December 31, 2013

County’s Resource Recovery Facility Processes 10 Millionth Ton of Solid Waste

Montgomery County has marked a milestone at its award-winning Resource Recovery Facility (RRF) which has recently processed its 10 millionth ton of post-recycled municipal solid waste to recover clean, renewable energy.

By processing 10 million tons of waste at the RRF, the County has:
  • Produced 5.7 billion kilowatt hours of renewable energy in the form of electricity, enough energy to power all the single-family homes in the County for two years; 
  • Offset about 10 million tons of greenhouse gases, the equivalent to taking about two million cars off the road; and 
  • Recycled 260 thousand tons of metal, enough steel to replace more than 1,100 miles of railroad tracks running from Washington, DC to New Orleans. 
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