Local residents have sounded the alarm after noticing a massive landfill expansion taking place with little public notice.
What’s happening?
In Orange County, California, hundreds of locals began flooding the office of Katrina Foley, a county supervisor, with complaints when they noticed construction taking place to expand an existing landfill, Voice of OC reported.
Though the plan had received little publicity, officials commenced with an effort to double the daily load of trash dumped at Prima Deshecha, a landfill located in San Juan Capistrano. Under the plan, the daily limit would double from 4,000 tons to 8,000 tons.
While residents have remained skeptical, local officials have argued that the expansion is necessary due to the upcoming closure of one of the county’s three currently operating landfills…