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Sunday, June 11, 2006
Environment - Mt. Rumpke under a cloud
"Mt. Rumpke under a cloud: Landfill family expects opposition to growth" is the headline to a lengthy story today in the Cincinnati Enquirer that begins:
Most people don't care where their garbage goes, just that it goes away.The story includes this aerial photo of "the Rumpke Sanitary Landfill mountain in Colerain Township, which grows by 8,000 tons of garbage a day."The Rumpkes care. They want most of Greater Cincinnati's trash to keep coming to Mount Rumpke.
That's why the owner-operators of the Rumpke Sanitary Landfill, the man-made mountain of garbage and trash that used to be a valley, want to do a $145.5 million expansion.
The Rumpkes know they face years of scrutiny via public hearings, governmental meetings and environmental assessments. Next stop: The Colerain Township Zoning Commission on June 20.
If Rumpke's plans are approved, the expansion will add 30 to 50 years to the life of the landfill and keep the family in the garbage business for generations.
"Hell, yes, I love that Mount Rumpke name," Bill J. Rumpke Sr. said.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 11, 2006 04:40 PM
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