Communities Nationwide Push to Close Their Incinerators. Sullivan County Wants to Build a New One.

Communities across the country are figuring out how to close their incinerators, but Sullivan County is considering building a new one. Earlier this summer, the county issued a draft RFP for a waste-to-energy facility as part of its broader plans to prepare for the region’s anticipated growth of trash over the next decade.On Monday evening, a coalition of activists organized an emergency town hall in Monticello to push back against the proposal. Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar reports.