STATE RESCINDS BAN ON YARD TRIMMINGS TO LANDFILL

摘要

A 16-year-old ban on landfilling yard trimmings was rescinded in Georgia April 14, as the state Senate followed the House in passing House Bill 274, which ultimately included language lifting the ban. According to proponents of HB 274, counties and municipalities are now free to decide for themselves how to manage their waste streams. The bill claims to promote renewable energy by capturing methane from landfills, yet woody trimmings like tree limbs take decades to decay and if prevented from being landfilled, could immediately be used in more productive ways. Show less