Caravan for Mother Earth draws attention to waste dumped at Juniper Ridge Landfill
Organizers say a loophole has allowed the out-of-state trash to be brought in and dumped off at the facility, despite regulations that were supposed to prevent it Author: Bob Evans (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 4:56 PM EDT April 22, 2021 Updated: 5:08 PM EDT April 22, 2021
OLD TOWN, Maine Several groups gathered for Earth Day in Old Town on Thursday to draw attention to the massive amounts of toxic out-of-state waste being dumped in a state landfill.
Community leaders from Don’t Waste ME, University of Maine students, and members of the Penobscot Nation are demanding that the state stop allowing imported waste into Maine’s Juniper Ridge Landfill (JRL).
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