Allan Gerlat, News Editor

April 3, 2013

1 Min Read
Advanced Disposal Fights Vermont Landfill Closing in Court

Advanced Disposal Services Inc. is fighting in court a Vermont government decision to close its Moretown landfill by April 15.

The Ponte Vedra, Fla.-based Advanced Disposal, doing business as MLI, is asking the Environmental Court to allow it to continue operations under existing certification from the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR). The agency ordered MLI to cease all waste acceptance operation, the company said in a news release.

The company said it hopes to present at a hearing some facts about the facility that haven’t been considered, including more than $1 million in infrastructure and operational improvements made to the site by Advanced Disposal since last September; ANR’s reliance on unsubstantiated analysis of odor complaints and ground water issues; and potential layoffs and lost revenue to the community of more than $500,000 annually.

 

About the Author(s)

Allan Gerlat

News Editor, Waste360

Allan Gerlat joined the Waste360 staff in September 2011 as news editor. He was the editor of Waste & Recycling News for the first 16 years of its history, and under his guidance the publication won 27 national and regional awards.

Before Waste & Recycling News, Allan worked at another Crain Communications publication, Rubber & Plastics News, which covers rubber product manufacturing. He began with the publication as associate editor and eventually became managing editor, a position he held for nine years.

Allan is a graduate of Ohio University, where he earned a BS in journalism. He is based in Sagamore Hills, in northeast Ohio.

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