Murfreesboro and regional solid waste officials filed a lawsuit Tuesday to stop Middle Point Landfill’s latest expansion request, claiming the operators violated state law by bypassing requirements for local approval.
BFI Waste Systems of Tennessee submitted a 600-page major expansion application to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The request includes increasing the landfill’s height by about 70 feet, which could add 19 million tons of trash and extend the facility’s life by another 14 years.
“Defendant’s desired vertical expansion is therefore akin to putting another landfill on top of the currently existing landfill,” the lawsuit claims…