Brookhaven Landfill

Brookhaven landfill will be full in two to three years.

The Brookhaven landfill is expected to be full in two to three years, posing a major problem for Long Island waste management.

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.

The Hempstead company Covanta burns trash and, in a deal with the town of Brookhaven, dumps the ash waste in the town landfill.

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.

NAACP advocates rallied outside of Brookhaven Town Hall on Wednesday to pressure town officials to include the nearby community in discussions about what…

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…

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…

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…

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…