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.
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.
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