Covina : Expansion of Dump Backed
The City Council has voted 3-1 to send a letter to Los Angeles County officials expressing support for the expansion of Sunshine Canyon Landfill in Sylmar.
At the current rate of use, the 1,600-acre landfill will be filled by 1991, said Leslie Bittenson, vice president of market development for Browning-Ferris Industries of California, which owns the landfill. If a 542-acre expansion is approved, the landfill can remain in operation until 2050, Bittenson said.
Covina does not dispose of its refuse at Sunshine Canyon Landfill. But Bittenson said that if the expansion is not approved, Covina will be affected because landfills in the San Gabriel Valley may have to absorb refuse usually taken to Sunshine Canyon.
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