Recycling And Composting Hit Brick Wall

The amount of material being recycled and composted in the Fundy Region is stagnating.....So says Brenda MacCallum of the Fundy Region Solid Waste Commission who wants to see a review of what can be done to get people to throw away less garbage. 

She tells CHSJ News one option is a pay as you throw system with people being charged for the additional garbage they toss out.
 
MacCallum says the town of Hampton has imposed a limit on garbage with success without illegal dumping. The town of Rothesay is moving towards curbside recycling.

The Solid Waste Commission would like a regional approach and a decision made on what that should be by next June.