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Brookhaven landfill will be full in two to three years.
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The Brookhaven landfill is expected to be full in two to three years, posing a major problem for Long Island waste management.
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As states weigh trash-to-energy facilities, neighborhoods in Long Island and Brooklyn, New York, have learned from each other to fight for environmental justice with solutions to a growing organic waste management problem. The strategy in New Haven, Connecticut, is reducing trash that ends up in landfills and incinerators.
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The Hempstead company Covanta burns trash and, in a deal with the town of Brookhaven, dumps the ash waste in the town landfill.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul has joined NAACP advocates in their efforts to delay the creation of another waste facility in the town of Brookhaven.
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NAACP advocates rallied outside of Brookhaven Town Hall on Wednesday to pressure town officials to include the nearby community in discussions about what…
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Community members on Long Island will be allowed to sue the town of Brookhaven for the foul odors of a landfill that they said have made them…
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The New York State NAACP has condemned a plan to haul garbage out of Long Island at a proposed waste transfer station in Yaphank. The push follows months…
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The Town of Brookhaven on Long Island has abandoned its plan to expand the region’s landfill. It is expected to reach capacity and close in 2024.The town…
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A proposed bill in New York plans to help Long Island with its ongoing solid waste management crisis. The region is still working on a plan on where to…