Washington County Enterprise-Leader
District Recognizes City, School
Farmington Lauded For Doing Its Part To Take Care Of The Earth
FARMINGTON — The Boston Mountain Solid Waste District recognized the city of Farmington and the Farmington School District for doing their part to help take care of the earth.
Director Maylon Rice said the city of Farmington recycles 13 tons of trash per month through its recycling program with Waste Management and the school district recycles five tons per month through its recycling program with the solid waste district and the Washington County Office of Environmental Affairs.
Basically, Rice said, 8.8 percent of the school's and city's trash is being recycled.
“For a small community like Farmington, that's pretty good,” Rice said.
Rice recognized the city and school at the May 14 Farmington City Council meeting. He presented the city's plaque to Mayor Ernie Penn and Bryan Law, assistant superintendent, accepted the school award. Law takes over as school superintendent on July 1.
This is the third year that the Boston Mountain Solid Waste District has given awards in conjunction with Earth Day celebrations. The district recognized Greenland the first year and Elkins received the awards last year.
The plaques name Farmington as the 2012 Earth Day Municipal Honoree and the Farmington schools as the 2012 Earth Day Education Honoree.
“This is our way of saying thanks to them,” Rice added.
The solid waste district has placed recycling trailers at all five Farmington schools and these trailers are emptied as needed by Boston Mountain. The office of environmental affairs works with a recycling coordinator at each school to make sure students and staff know what items can be placed in the recycling bins.
“It's a wonderful program that goes hand in hand with the county and the district,” Rice said.
Boston Mountain accepts the following trash as recyclables: aluminum, plastic bottles, “junk” plastic, such as butter tubs and plastic take-out dishes, cardboard, mixed paper, newspapers and inserts, glass of all colors, aluminum cans, motor oil and aerosol cans.
Waste Management accepts the following recyclables in Farmington: paper, plastic, tin and aluminum cans, glass and cardboard.