Does the landfill accept asbestos-containing material?
The current operator, who took ownership in 2007, has opted not to accept asbestos-containing material. Previous permits and owners did allow asbestos-containing material to be taken to the Burns/Hines landfill with required special management to prevent the release of asbestos into the air. The trench that had asbestos buried is a closed trench and is not the same trench that was on fire this past week. Q: Why are there fires every year at the landfill? A: The Transfer Station is permitted to accept clean wood waste including yard debris. That material is stockpiled to the northeast of the landfill. This wood waste is allowed, under the transfer station permit, to be burned once or twice a year. The burns are approved in advance by DEQ. DEQ is working with the permittee to see if, in the future, the wood waste that is collected could be processed for hog fuel instead of being burned. Burning of wood waste is allowed at many rural transfer stations where there is not a local option for
