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sl8

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Tue Jul 23, 2024, 06:29 AM Jul 2024

Toxic 'trash juice' a problem at four New Hampshire landfills, state regulators say

https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2024/07/19/toxic-trash-juice-a-problem-at-four-new-hampshire-landfills-state-regulators-say/

Toxic ‘trash juice’ a problem at four New Hampshire landfills, state regulators say

Casella Waste’s landfill in Bethlehem cited for repeated infractions; company says it will conduct ‘significant investigation’

BY: CLAIRE SULLIVAN - JULY 19, 2024 5:00 AM

Litter in and around the landfill. Waste outside of the permitted area. Releases of liquid pollution. Failure to file mandatory reports.

These are some of the issues found at four of the state’s active landfills, documented by letters of deficiency sent by the Department of Environmental Services from January to June. Many of the problems centered around the management of leachate, the “trash juice” created when rainfall mixes with waste that can be highly toxic.

One of those facilities, a subsidiary of the Vermont-based Casella Waste Systems, failed hundreds of times to keep leachate to its required levels and to file mandatory reports, data, and investigations with the state, according to a June letter from DES.

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Other landfills that have received letters this year include ones in Rochester, run by Waste Management New Hampshire; Conway, run by the town; and Lebanon, operated by the city.

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Toxic 'trash juice' a problem at four New Hampshire landfills, state regulators say (Original Post) sl8 Jul 2024 OP
i keep waiting for the day we mine these old landfills. mopinko Jul 2024 #1
It sounds like these landfills are unlined. That's an extreme danger to the quality of ground water. Martin68 Jul 2024 #2

mopinko

(71,713 posts)
1. i keep waiting for the day we mine these old landfills.
Tue Jul 23, 2024, 07:48 AM
Jul 2024

they’re full of thick aluminum cans, batteries, thick glass jugs and more.

Martin68

(24,524 posts)
2. It sounds like these landfills are unlined. That's an extreme danger to the quality of ground water.
Tue Jul 23, 2024, 10:21 AM
Jul 2024
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