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ITS AN AWARD GIVEN TO
THOSE COMPANIES WHO
HAVE FAILED TO ADDRESS
THEIR POLLUTION
PROBLEMS.
BUT THE COMPANY
NAMED SAYS - THEY DON'T
AGREE WITH THE DATA.
T-J DEL SANTO JOINS US
WITH MORE NOW.
THE DIRTY DOZEN. THAT'S THE
NAME OF A REPORT PROFILING
SOME OF WHAT ONE
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP CALLS
NEW ENGLAND'S WORST
POLLUTERS. ONE RHODE
ISLAND FACILITY HAS FOUND
ITSELF ON THAT LIST.
A GROUP CALLED TOXICS
ACTION CENTER HAS NAMED
THE CENTRAL LANDFILL IN
JOHNSTON ONE OF THE DIRTY
DOZEN AWARD WINNERS OF
THE YEAR.
WE'RE HOPING TO DRAW
ATTENTION TO DIFFERENT
POLLUTION THREATS IN THE
REGION...WE'RE HOPING TO
SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON SOME
OF THESE REALLY AGGREGIOUS
PRACTICES.
A GROUP OF 13
ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS
PEOPLE SELECTED THE
LANDFILL AMONG OTHER NEW
ENGLAND ENERGY AND WASTE
TREATMENT GROUPS AS ONE
OF THE WORST POLLUTERS.
AND THIS LANDFILL IN
PARTICULAR HAS SERIOUS
ODOR VIOLATIONS...RESIDENTS
AROUND THE LANDFILL
EXPERIENCE PUTRID ODORS
ON A DAILY BASIS.
THE RHODE ISLAND RESOURCE
RECOVERY CORPORATION
DISPUTES THE CLAIMS SAYING
THEY'VE CORRECTED THE
ODOR PROBLEM THAT EXISTED
IN 2011. IN A STATEMENT THE
RIRRC SAID THEY ASSUMED THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
OPERATION OF THE LANDFILL IN
1980 AND THE
"
RIRRC began implementing modern
technologies and protocols at
the
site, which have made the
Central
Landfill one of the safest in
the
region."
"The Central Landfill is the
DEM's
most highly regulated site, and
as
such is properly subjected to
intense
scrutiny."
THERE ARE SMALL EFFORTS
BEING MADE. WE NEED TO SEE
LARGER STEPS BEING TAKEN
RIGHT NOW.
JAMIE RHODES OF CLEAN
WATER ACTION SAID WE ALL
NEED TO MOVE TOWARDS ZERO
WASTE....SO THE AIR WE
BREATHE AND WATER WE
DRINK STAYS CLEAN.
THIS INCLUDES INCREASING
OUR RECYCLING, INCREASING
OUR COMPOSTING AND MAKING
SURE WE DON'T FILL UP THE
LANDFILL AND NEED TO OPEN A
NEW ONE AND LOOK AT
INCINERATION
.
ALSO ON THAT DIRTY DOZEN
LIST, BRAYTON POINT COAL
PLANT IN SOMERSET AND THE
NEW BEDFORD PCB DUMP.
IN THE WEATHER YARD, I'M TJD,
EWN
.
(MM)
DOCTORS ARE WARNING