Expansion plan would give Mahoning Landfill 40 more years

NEW SPRINGFIELD — An East Garfield Road landfill wants to nearly double its size, which would allow it to continue operating for about 40 years.

Mahoning Landfill, operated by Waste Management, submitted an application for a permit to install to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The company is requesting a vertical and lateral expansion of its municipal solid waste landfill.

“They’re 58 acres now and they’re requesting to expand to 109.6 acres so it would almost double,” said John Schmidt, an OEPA spokesman.

Jerry Ross, the landfill’s senior district manager, said the facility is running out of space.

Waste Management has owned the municipal solid waste landfill since 2002. It’s one of 273 active landfills operated by the Houston-based company and one of nine in Ohio.

Without the expansion, Ross estimates that the facility could operate for about seven more years. If the expansion is approved, the facility could operate for about 40 more years, he said.

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