Reaction to Waste Management Ad – Working Together Works

April 23 | Posted by Jeff | The Leaky Land Blog

April 16, 2013

To The Editor:

WM-announcement-Intelligencer1252I am compelled to respond to the advertisement run by Waste Management titled ‘Working Together Works’. The company infers that the dialogue and sharing of all information was voluntary. I would like to remind everyone that the exchange took place only after the company had rejected previous Concerned Citizen recommendations and they had consequently hauled the company before the Environmental Review Tribunal. The data exchange revealed a long history of indication of leachate leaks into groundwater. During the time when this information was in the hands of Waste Management we were told that it was not leaking. The claim in this recent advertisement that ‘There is no risk to public health or the environment’ is another example of denial from this company. What about the residents of the houses where testing has compelled the MOE to order WM to supply whole house water? People living in these houses had been using their well water for years. Has there been no risk to their health? What about the acknowledged indications of leachate in the groundwater beyond the boundaries of the dump? No one knows the extent of these leaks. There is no approved plan to contain the leaks. Leachate is made up of thousands of chemicals many of which pose serious risks to human health and the environment. This company has lost all credibility in our community.

Jeff Whan
Roblin On

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