L. RECYCLING

AnthonyAú · Aug 20, 2024, 12:36 AM

L. RECYCLING

Developers and construction companies should be required to recycle or reuse products like cardboard and wood instead of dumping them.
North Carolina counties and industries should meet new, more effective recycling requirements. New landfills should not be permitted if these recycling requirements have not been met.
All public and private landfills should be lined to prevent leakage.

In the last ten years, state leaders successfully shut down or lined all landfills serving the public.

All construction and demolition landfills should be lined and equipped with leachate collection systems as soon as possible.

Landfills that do not comply should be shut down.
Clean, reusable or recyclable waste should be banned from all landfills as soon as is feasible.

Such waste includes wooden pallets, clean wood, cardboard, newspaper, steel, aluminum, plastic and office paper.
All local governments, commercial and industrial facilities, and construction and demolition operations should meet minimum state recycling requirements.

No new landfills should be permitted in areas that do not meet these requirements.