There are also volumes of information about existing businesses based on the use of recycled materials . There are new and used equipment markets for every conceivable manufacturing process. There is private grant money, venture capital and government funding available for pilot programs in the pioneering field of recycled material use. If we can view these sites on the internet, so can our county officials. The world is moving quickly around us, but Jackson County seems to be stuck in a mind-frame which is fast being left behind.
Source separation is a key to the success of the program.
It saves the county money by putting the responsibility of separating the materials with the individuals and businesses who generate the waste. Not only does this put responsibility where it belongs, but contractors and businesses will soon realize, as others around the country have, that it makes good economic sense to separate these raw materials. They have value and there are markets for them. An example of this would be to send broken bricks and concrete blocks to the stone crusher at the Dillsboro quarry for use as road fill. I don't think so.