Growing concerns over Gulf oil spill waste being sent to landfill
In the wake of the Gulf oil spill, thousands of tonnes of oil-soaked waste is being diverted to US landfills.
Nearly 50,000 tonnes of the absorbent boom being used to clean-up the spill as well as loose oily debris has been sent straight to incinerators or landfills across the country raising environmental concerns over the sustainability of the clean-up efforts. Federal officials and environment groups are growing wary that this could lead to long-term consequences such as groundwater contamination.
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a report stating that the sites all met with federal regulations and were capable of handling the influx of the rubbish that is being received. Furthermore, they indicated that the waste being sent out to landfill was being monitored closely.
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