ANAEROBIC INDIGESTION
The County of Maui is now poised to make a comprehensive and long lasting change in the way we handle our solid waste resources. These resources, which include green waste from Maui homes, businesses, resorts and hotels; sewage sludge from our wastewater treatment plants; used cooking oil and other “fats, oils and greases”; all serve as the basis for production of value-added products by entrepreneurs here on Maui. Others, chiefly beverage containers eligible under the “HI5” program, provide recycling companies, individuals and community organizations with direct cash payments. Now, if a plan initiated by the Arakawa administration is implemented, our entire waste stream will be diverted into a “waste to energy” program. Maui Recycling Group has many questions about this plan. Learn more about our concerns here.
