After months of debate the North Central Solid Waste Authority voted May 21 to purchase a new green waste burner.
   The Authority General Manager Peter Fuller said the current air curtain burner was likely not burning hot enough to consistently reach emissions standards and was concerned that if the burner broke during the summer, when most green-waste is generated, there could be major issues without a more efficient disposal method.
   Fuller said he still preferred using a woodchipper for handled green waste because of the lower costs of removing the waste after its processed.
   As previously reported in the Rio Grande SUN the Authority spends around $50,000 a year removing ash generated by the burner in Ohkay Owingeh.