Toa Baja Agrees to Close Landfill; EPA Applauds Puerto Rico Solid Waste Plan

WEBWIRE – Friday, July 25, 2008 Major progress has been made over the past few years in improving the way solid waste is managed in Puerto Rico, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator, Alan J. Steinberg. Regional Administrator Steinberg spoke about several solid waste achievements today at a ceremony at the Yolanda Guerrero Cultural Center. The Agency praised the Puerto Rico Solid Waste Management Authority (SWMA) for developing a plan to handle municipal garbage throughout the island and announced it has secured an agreement with the municipality of Toa Baja to close its landfill. EPA, the municipality of Toa Baja, P.R. and Landfill Technologies, Inc., have agreed in principle to an administrative order on consent that outlines a plan to stop receiving waste at the main part of the Toa... [read full story]