Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold has ordered tougher recycling policies in all county departments.
Leopold has mandated his department heads to designate a recycling coordinator, increase employees? participation in the recycling program, buy recyclable products and use only recycled paper.
“As leaders in county government we should be setting the example for our citizens,” Leopold said in a news release Tuesday.
The county expanded its recycling program by hiring two employees to monitor recycling performance, costing the cost $124,000.
However, the county?s waste management service saved $2 million through recycling 129,000 tons of material that would have ended up in the county?s landfill, according to county officials.
