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Most MDI trash going to landfill - Mount Desert Islander
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Green groups eyeing big climate victories in Maine Legislature
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April 26, 2021
Just a short drive from the University of Maine campus, not far from the banks of the Penobscot River, lies the Juniper Ridge Landfill. Despite its proximity to the university and wafting odors to the surrounding area, many people are blind to this mass dumping zone. This state-owned landfill is growing in size and toxicity each day, impacting the state of Maine in a myriad of ways.
This landfill was founded in 2004 and has been home to out-of-state dumping through a loophole in Maine waste regulations. Approximately one-third of the 179 acre landfill is composed of toxic out-of-state waste from other New England states. Most of the New England states understand the toxicity of construction and demolition debris (CDD) and have set up legislation banning the dumping of such waste in state landfills. Maine, on the other hand, has a loophole in its waste regulations, stating that out-of-state trash that is sent through local processing facilities will be classified as
Caravan for Mother Earth draws attention to waste dumped at Juniper Ridge Landfill
Organizers say a loophole has allowed the out-of-state trash to be brought in and dumped off at the facility, despite regulations that were supposed to prevent it Author: Bob Evans (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 4:56 PM EDT April 22, 2021 Updated: 5:08 PM EDT April 22, 2021
OLD TOWN, Maine Several groups gathered for Earth Day in Old Town on Thursday to draw attention to the massive amounts of toxic out-of-state waste being dumped in a state landfill.
Community leaders from Don’t Waste ME, University of Maine students, and members of the Penobscot Nation are demanding that the state stop allowing imported waste into Maine’s Juniper Ridge Landfill (JRL).
Protesters Call For Maine To Reject Out-Of-State Waste At Old Town Landfill
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