Posted April 3, 200619 yr Posted on Sun, Apr. 02, 2006 Ohio reins in specialty dumps New rules increase groundwater monitoring, runoff tests, ban pulverized waste at construction, demolition landfills By Bob Downing Beacon Journal staff writer A smoldering underground fire. Liquid waste dumped in a stream. A sickening rotten-egg odor. Problems such as these have plagued Ohio's construction and demolition landfills. Now, new rules are about to go into effect that would tighten the state's control over these specialty dumps that take in such debris as concrete, bricks, lumber, plaster board, stone, glass, roofing materials, wiring, plumbing fixtures and insulation. ... http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/14245089.htm
April 3, 200619 yr Posted on Sun, Apr. 02, 2006 Environmentalists welcome new rules for construction landfills AKRON, Ohio - New rules that tighten restrictions on where construction debris landfills can operate will be in place by mid-June, the state Environmental Protection Agency said. New or expanded landfills - which accept bricks, drywall and wood from construction and demolition sites - must be 500 feet from parks, lakes or reservoirs, state forests and occupied homes, under a bill signed by Gov. Bob Taft in December. The law also expands groundwater monitoring and runoff testing. ... http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/14247785.htm
July 28, 200618 yr Ohio final stop for N.Y. trash? Trains make it easier to bring out-of-state garbage to Ohio landfills Friday, July 28, 2006 Spencer Hunt THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Ohio environmental officials said they see trouble in a new city garbage plan New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed yesterday. The plan would put the garbage the city produces every day —12,000 tons of it — on trains and barges instead of trucks. Ohio already gets more than 1 million tons of garbage from the state of New York every year. ... Link to graphic & map: http://dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/07/28/20060728-E2-03.html http://dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/07/28/20060728-E1-00.html
July 2, 200717 yr Landfill groups form REACH By JENNIFER KOVACS Tribune Chronicle HUBBARD — A leader of a local anti-landfill organization announced this week that a new regional non-profit agency has been formed through the joining of other watchdog groups in order to promote environmental education. ‘‘We are pretty much within the Northeast Ohio corridor. We aligned all the groups together,’’ said Rick Hernandez, communications director for the newly formed Regional Environmental Alliance for Community Health (REACH). The organization is made up of representatives from Hubbard Environmental Land Protection (HELP); Girard United Against Ruinous Dumping (GUARD); Citizens Against Lordstown Landfills (CALL) and Our Lives Count (OLC) out of Warren. ... http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/news/articles.asp?articleID=19845
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