Wednesday, April 18, 2007

 

Landfill picking up windblown trash

BY Robert Wang
The Canton Repository

SANDY TWP - The Stark County Health Department has cited American Landfill for an environmental violation, after heavy winds Monday blew a large amount of plastic bags and other waste onto nearby roads and properties, a health official said.

Stark County Health Commissioner Bill Franks said one of his inspectors went to the landfill, shortly after someone called with a complaint around 8:30 p.m. Franks said the landfill violated a state regulation requiring it to keep waste from leaving the facility....Read more.