The Brookhaven Landfill is expected to begin closing in 2024, and there isn’t the appetite to keep a smaller Babylon facility open after 2031. So, Long Island towns will need to keep talking trash to come up with a plan to work together, the private sectors and communities.
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The Yaphank landfill will reach capacity by 2024, but a plan to burn and bury waste has been scrapped. (Google maps)
BROOOKHAVEN, NY After backlash from some community groups, the Town of Brookhaven announced Thursday that a plan to construct an ashfill at the Brookhaven landfill will be scrapped. The town cited concerns about the cost projections exceeding original estimates. The Brookhaven landfill is set to close by 2024 as it reaches capacity.
The municipal ashfill plan was designed to address the coming closure of the landfill by burning waste that would then be deposited as ash but the town says the cost estimates of the project have increased from $32 to $178 million. The town blamed a lack of transparency from the sole bidder.