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Finance Committee members push back on Waste Management vertical expansion, community benefit proposal
Summary
Waste Management presented a proposal to New Castle County's Finance Committee for a vertical expansion at the DRPI landfill and a voluntary community benefit payment modelled on Pennsylvania's Act 101; several council members said they oppose expansion and requested documentation from county land-use staff and DNREC.
At a Feb. 25, 2025 New Castle County Council Finance Committee meeting, representatives of Waste Management briefed the committee on a proposal to pursue a vertical expansion at the DRPI landfill and on a voluntary "host benefit" payment similar to Pennsylvania's Act 101. Committee members expressed strong opposition, asked county land-use staff and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) for documentation, and requested the handout Waste Management brought be distributed to all members.
Waste Management presenters said the firm is exploring a 50-foot vertical expansion (additional airspace on top of the existing permitted footprint) and described a proposed community-benefit payment schedule. Harold Lammon, operations manager for Waste Management, said the company included a forecast in its handout showing a proposed $2.50-per-ton rate that, by Waste…
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