The state of New Jersey is suing a recycling facility over recurring fires, CBS News reported.
What’s happening?
New Jersey has a long and strange association with waste management, dating back to the Victorian Era, when the state was designated a dumping ground for New York City’s refuse.
EMR Advanced Recycling is a facility in Camden, across the Delaware River from Philadelphia.
Residents in and near Camden have contended with 12 separate fires at the facilities in the past five years, but the impact on them has gone beyond unpleasant odors or merely smoky air…