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The landfill receives 2 million tons (2 × 10 6 kg) of household and industrial wastes annually. [2] Mount Rumpke is 1,075 feet (328 m) above sea level and the highest landform in Hamilton County, Ohio, clearly visible from U.S. Route 27. [1] [3] It is the largest landfill in the state of Ohio [3] and the sixth largest in the United States. [4]
This is a list of Superfund sites in Ohio designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law.The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
The Krejci Dump was a privately owned dump occupying 47 acres (19 ha) on several sites along Hines Hill Road near Boston Heights, Summit County, Ohio. After the area was converted into part of the then-Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area (now the Cuyahoga Valley National Park), the National Park Service discovered that the property, part of one of the most-heavily used parks in the ...
The public can still submit written comments to the Ohio EPA about the landfill proposal until Feb. 14. ... "We have an opportunity to put 10,000 tons per day of solid waste in the landfill ...
The fire lasted for weeks and the town was forced to install a gas recovery system, the cost of which exceeded $1 million. [1] In early November 1999, at the Delta Shake and Shingle Landfill in North Delta, British Columbia. The fire burned 20–30 m (66–98 ft) deep. On November 27, Delta's Mayor declared a state of local emergency.
The landfill hosts about 4,500 people on free tours every year. Brown said guides have already stopped to show off the bees to a handful of tours. More than 12,000 honeybees swarm two hives at the ...
The State Fire Marshal office issued a burn ban for 23 counties in southeast and central Ohio, warning drought conditions could fuel wildfires.
The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) was established by the Ohio General Assembly in 1989 as part of Ohio House Bill 592, which created Ohio’s current solid waste management planning and regulatory programs. [1] [2] SWACO is a government-run entity responsible for the safe and sanitary management of all solid waste within its ...