The principal objectives of Montgomery County's Recycling and Resource Management program are to: ensure that the solid waste generated in the county is managed in a safe, environmentally sound manner; encourage the reduction of waste generated by residents and businesses in the county; and recycle as much as feasible of the resources contained in, and extractable from, solid waste. The major elements in the management of solid waste are to:continue implementation of the ban on recyclable materials from the refuse waste stream and encourage greater on-site management of grass clippings and yard trim by homeowners;operate the mass...

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

The principal objectives of Montgomery County's Recycling and Resource Management program are to: ensure that the solid waste generated in the county is managed in a safe, environmentally sound manner; encourage the reduction of waste generated by residents and businesses in the county; and recycle as much as feasible of the resources contained in, and extractable from, solid waste. The major elements in the management of solid waste are to:

• continue implementation of the ban on recyclable materials from the refuse waste stream and encourage greater on-site management of grass clippings and yard trim by homeowners;
• operate the mass burn Resource Recovery Facility (RRF) located in Dickerson while exploring alternatives to the RRF;
• provide rail transport of solid waste from the Solid Waste Transfer Station to the RRF; and
• beneficially reuse or recycle at private facilities ash from the RRF and rubble delivered to the Transfer Station at private facilities, transport any non-processible waste, and bypass waste that cannot be handled at the RRF for disposal to a private out-of-County landfill.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Create a new project for maintenance and repairs of the Transfer Station in Shady Grove. This project shifts capital-eligible spending from the operating budget to the capital budget to relieve pressure on the Disposal Fund's debt service coverage ratio.
• Continue construction of upgrades to the Recycling Center, which will allow the County to process 100 percent of the material it generates.
• Improve the capture of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, from the decommissioned Gude Landfill, and install a toupee cap to prevent groundwater contamination.
• Upgrade the leachate plant at the decommissioned Oaks Landfill which has reached the end of its useful life.
  

PROGRAM CONTACTS

Contact Vicky Wan of the Department of Environmental Protection at 240-777-7722 or Richard H. Harris of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2796 for more information regarding this department's capital budget.

CAPITAL PROGRAM REVIEW

The FY27-32 Capital Improvements Program for Recycling and Resource Management contains five projects funded with $38.4 million over six years, a reduction of $39.5 million, or 50.7 percent, from the FY25-30 Amended CIP, primarily due to construction progressing on multiple projects. The related construction costs moved out of the six-year period.

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