May 27
The owner of an abandoned landfill in Ohio is being ordered to remove
about 6,250 scrap tires, the state Environmental Protection Agency said.
Martin Landfill Corp. or its corporate owners are being directed to take
the action at the site in Cadiz Township, Harrison County.
The site has been ordered to stop accepting solid waste and tires;
implement mosquito control measures; and establish proper storage piles
of tires and fire breaks between piles until they can be removed, the
state said.
Landfill Resources Inc. is listed as current owners of the site as
former property owners Jack and Ethel Martin transferred the property to
LRI, the state said. LRI later merged with Martin Landfill Corp., which
operated the site until 1991, when the state ordered it to properly
close.
The tires must be removed by mid-August, the Ohio EPA said.
Contact Waste & Recycling News senior reporter Jim Johnson at
937-964-1289 or jpjohnson@crain.com
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