Seneca Falls Residents and Business Owners Urge Community to Voice Opinions on Landfill Expansion

You still have a little more than a week to submit comments to the DEC requesting a comprehensive review of Seneca Meadows Landfill prior to its permits being renewed through 2040 and a proposed expansion in Seneca Falls is approved.

Barb Reese lives and teaches in Seneca Falls. She said the Landfill’s continuous growth has forced her to promote composting programs in the community to help cut down on the waste entering the landfill.

So what message does Barb have for her neighbors?

The Seneca Falls Town Board originally voted to close Seneca Meadows by 2025, but the landfill has requested a permit to expand its operation and extend its permits through 2040.

On Wednesday, Seneca Lake Guardian hosted a press conference urging the public to submit comments to DEC by the January 27th deadline, requesting a comprehensive review prior to finalizing the scope for the proposed expansion of Seneca Meadows Landfill.  Click here to watch the entire press conference.

“I implore the members of our Seneca Falls and Finger Lakes communities to submit comments to the DEC to request a comprehensive review prior to finalizing the scope for the proposed expansion of Seneca Meadows Landfill. The landfill is dumping millions of gallons of leachate containing toxic PFAS into our waterways all across the state, through wastewater treatment facilities that don’t have the technology to filter it out. On top of that, the landfill is operated by a for-profit, Texas-based company – we may live next to this behemoth polluter, but rest assured its owners are not our neighbors. The DEC must deny Seneca Meadows’ permit application, and shut down the landfill by its set closure date of 2025,” said Yvonne Taylor, vice president of Seneca Lake Guardian.

The public can submit comments via email to [email protected].