There are technologies in the works that within two years could be a solution. It's not incineration. It's like microwaving. The DNR estimates incinerating PCBs would add hundreds of millions of dollars to cleanup costs. Three years ago, the County Board voted unanimously against allowing PCBs to be dumped into Outagamie's landfill.
Most supervisors continue to be opposed.
Now it appears sludge containing PCBs may be put into a new Brown County landfill. Let it go there. McAndrews has been a strong opponent of dumping PCBs into the Outagamie County landfill. He contends the liner is likely to dissolve within 125 years, creating the risk of PCBs getting into the county's groundwater and eventually flowing back into the river. Stevens said she is equally uncomfortable with putting PCBs into the Brown County landfill also because it eventually could leak.