Thursday, March 29, 2007

 

Landfill told to snuff fire, close 88 acres

BY Edd Pritchard and Kelli Young
The Canton Repository

PIKE TWP - The original section of Countywide landfill will close as part of a deal with the state, but Stark County health officials will be left to decide if the facility can continue operating.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Republic Services — owner of Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility — agreed to 16 orders aimed at ending odor problems that have plagued Countywide for more than a year.

Ohio EPA ordered Republic Services to find a way to extinguish a fire burning under the landfill’s original 88 acres. The state also fined the company more than $1 million....Read more.