Environmental officials respond to allegations of improper ash disposal at Brookhaven landfill
New York's Department of Environmental Conservation will continue to investigate Covanta over allegations of improper ash mixing and disposal at Br...
New York's Department of Environmental Conservation will continue to investigate Covanta over allegations of improper ash mixing and disposal at Brookhaven landfill. Covanta operates waste-to-energy facilities in Hempstead and Babylon. Much of the ash produced there is sent to the landfill in Yaphank. Documents obtained by Newsday suggest the company struggled to meet the state's nonhazardous waste requirements for 'bottom' and 'fly' ash between 2006 and 2014. The fly ash specifically can pollute the air and groundwater with chemicals and heavy metals.