Is finding new landfill sites and capacity a concern?
Fontana: Yes, but given the difficulties of finding new sites and the expense of building them, we are working to maximize our space and extend our landfill’s life. To do this, we’re maximizing compaction and recycling, the usual steps. But we’re also applying some innovative ideas. For example, we have partnered with a private concrete and aggregate company, which digs our holes for use and extracts rocks to make sand and gravel. They’re not only taking the material out of the landfill, they are paying us for it.
