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The company proposing the project also has plans for a warehouse in Bellport that is awaiting Brookhaven Town approvals.
UpdatedTue, Feb 16, 2021 at 10:01 am ET Reply The Brookhaven landfill's scheduled closure in 2024 is spurring proposals for waste rail transfer stations. (Google maps) MEDFORD, NY — With the Brookhaven landfill in Yaphank scheduled for closure in 2024, the town of Brookhaven is considering a proposal for a waste transfer station that will cart Long Island's garbage off by rail. The proposal, from Gershow Recycling, would process 2,000 tons of waste per day on six-acre Peconic Ave. site. On Thursday, the town held a virtual public meeting where local residents and community groups raised sev...