complicated lifestyle. Perhaps one that encourages local farming, smaller commutes and energy efficient utilities. And perhaps partnerships that not only help the environment but put folks to work as well.
Recycling is one of those ways. It’s a win-win.
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