Trash Transfer Station News Items

Here's a collection of some recent trash transfer station news gathered from Google News. Click on the link to read the full story:

New Transfer Station Prompts Rats to Nest in Homes

Complaints are continuing about a state-of-the-art recycling plant on the east side.
Neighbors said bugs, mice and rats are drawn to the plant and into their homes. At the ribbon cutting of the Greenstar Recycling Plant a few months ago, which features the latest in recycling technology, there was no mention of any problems with rodents or insects. However, Roger Osborne said every night his backyard is teeming with rodents. And his cat can't keep up.

http://www.ksat.com/news/20376452/detail.html

Transfer Station Monitoring Questioned

One of the criticisms of a plan to put a trash-transfer station at 686 Main St. is that while the Board of Health has declared the facility suitable subject to 42 conditions, the city lacks health staff to monitor compliance with those conditions.

http://www.masslive.com/springfield/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-23/1250582028295370.xml&coll=1

Transfer Station Rezoning Denied

The owners of the old Dairymen's building couldn't get a recommendation on Tuesday from the Lewisburg Planning Commission for rezoning the property for a solid waste transfer station.

Commission Chairman Jim Bingham explained that no planning commissioner made a motion to recommend the property owners' requested rezoning to the City Council. As a result the board took no action.

http://www.marshalltribune.com/story/1563904.html

Illegal Transfer Station in South Boston

Seven people investigating an illegal transfer station in South Boston have been transported to the hospital after being overcome while on the scene, officials said.

Four firefighters, two emergency medical services staff and a city inspector were taken to Boston Medical Center after they complained about feeling light headed, skin irritation, hives and respiratory distress, said Boston Fire Department officials.

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1191836

Trash Transfer Station Not Feasible

The results are in, and a transfer station doesn't seem feasible for Clearfield County. Last night, Michelle Nestor of Nestor Resources Inc. presented the findings of her sustainability study and municipal waste planning process. She was contracted through the Clearfield County Solid Waste Authority to do the study for both Clearfield and Jefferson counties.

http://www.theprogressnews.com/default.asp?read=18846

Human Foot Found at Trash Transfer Station

A human foot has been found among mounds of trash brought to Buffalo from a transfer station in Toronto. Toronto police received a call from authorities in the U.S. informing them of the discovery at about 9:15 p.m. on Monday.

http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090804/foot_garbage_090804/20090804?hub=Toronto

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