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As a county officer, I would establish a three-pronged
waste program that would establish accessible recycling,
landfill reclamation, and compost development.
 Recycling
in Southeastern Idaho is ineffective at best, with most
of the smaller communities lacking easy access and the
larger ones failing to have curbside assistance. The
reason for these shortcomings can be found in cost upon
the taxpayers for such services. These expenses are well
worth the investment, however, if they mean a decrease
in general waste output and land usual for waste
purposes. Along similar lines, landfills have proven to
be the most widely accepted forms of garbage disposal in
the American West. Such pits however, can be both
unsightly and dangerous if left uncovered. I would enact
similar policies to the Idaho Falls Freeman Park project
while working for the county, working to cover landfills
and build parks and land reclamation in their places.
The final part of my plan is found in my desire to see
waste separation between biodegradable materials and
those that fail to decompose. Separation of such refuse
would allow for large-scale compost projects to help
enrich the soil of the area.
(Excerpt from Ben’s winning essay)
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