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CR: Odors worsen at Countywide landfill; EPA official maintains silence

April 5th, 2009 · No Comments

BOLIVAR —
Odors around the Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility have noticeably increased during the last month because landfill workers have been digging into waste to contain an underground fire, environmental regulators said Friday.

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Tags: Canton Rep · Landfill Press Coverage · Odor

Canton Rep: High temperatures at Countywide landfill concern EPA, commissioners

September 6th, 2008 · No Comments

BOLIVAR U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials said this morning they have a higher level of concern about the Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility, after recent data revealed higher than expected temperatures.

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Tags: Canton Rep · County Officials · Landfill Press Coverage · Liner · Odor · US EPA News

Air-sniffing RV monitors Countywide landfill

June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

BOLIVAR The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today brought in an air-monitoring vehicle to investigate whether toxic compounds are being emitted at unsafe levels from the Countywide landfill.

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Tags: Canton Rep · Governmental News · Landfill Press Coverage · Odor · US EPA News

ABJ: EPA conducts tests at landfill in Stark

June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Equipment can detect, track airborne contaminants
BOLIVAR: Using a bus equipped with a high-tech mobile laboratory, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conducted air-quality tests Wednesday on and near the Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility in southern Stark County.

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Tags: Akron Beacon Journal · Landfill Press Coverage · Odor · US EPA News

ABJ: EPA can’t explain intensity of odors at landfill

April 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Ohio agency unsure what caused spike at Countywide last weekend

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Tags: Akron Beacon Journal · Landfill Observations · Landfill Press Coverage · Odor