Solid Waste
Each year, the average person
in Massachusetts generates 1.3 tons of trash: containers and
packaging made of glass, metal, plastic, and cardboard; newspapers,
magazines and other papers; food and yard wastes; and all the
other kinds of trash that wind up in wastebaskets and dumpsters
at home and at work. This figure does not include the 0.7 tons
of industrial solid waste (technically classified as "non-municipal
solid waste," this is chiefly construction and demolition
debris) that is also generated annually for each person.
We agree with the state's plan to close polluting landfills,
increase recycling, reduce waste generation and deal more effectively
with hazardous household products.
(The State of
Our Environment, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office
of Environmental Affairs, April 2000)
Stop the new Browning-Ferris Industries Dump in Fall River!
B.F.I.'s request to dump in a new location
close to our regional drinking water supply must not be allowed
to proceed.
Don't dump on us. Fall River has done more than its share. The
present B.F.I Dump is the largest in Massachusetts.
B.F.I. contaminates its surroundings and threatens our drinking
water supply. Mother's Brook, which flows through their existing
dump, is grossly polluted. According to the City, B.F.I. has
violated their contract at their existing Fall River dump.
Help stop the trashing of Fall River.
Get involved.
Massachusetts, as well as other heavily urbanized states, has
a solid waste crisis. We must look to European and other models
to come up with new and innovative ways to deal with our solid
waste. It is past time to stop our neanderthal waste disposal
practice of dumping our waste in the nearest swamp or bog. We
must put pressure on city, regional, and state officials to make
sure B.F.I.'s new dump does not proceed.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!
Get involved for immediate info. on meetings and hearings call the COALITION TO STOP THE NEW B.F.I. DUMP at 508-646-3616.
For continuous updates on the new dump proposal check in here at www.greenfutures.org