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Board members press staff on landfill life, out-of-state disposal and revived C&D legislation
Summary
Board members and staff discussed landfill life-expectancy projections, out-of-state shipments, and plans to revive construction-and-demolition (C&D) legislation that would phase in diversion and certify receiving facilities.
Board members pressed staff for more detail on landfill capacity, the accuracy of diversion metrics and the status of C&D legislation that could shift where building-related debris is routed.
Members noted published state estimates that regional municipal solid-waste landfill life may be limited (often cited at five to seven years for some regions) and asked whether local private facilities were approaching capacity. Staff said private facilities are state-permitted (measured by…
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