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Landfill Cleanup
Newark, NJ: (Apr-23-08) The state Office of the Attorney General and the state Department of Environmental Protection brought charges against 31 companies that once used the Global Landfill in Old Bridge, a Superfund site near Cheesequake State Park, seeking clean up costs for dumped toxic waste on the 60-acre property. Court documents show that in a recent development in the case, the 31 companies that once used the site have agreed to fund the $20 million cleanup. They also agreed to pay an additional $2 million to the state for monitoring costs. State officials said that plans to decontaminate the site have been in the works since 1991, and Old Bridge Mayor Jim Phillips praised Lisa Jackson, DEP commissioner, for bringing the settlement to pass.
City records show that the landfill, which is close to the Sayreville border, began operating in 1968 as a dumping ground for municipal, commercial and industrial wastes, including asbestos. The site was also a landfill for toxic sludge. Environmental agencies revealed that shortly after the Global Landfill closed in 1984, testing found that chemicals were seeping into the nearby wetlands. Soon afterward, chemical drums filled with paint, paint thinner and other solvents were found buried there.
The state is working in conjunction with the companies that are responsible for the pollution on designing a landfill cap for the site. State officials claimed that the $20 million for the cleanup is to come from funds held in an escrow account, but officials said that if the cleanup ends up costing more than that, the companies, which include waste haulers, chemical and pharmaceutical firms, are responsible for funding the remainder of the remediation. [THE STAR-LEDGER: $20M CLEANUP SET FOR OLD BRIDGE LANDFILL SITE]
Published on Apr-25-08
City records show that the landfill, which is close to the Sayreville border, began operating in 1968 as a dumping ground for municipal, commercial and industrial wastes, including asbestos. The site was also a landfill for toxic sludge. Environmental agencies revealed that shortly after the Global Landfill closed in 1984, testing found that chemicals were seeping into the nearby wetlands. Soon afterward, chemical drums filled with paint, paint thinner and other solvents were found buried there.
The state is working in conjunction with the companies that are responsible for the pollution on designing a landfill cap for the site. State officials claimed that the $20 million for the cleanup is to come from funds held in an escrow account, but officials said that if the cleanup ends up costing more than that, the companies, which include waste haulers, chemical and pharmaceutical firms, are responsible for funding the remainder of the remediation. [
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