Resource Recovery Answers Group's 'Dirty Dozen' Designation
The managing company of the Central Landfill in Johnston issued a statement in response to the Toxics Action Center's announcement on Tuesday morning.
Following our report on the Toxics Action Center's designation of the Central Landfill as one of its "Dirty Dozen" top polluters in New England, Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation issued the following statement: "Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation assumed responsibility for operating andmanaging the Central Landfill, where most Rhode Island residents deposit their waste,in 1980. With that assumption of responsibility, RIRRC began implementing moderntechnologies and protocols at the site, which have made the Central Landfill one of thesafest in the region. The Central Landfill is the DEM’s most highly regulated site, and as such, is properly subjected to intense scrutiny. Since 1980, regular, intensive testingand reporting…
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