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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

These photos taken by DEP inspector on 2/26/26, show 2 working face areas at Bethlehem Landfill. Report notes that the working face exceeds the 100' x 100' size (1/4 acre). How large is it in these photos? 1 acre? 2 acres? DEP, you are allowing this? Yet another reason for this dump to close!

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

PA DEP at 2/26/26 inspection of Bethlehem Landfill: Discussion regarding increased odor complaints, mud on Applebutter Road, daily cover, litter & size of the working face. DEP inspector noted garbage odors along Applebutter Rd near the SE section of the dump. See photo of birds at the working face.

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Environmental Accountability: DEP's Consent Order with Bethlehem Landfill highlights the importance of public feedback. Community reports & complaints to DEP helped trigger inspections & discovery of violations, leading to enforcement action. Please see website for details.https://buff.ly/ssaHGBD

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY: In its 1/14/26 Consent Order and Agreement, DEP Requires Bethlehem Landfill to install new gas extraction wells, apply permanent capping to specific landfill sections, & enhanced environmental monitoring protocols. Read more: buff.ly/ssaHGBD

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

In its consent order of 1/14/26, PA DEP listed Bethlehem Landfill's persistent failures, some going back to 2020! Inadequate waste covering, failed inspections, & significant offsite odors that affected local residents. No wonder so many of us oppose any expansion being planned. #NoLandfillExpansion

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

PA DEP fined Bethlehem Landfill $137,750: Consent Order & Agreement of 1/14/26 imposed penalties for violations of the Solid Waste Management Act and requires new mitigation & compliance measures. Regulatory violations: inadequate waste covering, failed inspections, offsite odors. buff.ly/ssaHGBD

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Thanks, @LVPNEWS.com, for this excellent update on the fight against Bethlehem Landfill's phase 5 expansion onto beautiful forested land! Fighting city hall - Residents win key battle against landfill expansion | Lehigh Valley Press buff.ly/anhIAJE

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

This truck, operated by a carrier from Chicago, Illinois, was cited on 10/15/25 at Bethlehem Landfill by PA DEP. It had no markings indicating that it's carrying MSW. Also it didn't have written authorization from DEP to carry waste. #NoLandfillExpansion

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Look at this rust bucket! A Truck of Dubious Distinction! City of Allentown truck cited by PA DEP 10/15/25 for not being leak-proof. Imagine all the muck that leaked all over the roadways.

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

On 10/15/25 PA DEP was at Bethlehem Landfill and issued violations to this truck from NY, for operating without written authorization and for not properly marking the vehicle that it's carrying municipal solid waste.

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Here's Bethlehem Landfill, in plain view of neighborhoods to the north of Lehigh River. Who decided this was OK?

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

During the 9/16/25 inspection of Bethlehem Landfill, the PA DEP official noted brown liquid in a drainage ditch by an access road. Staff were told to investigate it and clean it up. We hope this doesn't end up in the stormwater system. #NoLandfillExpansion

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Violation "Not determined"?: "Gas recovery conducted as per approved plan, including annual analysis; section 273.293 (a)(b)". It seems the DEP inspector questioned whether BLC's gas recovery plan is being followed, since there were several instances of gas odors & methane leaks found on 9/16/25.

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

On 9/16/25, the PA DEP inspector noted problems of fugitive emissions at the Southeast section of the dump. Here is an uncapped marker where leachate was seeping on the surface, and the methane level was measured at 6200PPM! The report also noted strong landfill gas odors in several areas.

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Here's an excerpt from the 9/16/25 DEP inspection report on Bethlehem Landfill. A notice of violation related to air quality standards remains outstanding due to BLC's inability to control air contaminants. With such a pattern of failures, why should this dump be allowed to expand?

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Fracking waste in this PA town was dumped in a nearby landfill. The landfill's toxic leachate couldn't be processed at the wastewater treatment plant! Along the banks of the Monongahela River, fracking waste in a landfill poses a pollution problem • Pennsylvania Capital-Star buff.ly/UR7GNmn

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Boom! Billboard on Route 378 in Lower Saucon. We won't stop raising awareness of this most important environmental & quality of life issue in our town. Thanks to the dedicated volunteers who designed this. Thanks for all the support that made this possible! Excellent work! NO Landfill Expansion!

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Seneca Falls faces similar issues to ours - Waste Connections is pouring money into local elections."a predictable playbook: spend big, spread fear that the town’s economy will collapse without the landfill, and elect people who will put corporate profits above residents’ health." buff.ly/VY3XZnQ

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GUEST APPEARANCE: Seneca Meadows Landfill is holding us hostage over Local Law 3

The recent news that Seneca Meadows refuses to sign the new host community agreement unless Local Law 3 is repealed should outrage every resident of Seneca Falls and beyond.

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Enough drama already, Chicken Little! The money from the dump comes at great cost to the hundreds of households within a mile of the dump. It is immoral to expect those households to suffer for this dump! Save our neighborhoods! #NoLandfillExpansion #Closethedump!

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Bethlehem Landfill's latest scare tactics aren't fooling us. BLC uses the only thing in its favor to perpetuate its infringement on our beautiful community. 94% of municipalities don't have a dump & the taxpayers haven't moved to the poorhouse yet! Go home, Big Garbage. #NoLandfillExpansion!

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Here's a quick re-write of a portion of Bethlehem Landfill's most recent self-serving flyer sent to LST residents, because it's an election year. State of the art facility? Burying trash is a stone age idea. Save our forest from out of date technology! #NoLandfillExpansion

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Bethlehem Landfill's self-serving mailer, claims a strong environmental record. HA! The 8/8/25 DEP inspection report shows outstanding violations for fugitive air emissions, air quality, daily cover; and not operating within approved plans and permits. Get the facts: buff.ly/BHQx4o0

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Here's the exit interview notes from DEP's 7/11/25 inspection of Bethlehem Landfill. Must BLC be told how to manage so many aspects of their facility? This is our beautiful town, our neighborhoods. People want freedom from the effects of the dump. BLC must do better. Or better yet, CLOSE THE DUMP.

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Status quo: Vultures observed at the working face by DEP inspector on 7/11/25. Surprisingly, no notice of violation is issued. Here's a snapshot of the law and of the inspector's comments. Note BLC uses LST's nuisance ordinance as an excuse, while nuisance birds continue to plague the neighborhoods.

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

DEP inspection of Bethlehem Landfill on 7/11/25 shows outstanding violations from 2024 related to air quality & air pollution. (see excerpts from the report). Will BLC ever be in compliance with sections 273.217(b) & 273.217(a) of the PA Solid Waste Mgmt Act? #NoLandfillExpansion #BethlehemLandfill

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Here's an oldie but a goodie. Bethlehem Landfill has violations outstanding going back to Feb 2024 and Feb 2025 because the Southeast corner of the landfill is still stinking up the area! Daily and Intermediate cover not adequate, flagging of waste. See excerpt. Sections 273.233(b)(1) and 273.233(c)

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

On the 7/11/25 DEP inspection report, outstanding violations are noted, from Feb 2025 & Feb 2025 since Bethlehem Landfill has not promptly corrected deficiencies. That's a violation of Section 273.218(b)(3). (See text in photo) #NoLandfillExpansion #BethlehemLandfill

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Section 273.201(c)(2) of the PA Solid Waste Management Act is pretty basic. Does the facility operate in accordance with approved plans and permits? The July 11, 2025 DEP inspection Report apparently says no! See attached. Full Report can be found here buff.ly/NHKlRPY

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Here is how to access the PADEP Inspection report of #BethlehemLandfill dated 7-11-25, which tells the same old story about this Waste Connections dump and its problems! We'll be sharing the highlights in the coming days.

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Waste Connections in NY: Garbage PAC it funds dumps money into local election.Town board members, its preferred candidates, vote to allow its dump to stay open, despite a local law mandating its closure. What's next for Seneca Meadows? | Fingerlakes1.com buff.ly/EKGAc4T

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

New Orleans stopped dumping trash in waterways in 1909 (YAY!) and opened a trash dump in East New Orleans without appropriate controls. Toxic waste from Hurricane Betsy cleanup in 1965 created hazardous conditions.AGRICULTURE STREET LANDFILL | Superfund Site Profile US EPA buff.ly/y1NFn4s

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Vocabulary word for today: Garbology. The study of garbage/trash/. Garbologists dig deep into landfills to learn about society, what people use, what they discard. A bit of anthropology, a bit of archaeology. It also helps us understand waste management practices. Learn more: buff.ly/63rpuJv

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Garbology is the study of modern refuse and trash as well as the use of trash cans, compactors and various types of trash can liners. It is a major source of information on the nature and changing…

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Gas plant Emissions at this dump allegedly contain toxic acrolein, benzene, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, & naphthalene. It is alleged that the charcoal filtration system is ineffective.Tontitown residents file class action lawsuit Eco-Vista Landfill for 'toxic' gas emissions

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Tontitown residents file class action lawsuit Eco-Vista Landfill for 'toxic' gas emissions

Citizens in a Northwest Arkansas town have filed a class action lawsuit against Waste Management, claiming that high levels of air pollution from a landfill nea

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Eco-Vista Landfill in Arkansas was built on karst topography. Testing recently confirmed that leachate is entering nearby creeks. Frustrated Tontitown residents meet with state officials to voice opposition to landfill permit - Arkansas Times

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Frustrated Tontitown residents meet with state officials to voice opposition to landfill permit - Arkansas Times

Tontitown residents continue to be fed up with noxious fumes they say come from a nearby landfill.

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Jersey City earned an award for the PJP Landfill cleanup. After many years, with EPA help & $74 million in today's dollars, the wetland was restored, & the land was redevloped into a warehouse & public park. EPA Recognizes Jersey City, N.J., Superfund Site For Excellence In Reuse buff.ly/OdSRwdX

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Here's a fact sheet from EPA about the cleanup & re-purpose of land from the PJP Landfill fire. In the mid-1980's, NJ DEP finally stopped the fire that had burned for some 15 years, by excavating the drums of industrial waste. Cleanup took until 2012 to compete. buff.ly/72uaVVi

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Buried drums of chemicals caught fire inside PJP Landfill in Jersey CIty, NJ, and continued to burn during the 1970's & 1980's. It became a superfund site, costing $25 million to remediate. PJP LANDFILL | Superfund Site Profile | Superfund Site Information | US EPA buff.ly/Rp6bRD3

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Studies of ETLF show that coal ash can be a source of heat generation after it mixes with water. Coal ash contains alkaline metal oxides that when hydrated, produce carbonates. Hydration and carbonation release heat. When heat is trapped deep inside a landfill, pyrolysis can occur. buff.ly/Qz7yivF

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Characteristics of Elevated Temperature Landfills (ETLFs) Temp over 149F, decreased methane, increase in carbon monoxide & hydrogen, leachate with high oxygen demand, excessive leachate production, compaction rates exceeding 3%/year, high production of VOCs, increased gas pressure. buff.ly/Qz7yivF

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Hosting a landfill has far reaching consequences when things go wrong. Elevated temperatures caused reactions that created toxic air pollution, noxious odors and health hazards. Virginia approves $26.5M for Bristol landfill remediation; local advocacy organizations respond

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Virginia approves $26.5M for Bristol landfill remediation; local advocacy organizations respond

BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) — Bristol Va.‘s challenging task of environmental remediation at its former landfill got a huge economic boost Monday with the inclusion of $26.5 million in the Commonwealth of …

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Even after this ETLF (Elevated Temperature Landfill) in Bristol VA, closed more than 2 years ago, and after spending tens of millions for remediation, residents are still experiencing odors! Meeting held to address public concerns over former Bristol, Virginia landfill

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Meeting held to address public concerns over former Bristol, Virginia landfill

BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) — City leaders discussed community concerns regarding the former Bristol, Virginia landfill at an open house on Wednesday. At the meeting, city leaders explained how the landfil…

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Here's an account of the ETLF in Bristol, VA; Geomembrane that will wrap around the sidewall gas collection system, to prevent release of odorous gases. Courtesy of City of Bristol. (The Bristol landfill smells so bad the attorney general is suing. Why does it stink so much?) buff.ly/TBM5vUc

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

What's an Elevated Temperature Landfill? (ETLF) Reactions occur inside a landfill, from 4 factors 1. certain types of waste become fuel; 2. Breakdown of waste creates heat; 3. air enters when gas wells create vacuum. 4. Excessive leachate or waste compaction holds heat in. This can create pyrolysis.

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

As in previous elections, Garbage PACs dump big money to support their favored candidates. Activists in this small NY town remind voters to be discerning when reading campaign materials. Follow the money! GUEST APPEARANCE: Who’s really being 'responsible' in our elections?

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GUEST APPEARANCE: Who’s really being 'responsible' in our elections?

Just before the recent primaries, some of you, like me, may have received a text that read: “Republicans Wendy Crane & Tiffany Collinsworth-Rotz are leaders who will put Seneca Falls

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

This article discusses a study done at 3 landfills in FL, where PFAS in landfill gas were analyzed. Significant quantities of these highly toxic, cancer-causing substances can be emitted along with methane & other pollutants. Some landfill 'burps' contain airborne PFAS, study finds buff.ly/mzicZ5F

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

This study shows that antibiotic resistant bacteria and its genes live and grow in landfills. Landfill emissions and leachate, and incinerator emissions, can carry these harmful organisms to humans. Burying or burning garbage boosts airborne bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes

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Burying or burning garbage boosts airborne bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes

Municipal solid waste is trash—such as plastic, food scraps and lawn clippings—that goes into garbage bins and doesn't get recycled. Most of this waste is buried in landfills or is incinerated. Now,…

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Chiquita Canyon Landfill's problems were featured in Business Week. The article tells the story of a woman living nearby that has stage 3 breast cancer. Her husband has sinus trouble and her son has chronic nosebleeds. America’s Overheated Landfills Have Been Making People Sick buff.ly/fJknL0M

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Citizens for Responsible Development - LST @crdlst.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Notes from the 6/3/25 DEP inspector's report show violations (related to air pollution and fugitive emissions) still outstanding from Feb 2024 and Feb 2025. Because the deficiencies haven't been promptly corrected, Bethlehem Landfill is also not in compliance with 25 PA Code 273.218(b)(3).

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