Day: January 31, 2020

Pennsylvania is among the more landfill-friendly states and was once described as having the second-most landfills per capita in the country after Nevada. But tensions over Camp Hope Run have been ongoing since 2006, as locals and county officials have questioned the need for a new landfill.

Per DEP data, some of the nearest landfills include the Greentree Landfill operated by Advanced Disposal Services and the Wayne Township Landfill owned by the Clinton County Solid Waste Authority. A new landfill would offer a closer option for waste disposal for neighboring areas like Centre County, which has no landfills of its own.

PA Waste is a limited liability company headed by Robert Rovner, a former state senator, and Ramsey Dilibero, a landfill developer. In 2013, a technical review portion of the application process found 71 deficiencies, ultimately leading to the application's rejection in 2015. For its latest attempt at gaining approval, the company submitted its Phase 1 application in July 2017 and Phase II application in February 2018.

Officials with Boggs Township declined to comment on the landfill to Waste Dive. But during a July 2018 DEP public meeting, more than 30 people objected to the site's construction. They expressed concerns over truck traffic, the possible termination of free recycling services and issues with the area's rattlesnake population. The reptiles live in that area and residents worry a disturbance could send them toward residential properties.