FILLMORE : Official Says County Faces Waste Crisis
A top sanitation official told Fillmore officials that the county is nearing a crisis in waste disposal, and urged the city to do more to help alleviate the problem.
“Ventura County is on the verge of a solid-waste crisis,” Wayne Bruce, general manager of Ventura County Regional Sanitation District, told council members Tuesday.
Under state law, California cities must reduce their solid waste by 25% by 1995, Bruce said. By the year 2000, a reduction of 50% is required in the amount of trash destined for landfills.
“The new laws on solid waste put the burden directly on the cities,” Bruce said.
Bruce described the Toland Road Landfill, which serves Santa Paula and Fillmore, as a major concern. The Toland Road site exceeds its permitted limits by about 25 tons daily, Bruce said. “I don’t think they’ll close it, but we want to avoid possible penalties if we don’t make efforts to comply,” Bruce said.
Fillmore Mayor John Murphy said the city has already negotiated with its waste removal contractor, Santa Clara Disposal, to set up a pilot program for curbside recycling.
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