Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>In 2018, compostable materials such as food scraps and yard trimmings make up nearly 34% of all municipal solid waste generated in the U.S. Instead of disposing of this material in landfills and incinerators, composting uses organic material to create a valuable product with environmental and economic benefits, including greenhouse gas emissions reductions and green jobs.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Recycling of some organic materials, such as yard trimmings and manure, is widespread in Maryland. One area of growing interest is food scraps diversion. Though only an estimated 15.5% of food scraps was recycled in Maryland in 2019, much of the remaining material could be prevented, used to feed humans or animals, or composted. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>This map service shows the location of the two non-permitted compost facilities in Maryland. </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Maryland Department of the Environment, Land and Materials Administration, Resource Management Program
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Per the Code of Maryland Regulations, Per 9-1724.1, entities that generate food residuals of 1 ton a week or more, meet the definition of a "person" (9-1701), and are within 30 miles of an organics recycling facility that has the willingness and capacity to process all food residuals must divert.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Organics recycling facilities (9-1701) may include composting (permitted and non-permitted), anaerobic digestion and other facilities in which organic materials or compostable packaging materials are collected, separated, or processed and returned to the marketplace in the form of raw materials or products.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>This map service is of the 30 mile radius/buffer of two non-permitted general food composting facilities within Maryland.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Maryland Department of the Environment, Land and Materials Administration, Resource Management Program