Dive summary:
- Niagara County, N.Y. has announced they will close the county’s only active landfill in a month.
- The construction and demolition debris landfill hasn’t been turning a profit for the county for some time.
- By closing the landfill the county is expecting to save $100,000 a year but will still have to come up with the initial $1.2 million to close the landfill.
From the article:
The county Refuse Disposal District voted to no longer accept waste at the Lockport site as of July 3, according to The Buffalo News.
The move is expected to save $100,000 per year, and closure of the site is expected to cost $1.2 million, the newspaper reported.
The C&D debris site is the district's only active landfill, the newspaper said. ...
