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Landfill permit rejected after Teamsters, others raised concerns

BFI sought to merge its L.A. county and city sections, $60M traffic and environmental infrastructure offer rejected

Teamsters.org
November 23, 2005

Citing traffic congestion and other concerns, the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission voted Monday to deny a permit for Sunshine Canyon Landfill to combine its county and city operations.

The landfill, operated by Browning-Ferris Industries, currently has separate permits from the city and county. The city permit allows BFI to dump 5,500 tons per day in the portion of the landfill in Granada Hills, and the county permit allows the firm to dispose of 6,600 tons per day in the county portion. . . . Read more