Officials in Kent County, Michigan, are seeking an expansion of the South Kent Landfill in Byron Township, Michigan, located in the county. According to a report on www.mlive.com, the county has asked the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) for permission to expand the municipal solid waste landfill by 8.5 acres and to increase the height for both solid waste and incinerator ash sections of the landfill. Kent County Department of Public Works operations the landfill in conjunction with a waste-to-energy facility and recycling plant.
The request would reportedly would expand the area permitted for disposal of solid waste from 143.32 acres to 151.82 acres and increase the volume available for solid waste and incinerator ash by more than 2 million cubic yards. The need for more space to dispose of incinerator ash prompted the request, according to the report and is considered a modification to the existing permit.
A public hearing on the request is 7 p.m. July 18, at Byron Township Hall, 8085 Byron Center Ave. SW in Byron Center. MDEQ is expected to make a decision in the fall.
The proposed changes to the facility's DEQ permit would increase the volume available for incinerator ash by 337,928 cubic yards and the volume available for solid waste by about 1.78 million cubic yards, according to officials.
The expansion is estimated to give the landfill 9.5 years of capacity and help it get close to the year 2030 when the county hopes to reduce its waste going to landfill by 90 percent. It has a goal of reducing its waste going to landfill by 20 percent by 2020, but the article says that would be a significant reversal of recent trends showing steadily increasing volumes at the landfill.
No more results found. The request would reportedly would expand the area permitted for disposal of solid waste from 143.32 acres to 151.82 acres and increase the volume available for solid waste and incinerator ash by more than 2 million cubic yards. The need for more space to dispose of incinerator ash prompted the request, according to the report and is considered a modification to the existing permit.
A public hearing on the request is 7 p.m. July 18, at Byron Township Hall, 8085 Byron Center Ave. SW in Byron Center. MDEQ is expected to make a decision in the fall.
The proposed changes to the facility's DEQ permit would increase the volume available for incinerator ash by 337,928 cubic yards and the volume available for solid waste by about 1.78 million cubic yards, according to officials.
The expansion is estimated to give the landfill 9.5 years of capacity and help it get close to the year 2030 when the county hopes to reduce its waste going to landfill by 90 percent. It has a goal of reducing its waste going to landfill by 20 percent by 2020, but the article says that would be a significant reversal of recent trends showing steadily increasing volumes at the landfill.