Washington, D.C. - Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today to commend Montgomery County for its commitment to recycling.
The Montgomery County Recycling Center received the 2005 Material Recovery Facility of the Year Award. This is the second time in five years that Montgomery County has received this award from the Solid Waste Processing Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
The criteria needed to receive this award include the facility’s success in reaching its goals, environmental performance and safety, and the facility’s role in solid waste processing and integrated waste management.
The plant is estimated to generate about $3,000,000 in revenue for FY05. In addition, the plant underwent a processing system equipment overhaul in the summer of 2002 which increased its efficiency.