BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 4, 2022
In a recent OpEd, Wayne Boyd, Casella Waste Systems’ general manager at Juniper Ridge Landfill, highlighted the issue of “forever chemicals” found in the leachate produced by our state-owned landfill. Don’t Waste ME, a citizens action group that supports waste policies that strengthen communities and protect the environment, is deeply concerned about this class of toxic, man-made chemicals. Boyd makes a distinction between the “producers” and the “managers” and “receivers” of PFAS, in an apparent effort to distance Casella from the PFAS problem. However, Casella has contributed to this crisis, and continues to profit from exacerbating it. ~ Bill Lippincott, Hampden, chair of Don’t Waste ME