BFI's 880-acre dump near Poland, Ohio. Another megafill on the drawing boards is the 8,300-acre Eagle Mountain Project, currently seeking permits to operate in the desert 200 miles east of Los Angeles. It is designed to accept 20,000 tons of trash each day for 100 years. If successful, it's owner will only have to fight a siting battle once every century. Railroads are involved in each proposal.
Trains make sense for large garbage operations.
Soon the deserts of the southwest and prairie hillocks of the midwest may be graced by megafills yawning open to swallow the toxic residues of New Jersey and New York. We would like to continue to provide this service free. Please do not send credit card information via E-mail.