Foul odors remain problem at southern Stark landfill

By Bob Downing
The Akron Beacon Journal

BOLIVAR -Progress is being made to curtail the foul odors from a major landfill in southern Stark County, but the problem persists.

That assessment came from Ohio Environmental Protection Agency staffer Kurt Princic in a report Friday on the Countywide Recycling and Disposal Center to the Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Solid Waste Management District.

Tests continue to show the smells, although offensive, do not exceed levels that would create health issues for residents of southern Stark and northern Tuscarawas counties, he said....Read more.