Pellet bag disposal raises environmental questions
Posted on March 17, 2011 |
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FERRISBURGH RESIDENT ANN Poskas, standing in front of her wood pellet stove, holds a bag stuffed full of used pellet bags. Poskas is trying to find a good way to dispose of the bags, which are not recyclable.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
ADDISON COUNTY — Until early this year, plastic disposal was not an issue that Ferrisburgh resident Ann Poskas had to think too hard about.
When Casella Waste Systems discontinued its plastic bag recycling program, stating that the thin film clogged its systems, Poskas began storing her bags.
Like others who heat their homes with wood pellets that are delivered in plastic bags — which problematically for recyclers are dusty inside and like other plastic bags therefore hard to handle — Postas quickly noticed those bags began to add up.
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