More East Coast waste coming to Ohio

Waste transfer station gets ok
Ohio EPA approves permits for Stark County firm to build Canton facility that will take rail shipments

By Bob Downing, staff writer
Akron Beacon Journal

CANTON - The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has approved permits for a Stark County company to build a new transfer station in Canton to accept rail shipments of waste.

JMW Trucking Services plans to expand its operation and build an enclosed facility for certain kinds of waste being shipped by train from the East Coast to 1800 Allen Ave. S.E.

The EPA action came despite vocal opposition from the city of Canton and neighbors concerned about odors and increased truck traffic. . . Read more