Dive summary:

• Robert Neubig in Wallingford, Connecticut was charged with owning and operating an illegal landfill on his property, officials found significant amounts of trash, plastics, wood pallets and other debris.
• Officials suspected Neubig after three subsequent fires on his property this year, one of which was ruled as arson.
• The charges follow a long history of environmental and criminal violations at the property including illegal solid waste disposal and illegal open burning.

From the article:

The owner of Neubig Farm — the site of three separate suspicious fires this spring and summer, one of which has been ruled an arson — was arrested Wednesday and charged with the illegal stockpiling and subsequent burial of significant amounts of trash, plastics, wood pallets and other debris on his property in East Haven, according to a state Division of Criminal Justice press release.

Solid Waste Without A Permit

Robert Neubig, 55, of 10 Signal Hill Road in Wallingford, was charged with one count each of construction of a solid waste facility without a permit and operation of a solid waste facility without a permit. ...