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An upstate landfill that receives a sizable amount of New York City’s waste is pushing plans to expand, but neighbors say the dump is already way too big and smelly.
The Seneca Meadows landfill, situated between Seneca Falls and Waterloo, is stuck in legal limbo. A decade ago, local lawmakers ordered the landfill to close by Dec. 31, 2025. But the landfill’s owners, Texas-based Waste Connections, successfully challenged the order and the case has been in litigation since…