Agency urges against landfill permit

By Bob Downing
The Akron-Beacon Journal

EAST SPARTA - The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday recommended that a southern Stark County landfill with an underground fire be denied a required operating license.

But whether the Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility will remain open or be shut down won't be known for months.

And the closing would, if ordered, affect the entire Pike Township landfill -- not just the 88-acre parcel where an underground fire has triggered foul-smelling odors....Read more.