View the Summary of Recommendations of the Dutchess County Green Ribbon Task Force on Solid Waste Management (while in the presentation, click anywhere on the screen to advance to the next slide).
Read an article by Tracy Frisch, "Are You Being Duped?" on how private haulers fail to properly handle their customers' recyclables.
Read a discussion on composing food waste.
View our press release from February: Citizens Bring Ideas to County to Keep Transfer Stations Open, Expand Recycling.
See the questionnaire we're using to get more information on recycling.
Recycling is currently down in Washington County as reported in our regional newspaper, HILL COUNTRY OBSERVER. Read this article here. It reports on strategies used in many area communities not only in New York but also in Vermont and Massachusetts - including the "pay-as-you-throw policy" of many Massachusetts towns.
If you would like more information on how our county government might change waste management, use the links below to download official government records, including the "Report to the Washington County Public Works Committee Regarding Future Solid Waste Mangement Options Prepared by R. S. Lynch & Co," Projected Long Term Costs prepared by R. S. Lynch & Co, The Minutes of Washington County Public Works Committee Meetings, and Washington County's Solid Waste Management Budget.
Among the items discussed in the documents is the sale of the transfer stations: a move which could increase fees for county residents and result in a decrease in services.
Become informed by reading these documents, then let us know what you think.