Without it, we are forced to rely on the governor to honor our wishes to stop an unwanted mega-dump. Second, you realize that these huge facilities impact so much more than lust the host community. A state should be given authority to control mega-landfills. As more and more landfills close, every state will be looking for space to dispose of its own waste, both today, and in the years to come. Finally, in the past some waste companies and states have wanted to exempt incinerator ash from this legislation.
Most ash goes to the same landfills as solid waste.
We think it should be covered by the same laws. Since the courts have ruled that hauling of garbage between states is a form of interstate commerce, only Congress can give us the right to decide for ourselves next time whether garbage disposal is the kind of economic development we want to try.