At least we get some good things out of it. I don't have a real problem with the landfill. Indeed, modern landfills no longer are the rat-infested dumps of 30 or 40 years ago. Dozens of rules govern safety and esthetics. Sophisticated linings and collection systems theoretically prevent seepage from entering the water supply.
Underground pipes collect the methane gas produced by decaying garbage.
And each night, soil is spread over trash to control the stench. Still, it's not hard to find residents who say a high-tech dump is still a dump. Wasik and neighbors say dump trucks rumble near their homes from dusk until dawn, and an odor like rotten eggs wafts over a few times a month. Most aggravating, they say, is the near-constant beeping from trucks and earth movers backing up at the landfill. But you wouldn't want it in your back yard and neither do we.