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Post by jbrob on May 23, 2024 8:08:14 GMT -5
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Post by SixtiesAggie on May 23, 2024 16:27:02 GMT -5
The sorry city officials will never close the White Street landfill or do what is right for the citizens that live in the White Street and Bingham Park neighborhoods. Bingham Park was the location of one of the two landfills in East Greensboro. The city officials spend their time pitting one neighborhood against the other neighborhood, instead of spending money to remove all the contaminated soil from the park and take to a suitable landfill AWAY from the city. |
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Post by Maxell on May 24, 2024 17:01:10 GMT -5
The sorry city officials will never close the White Street landfill or do what is right for the citizens that live in the White Street and Bingham Park neighborhoods. Bingham Park was the location of one of the two landfills in East Greensboro. The city officials spend their time pitting one neighborhood against the other neighborhood, instead of spending money to remove all the contaminated soil from the park and take to a suitable landfill AWAY from the city.  |
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Post by saabman on May 26, 2024 13:00:52 GMT -5
The sorry city officials will never close the White Street landfill or do what is right for the citizens that live in the White Street and Bingham Park neighborhoods. Bingham Park was the location of one of the two landfills in East Greensboro. The city officials spend their time pitting one neighborhood against the other neighborhood, instead of spending money to remove all the contaminated soil from the park and take to a suitable landfill AWAY from the city. Why not build a plant to recycle contaminated soil enviroblend.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwu8uyBhC6ARIsAKwBGpTMi1KaBJDAOj0nObhp6EWVNv1N3powzwZBRE-gltWjNOZdDiVdb-oaAgG4EALw_wcBW Could this work? Just asking . |
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Post by jbrob on May 26, 2024 15:08:22 GMT -5
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Post by jbrob on May 26, 2024 15:23:47 GMT -5
I would assume the city engineers know about this. But maybe not. |
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Post by jbrob on Jun 5, 2024 8:57:10 GMT -5
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Post by Bornthrilla on Jun 7, 2024 7:34:29 GMT -5
City hosts tours of White Street Landfill amid community concerns
By Yasmine Regester
Peacemaker Staff WriterWhile the debate continues regarding where to dispose of contaminated soil from east Greensboro’s Bingham Park, city officials recently provided guided tours of the White Street Landfill, one option where the soil may go. In 2005, White Street Landfill was closed to Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), more commonly known as household waste. Currently, the landfill only accepts construction debris and yard waste. City officials say anything brought to the landfill is closely monitored and tested for hazardous material before it can enter the landfill. The Bingham Park soil however, will not be required to undergo additional testing after it is extracted. Per the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality guidelines, once it is removed, it is considered non-hazardous for disposal. Only the remaining park soil will undergo future testing. Bingham Park was built on top of a household waste incinerator and an unlined landfill that operated between the 1920s and 1950s. Testing from the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality revealed that its soil contains arsenic, lead and iron. The park closed to the public in April 2024. Residents living in the neighborhoods surrounding the White Street Landfill and those from Bingham Park have raised concerns about where the park soil will be placed to avoid further contamination. Tiarra Brown, a member of the Bingham Park Environmental Justice group, participated in one of the landfill tours. Brown said that although White Street doesn’t operate like a traditional landfill, the environmental justice group does not support harming another community to fix theirs. “It was interesting to see the city’s investment in renewable energy,” said Brown. “But it’s still a concern of safety for the community, and that’s what matters to me. I’m in full support of cleaning up Bingham Park, but not at the risk of harming other people. The city should listen to what the community is saying.” The city is currently in the process of selecting from three proposed sites for soil disposal. The White Street Landfill, being the closest to the park, is the least expensive option with an estimated cost between $24-$27 million. The other two sites under consideration are the Great Oak Landfill in Asheboro and the Uwharrie Landfill in Troy. Environmental Compliance and Support Manager Richard Lovett noted using the landfill to dispose of the contaminated soil could speed up its closure. Read more: www.peacemakeronline.com/news/city-hosts-tours-of-white-street-landfill-amid-community-concerns/
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