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Commissioners approve penalties aimed at out‑of‑county waste at Worcester landfill
Summary
Worcester County approved fines and suspensions designed to deter commercial haulers from bringing out‑of‑county waste into the county landfill after staff reported rising loads believed to originate outside Worcester County.
Worcester County Commissioners voted Oct. 7 to adopt a penalties structure designed to discourage out‑of‑county waste deliveries after staff reported a measurable increase in loads believed to be from neighboring jurisdictions.
Public Works staff said the county has documented instances of waste delivered from outside Worcester and that, if unaddressed, increased outside volume could exhaust Cell 5 at the county landfill before Cell 6 is…
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