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BREDL No Mega-Dumps Campaign
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The Harnett County Connection: Dumping on a
County’s Future
An Investigation by Blue Ridge Environmental Defense
League
Sept. 2011: Sandhills Environmental LLC has proposed
locating a 370 acre landfill near the Johnsonville area of
Harnett County, North Carolina. The landfill site is a sand mine
owned and operated by G&S Materials, which is slated
for closure and reclamation. First alerted to the
landfill proposal in early August 2011 by an anonymous flyer,
nearby residents have organized in opposition to the plan.
Local government activities have put the siting
process into high gear with little opportunity for public
participation. The decision on granting Sandhills Environmental a
franchise could come in early October 2011- only two months from
the community’s first awareness of the plan. It is
inherent on public officials to recognize potential conflicts and
to act with integrity. Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
feels that there is ample evidence for a formal investigation of
this matter.
Download the report: The Harnett
County Connection
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BREDL comments on EPA Proposed Rule regarding definition of solid waste
Aug. 3, 2010: BREDL
Comments on EPA definition of solid waste.
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BREDL comments to SC Department of Health
and Environmental Control on
MRR Sandhills, LLC Landfill
Determination of Need and Consistency
June 21, 2010: The site for this landfill near the North
Carolina-South Carolina border with the primary access located in
North Carolina has raised concerns across state lines. Blue Ridge
Environmental Defense League chapters in Marlboro, Richmond and
Scotland Counties have repeatedly voiced their objections to this
project.
We support the Department’s conclusion that MRR has failed
to meet the first phase of the permitting process because the
landfill is not consistent with Marlboro County’s zoning
ordinace. However, we do not agree that MRR has met either the
Determination of Need requirement or that the landfill is
consistent with Marlboro County’s Solid Waste Management
Plan.
View BREDL
Comments
SCDHEC webpage about MMR
Sandhills, LLC Marlboro County Landfill
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Scotland County Rejects Landfill Expansion
June 7, 2010: Scotland County of Tomorrow, a BREDL chapter, wins victory in Scotland County. The Scotland County Board of Commissioners has voted to end a controversial landfill expansion project.
Read The Fayetteville Observer June 7 article - Scotland board puts end to landfill project
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