Oyster Bay, N.Y., Considers Recycling Facility at Landfill Site

SEATTLE (Waste 360): The town of Oyster Bay, N.Y., may convert the Old Bethpage landfill site into a recycling management facility, Newsday reports.

Town officials recently approved spending up to $193,125 for contract work related to the solid waste disposal complex. According to the report, officials say they are examining different options to implement a new way to deal with sanitation in the town.

The complex is on 135 acres of town property and includes a 40,000-square-foot transfer station; a facility to weigh garbage and recyclables; a landfill gas collection system; a treatment facility for water that percolates through municipal waste; and a vehicle maintenance garage, offices and two incinerators that are not in use, according to the report.

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