Landfills like the one in Putnam County are designed and built to handle toxic waste, experts say.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern to conduct all necessary actions associated with cleaning up the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.Hundreds of tons of contaminated soil and millions of gallons of water have been collected from East Palestine, Ohio, after aThe waste from the site has to go somewhere, but the question becomes: Where to put it?
Some of the chemicals that spilled in the train crash, along with possible byproducts from the fire, areIndiana communities at risk for train disasters like the one that devastated Ohio town “The materials should go to the nearest facilities, not moved from the far eastern side of Ohio to the far western side of Indiana,” Holcomb said last week. “I want to know exactly what precautions will be taken in the transport and disposition of the materials.”Landfills like the one in Putnam County are designed and, they said. They also have processes in place to protect the surrounding environment.
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