Composting: A Savvy Economic Investment
by Institute for Local Self- on Jul 3, 2014 | Views: 535 | Score: 8
| Full Time Equivalent Jobs/$10 million invested | |
|---|---|
| Incinerators | 1.6 |
| Landfills | 8.4 |
| Composting, Mulch, and Natural Wood Facilities | 21.4 |
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Composting systems—even high-tech ones—do not require the same level of capital investment as landfills or incinerators. While more research is warranted, our survey found that on a dollar-per-capital-investment basis, Maryland's 15 composting, mulching, and natural wood waste recycling operations sustain 2 times more jobs than the two landfills surveyed and 17 times more jobs than Maryland’s three incineration facilities.