Landfill "garbage juice" caused massive contamination, OSU expert says

Testimony heard on landfill expansion

By Barb Limbacher
T-R Staff Correspondent

MAGNOLIA – Testimony from Dr. Julie Weatherington-Rice, a senior scientist for Bennett and Williams Environmental Consultants Inc. at Columbus, brought mixed reactions from an audience of more than 300 during a public hearing Thursday on the expansion of American Landfill at Waynesburg.

The session was held in Sandy Valley High by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.

American Landfill has received preliminary approval of its application for expansion. Owned by Waste Management of Ohio, the business is seeking a lateral and vertical expansion of its current 234-acre landfill. It would expand the life of the landfill for at least 18 years, according to information provided by OEPA at the hearing. . . Read more