WASTE TODAY • February 16, 2022
A Maine landfill owned by Waste Management, Houston, will continue an expansion project despite pushback from local environmental groups. Last month, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection denied an appeal filed by the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) that would stop or change the 48-acre expansion. The landfill expansion was first proposed in 2018 and has been the subject of criticism since. Residents and advocacy groups said they were concerned the expansions would create a new capacity for out-of-state waste and the increased risk of PFAS.