Connecticut's largest trash-to-energy plant is scheduled to shut down next July. The state is balking at the $330 million price tag to build a new one. So what to do with all that garbage? The state's solution is to ship the trash out of state to several landfills. The latter solution will also come at great cost, but how much will the state have to spend? I have seen no estimates, but isn't this something we need to know before dismissing the idea of rebuilding the MIRA plant?
As counterintuitive as it sounds, it may be that rescuing the odious MIRA will actually be less painful to our wallets and friendlier to the environment. Like that stinky garbage barge that eventually returned to New York, Connecticut’s trash just might be better dealt with at home.
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Interesting but petrifying read, dealing with waste and acquiring clean water in our society are too often taken for granted https://t.co/IcdCPhfIte
— RAWNUTMEG_CT (@RAWNUTMEG_CT) July 20, 2021
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