RECYCLING AND WASTE-TO-ENERGY COMBINE TO BENEFIT A COMMUNITY TO THE EDITOR:.(MAIN)

Byline: LOU WILKINSON Regional Manager/Project Development American Ref-Fuel Co., Capital District GREEN ISLAND

Kenneth Dufty's letter of Dec. 12 comparing the jobs created by recycling to jobs from waste-to-energy wrongly suggests that we must choose between these waste management strategies. In fact, they're not in competition. The Capital Region can enjoy both the $150 million in economic stimulation from my company's proposed plant and the benefits of new jobs from any recycling industry that chooses to locate here.

Experience shows that recycling is most successful where waste-to-energy is also employed. Just ask the people of Newark, N.J., which …