Sunny Farms Landfill Public Comment Meeting

Monday, February 5, 2024 - 6:00pm

Address:
Stacy's Place
625 Plaza Dr
Fostoria, OH 44830

Sunny Farms Landfill is owned by WIN Waste Innovations and accepts local trash and out-of-state waste by rail.

Now, WIN Waste Innovations is seeking Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval to expand the landfill from its current 261.3 acres to 479.8 acres, and it is requesting approval for a vertical expansion over a 27.4-acre section of the landfill’s North Unit. The expansion would increase the landfill’s daily out-of-state trash receipt from 7,500 tons to 12,000 tons a day.

The Ohio EPA will host an informational and public comment meeting regarding WIN Waste Innovation’s expansion plans in February.

Sunny Farms Landfill is located in Seneca County, near the border of Hancock and Wood counties. The Seneca County Commissioners hope residents from all the counties potentially affected by the landfill will attend the meeting to let their voices be heard, including Ottawa County and Sandusky County, which are located in watersheds within the vicinity of Sunny Farms Landfill.

According to the Ohio EPA, the public comment meeting will address three permit applications submitted by WIN Waste Innovations for “landfill expansion and associated stormwater discharges and landfill air emissions.”

The expansion permit includes a request to relocate 2 million cubic yards of waste from an unlined portion of the landfill. The waste, which was buried in the original waste mound decades ago, would be exposed and relocated to a lined section.

The public is encouraged to attend, comment and ask questions about the permit applications at the Feb. 5 meeting. Written comments may be submitted by email to epa.dmwmcomments@epa.ohio.gov or mailed to Ohio EPA DMWM, P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049, Attention Brian Dearth. The deadline for submitting written comments is Feb. 19.

For more information, contact Archie Lunsey, Chief Communication Officer, Ohio EPA, Northwest District Office at 419-373-3142, 614-460-0928 or Archie.Lunsey@epa.ohio.gov.

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