License issued for Stark landfill
The Akron Beacon Journal
PLAIN TWP - The Stark County Health Department voted today to approve a 2007 license for a Stark County landfill where an underground fire has been smoldering.
With little discussion, the board of health commissioners voted to approve the permit for the Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility in Pike Township, following a lengthy recommendation from Health Commissioner William Franks.
Franks said the landfill, with its odors and fire problems, is not a threat to public health or the environment and the company is substantially in compliance with regulations at its five other Ohio facilities.
Many of Countywide's problem will be corrected under an agreement with the state, he said.
Republic Waste Services of Ohio owns and operates the 258-acre landfill. Its parent company is Florida-based Republic Services Inc.
Republic Services of Ohio earlier signed an agreement with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to douse the underground fire and eliminate odors. That plan must be submitted to the EPA by May 25. The company also agreed to pay a $1 million fine and must determine the integrity of the landfill's synthetic liner and its gas-extraction wells.
PLAIN TWP - The Stark County Health Department voted today to approve a 2007 license for a Stark County landfill where an underground fire has been smoldering.
With little discussion, the board of health commissioners voted to approve the permit for the Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility in Pike Township, following a lengthy recommendation from Health Commissioner William Franks.
Franks said the landfill, with its odors and fire problems, is not a threat to public health or the environment and the company is substantially in compliance with regulations at its five other Ohio facilities.
Many of Countywide's problem will be corrected under an agreement with the state, he said.
Republic Waste Services of Ohio owns and operates the 258-acre landfill. Its parent company is Florida-based Republic Services Inc.
Republic Services of Ohio earlier signed an agreement with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to douse the underground fire and eliminate odors. That plan must be submitted to the EPA by May 25. The company also agreed to pay a $1 million fine and must determine the integrity of the landfill's synthetic liner and its gas-extraction wells.
