If Auburn residents desire more sustainable solutions for waste disposal, we need to focus on November’s election.
This year the City Council eliminated curbside recycling. The current mayor and council have proven they ignore the recommendations of their own Sustainability Work Group. I’m advocating for voting for Jeff Harmon for mayor, as he respects the knowledge of experts when developing solutions.
Residents were told the best solution is to incinerate trash to create electricity. However, wet food waste means the incinerator must increase natural gas usage to dry out trash.
We need a larger composting program to divert wet food waste. This would result in lower costs due to less trash weight, and drier trash to burn would be a win-win. Better curbside recycling would focus on what’s most recyclable.
Let’s vote for Jeff Harmon for mayor and council candidates like Ryan Smith, so sustainable waste solutions become our future.
Sasha Goodwin, Auburn
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