Garbage keeps on pouring into state

Almost as much trash entering Ohio as in '80s

By Bob Downing
Beacon Journal staff writer

The volume of trash coming into Ohio landfills from other states has been steadily growing -- to the point that it is now nearly as great as it was in the late 1980s, when such waste created a major furor.

Garbage from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania continues to flow into Ohio, and trash from as far away as Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Rhode Island is increasingly being shipped here.

That's because Ohio has landfill space and low tipping fees, according to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. . . . Read more