EPA recommends denying permit to Stark landfill

By Bob Downing
The Akron-Beacon Journal

EAST SPARTA - The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is recommending that a southern Stark County landfill where an underground fire is believed to be burning not get a required operating license.

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

In a strongly worded letter, EPA Director Chris Korleski said today his agency has determined that the landfill is not in substantial compliance with Ohio's environmental laws....Read more.