Canadian Waste to Place Michigan in No. 2 Importing Slot

Lynn Schenkman

Sumpter Township, Mich. -- When the Keele Valley Landfill, Toronto, closes this month, all 23,750 tons of waste generated weekly in the Toronto area will be sent to Sumpter Township, a suburb of Detroit. Michigan currently is the third-largest trash importer, but the Toronto waste, estimated at 1.2 million tons per year, may push it to No. 2. The

Associated Press

reports that two Michigan Democrats, Rep. John Dingell and Sen. Carl Levin, are expected to introduce interstate waste legislation.