Dive Brief:
- An investigation has been launched by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) against a trash hauler in Butler County, Missouri. The company, Nichols Disposal, is alleged to have violated a state solid waste law.
- It is alleged that Nichols Disposal has been discarding waste onto the owner's property. The DNR says that while there is no law against disposing of trash onto your own property, a business owner must have a permit.
- Missouri state law mandates that there must be a permit to operate a landfill. An official said that the closest permitted landfill is 25 miles away.
Dive Insight:
Two complaints have been filed with the DNR since September. The investigation is ongoing and the agency is expecting to have more information about this issue in the near future.
