Dive Summary:
- The King George landfill in Virginia's King George County has crossed the halfway point on its way to reach capacity by 2028, and its operators at Waste Management want to encourage King George County officials to allow the facility to expand.
- Thomas Cue, a district manager at Waste Management, and County Administrator Travis Quesenberry are setting up tours for county board members at other, taller landfills in hopes of making a case for raising King George's height to 370 feet.
- Cue indicated that such an expansion could extend the landfill's lifespan by as much as 15 years.
From the article:
... Last week, Cue presented enhanced photos that showed what a 100-foot vertical expansion would look like. The area where waste is stored would be raised to 370 feet with a 100-acre plateau on top. ...