Lawmakers should watch landfill suit

The Canton Repository

CANTON - The Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District needs to ensure that landfills are good neighbors. If a court or a state agency finds that the district has exceeded its authority by approving rules for landfill operations, state law needs to give the district that authority.

In November, the district board approved regulations designed to reduce noise, odor and dust, dictate operating hours and restrict garbage truck traffic near residential areas. Because such regulations come at a cost for landfills, it’s not surprising that a landfill trade organization, the National Solid Wastes Management Association, is taking the district to court....Read more.