Putnam Co. landfill owners say they offered to take hazardous waste from Ohio train derailment

The Environmental Protection Agency announced some of the contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio will be moved to a landfill in Indiana.

[@parrotsarnoso1099]

I am in Oklahoma and I am really angry and mad about this. People in Indiana should take the streets and protest this atrocity ....whoever owns this landfill is making money with your health and the health of your kids and grandkids...!!

[@parrotsarnoso1099]

@@es-qf2gw.....all that stuff will contaminate the underground waters.....!!!!

[@molliestanton2869]

@@parrotsarnoso1099 eventually probably.

[@alishatate7940]

Wtf would a protest do? Nothing! It's the people that are to manage governments , they will not hold themselves accountable and people continuously let them get away with everything instead of marching to Washington, and dragging them out of the white house like other countries do. AMERICANS are the only ones that take BS from their government which will continue to allow them to have power over you.

[@GTG6607]

The governor needs to put a stop to it, just like Michigan & Texas did…

[@teresadragstream8648]

We need a GOVENATOR!

[@EdwardM919]

Pretty sure houston let it go now. Not to surprise Texas has a lot of Super Fund site as is, so it's just more of the same shit in the water already.

[@youcancallmelarry5620]

And he needs to grow a pair. Sounds like somebody made some money. I mean a State like Michigan can say no but Indiana takes it? What are we missing here? It should have stayed in the state of Ohio.

[@hotfudgecake]

"strict federal guidelines" 😅 I legit laughed out loud at that

[@superjaded1738]

I know, right

[@bonitagirlyy]

The same "strict federal guidelines" that allowed the wreck to begin with 😂

[@MS-st1zb]

We had a system in place, working great, no, but it was working. The system now is flawed with corruption, like everything else. We have been here before, several times, maybe we will get it right next time.

[@mousiem4864]

The state and people who live here should have a say in this.

[@philyeary8809]

Block the gate with cars.

[@kurtislight7899]

The people gave that right up a long time ago

[@teresadragstream8648]

We’re a RED STATE, bend over now. What did you THINK you were voting for? Shame on your future generations !!!

[@jamebrooke894]

What State is Norfork railroad Companies corporate office in?? SEND IT THERE!!!!

[@harbyarby1347]

Yes please! (How it’s not their responsibility to clean up, remove and relocate anyway is mind blowing).

[@amyhartman6786]

650 W Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA

[@joyfullone3968]

@@harbyarby1347 : they are the ones containing and transporting it and paying for it but taking it where the EPA decides it should go.

[@MS-st1zb]

It would be going to the Hamptons or Martha's Vineyard, but their toxic fills are at maximum capacity.

[@dixiedobbs3647]

Love it!

[@gnkyiri]

Its all a buisness $$$$ deal.....norfolk, fed gov, epa, local gov, state gov, truck company, ect. Behind closed doors of course not in public view or involvement

[@salvadorzepeda9322]

Take it to DC

[@codyjewell1460]

I'm amazed that people are surprised that companies that specialize in hazardous materials disposal are being utilized in this situation. All of the locations named so far that everyone is losing their minds over have been companies that process this kind of stuff on a daily basis year after year and nobody had an issue until last week.

[@ohdwight]

they are likely getting HUGE $$$$ for this plus it accomplishes the elites goal to spread the wealth ( of toxins) to all areas of the usa.

[@hime273]

It's a Landfill, not a HAZMAT disposal corporation. You do understand what a Landfill is....Right?

[@codyjewell1460]

​@Hi Me no I understand quite well that it is indeed a hazardous materials disposal company and the landfill is indeed specifically designed for hazardous materials, is double lined with barriers and leak detection. It's literally been going on for decades right there in the same location. This is what I'm talking about, uneducated assumptions make everything look sketchy.

[@codyjewell1460]

​@@hime273 the one in Texas handles 60 million gallons of hazardous liquids a year. Primarily contaminated water. Yet somehow we are surprised when contaminated water gets shipped there.

[@hime273]

@@codyjewell1460 cool, so you wouldn't mind if some was brought to your house and dumped near it? I mean obviously with the double lined and and leak detection bullshit, you should be ok with that...Right? Totally "Safe and Effective"

[@imchris5000]

he tried to say no but they broke his arm

[@scoobydoo8498]

Hahahahaha

[@SandraGarcia-ho4lb]

There are over 1300 hazardous chemical landfills in this country. Many of them are in the Northeast to Michigan, Missouri down to Louisiana. Today in Northwestern Florida, a train derailment with compartments of propane gas. These chemical disasters are coming too frequent over the past few years.

[@SandraGarcia-ho4lb]

@Becca Boone I am so sorry for the geographic mistake. I live way down in Southeast Florida and did not know Sarasota was still considered Southwest. Thanks for educating me.

[@michaeljones1802]

We used to ship our garbage from Canada to Michigan, a different country.

[@jaycleveland6910]

You should leave it where it is and make railroad contain it and buy all those people out and give them extra

[@blackpillrising3164]

“Environmental” “protection” “agency” uh, yeah.

[@brittneykrawler]

Y’all realize waste is transported to and from your state and near your residence and on your highways ALL DAY EVERYDAY

[@joyfullone3968]

Exactly ......people are so blind and uneducated,

[@ellenlandowski1659]

No one is saying what the land fill procedure is...how are they stabilizing it to not drain into soul?

[@raiden72]

Yes.

[@davidmay7708]

Toxic contaminated material should not be removed from crash site . Remove it causes more problem in other areas include continue contaminating water

[@philyeary8809]

They want Indy to suffer as well.

[@eyerememberufromthefuture5846]

I can understand why you don't want it in your community, but this train just happened to derail in our community. It isn't our mess either; our state wasn't even the destination state. People are becoming very sick, pets and wildlife are dying, children are getting rashes and many are having issues with chemical inhalation. Businesses have been ruined, people's homes have lost their value. It's sick and sad that you think that almost two million gallons of waste should sit above ground, rather than be removed somewhere that can process it and bury it 40, 000 ft underground. Again, I understand you not wanting it in your community, but it's already contaminated the soil and Ohio River in this small town that didn't ask for this disaster either.

[@davidmay7708]

Cheaper to just pay million dollar pet person or per house and businesses to move away from danger area

[@jeffreyrudolph5061]

What isn't being discussed is how the materials get there , by what means & what routes taken ? 🚫 We have all seen them , no hazardous route signs !

[@drrodz4968]

That soil goes under ground into the water, it also travel with the wind, don’t let them poison you like that…

[@molliestanton2869]

It's just hard to trust any company's confident statements regarding containment of any chemical hazard. Even oil pipelines regularly leak.

[@philyeary8809]

Time to protest and block the gates...c'mon, protesters.

[@wanderingrv7093]

But then we'd have to hang out at the waste disposal site 🤢

[@Gocubsgo1958]

The people of Indiana should be marching in the streets...why is the governor of Indiana letting this happen..they need to be stop in there tracks

[@hoosierplowboy5299]

Follow the money...😊

[@williamriley5118]

Those residents have been blindsided!

[@michaelsmith296]

Now you know how wee feel here in South Carolina where the country dumps nuclear waste.

[@jamesedmonds926]

Liars

[@melissajohnson5238]

They are spreading it everywhere...

[@joejohnston2035]

Warren Buffett said he take a load he's got some low spots in his front yard

[@catloverd3671]

You can bet that Heritage is receiving a big payday for this and of course, that’s all they care about 😢

[@spankyssurprise1361]

Heritage does good work and has for 40 some years...and yes they get paid for their services...oh the horror.

[@youcancallmelarry5620]

Take that crap back to Ohio. Let me guess, no places in Ohio wanted to take it? Moving it around is ridiculous.

[@HitManTPanda]

We don't want it here take it somewhere else.

[@almag0410]

So someone made the decision to do a “controlled release” which means they burn all the chemicals on site but who made that decision and why did no one else get a say.

[@eyerememberufromthefuture5846]

I live in this community. The railroad, EPA, first responders from multiple counties and HAZMAT made that decision. They knew it was a terrible option, but one of the cars containing vinyl chloride began overheating. Had it exploded, it would have been the same amount of burning toxins released into the air, but it would have blown shrapnel for at least a mile. I've hated how they've handled every aspect of this, but it doesn't seem there was an alternative to the release.

[@superjaded1738]

Unbelievable, trucks carried toxic waste water more than 1300 miles from eastern Ohio to inject it underground at the Texas molecular facility in deer park, on the edge of Houston, the nations 5th largest metro area.

[@22lilacsky]

Obviously planned

[@dixiedobbs3647]

With future Hurricane storms, would that stir up the underground toxic areas?

[@tedl178]

"Business deal"....bet the business ppl dont live around that town

[@patricialangdon2381]

What good would it be to notify the EPA if they should discover a leak?😡🤣

[@jacobspranger1267]

Are we still "going green"? Or...

[@cutratecontractor1000]

Going black like my x

[@molliestanton2869]

Not sure about that after Biden's decision to go eco terrorism instead.

[@kram4771]

“The Event”

[@dekelly7726]

No I don’t think so it needs to go somewhere else because are high quality it already poor enough here we have one of the AQI of every state. Especially since we are right in the middle of both jet streams , we have all the nasty pollution areas and smokers , trash , and we are trying make an impact by removing unhealthy environmental habits like illegal drugs and littering so adding toxic waste from train that is dangerous to all of us not only now but a huge earthquake and space storm in the future. We don’t want the toxic waste mound here and 1 drop can be smelled 20miles away so it will make are air , roads , and buildings stink even more when they already stink bad enough. I really appreciate it if you doesn’t get placed here so we can keep advertising a happy,healthy, , safe, climate .

[@times461]

When your dealing with that much it's a whole new ball game...

[@stevemarshall1207]

hahahaha you all believe that they'll tell you if something is leaking into the water

[@philyeary8809]

You know, Rachel, you shouldn't back up your Handlers ideas, it will be in YOUR WATER soon, sweetie.

[@jaycleveland6910]

Lol it will leak out and they know it

[@mopthermopther]

I CAN’T BREATHE ! - East Palestine

[@thelonewrangler1008]

All the people crying about the chemicals being disposed of in a place meant to dispose of things like this need to speak up since they clearly know the perfect way to solve everything🤦

[@davidmay7708]

Contaminated material must be store and observe along with testing for years to come and need how it Will effect health of people in and surrounding area in 5 , 10 years .

[@SandraGarcia-ho4lb]

Try telling that to residents of the Love Canal area of Niagara Falls NY They have been suffering and dealing with 22,000 tons of chemical toxic waste buried underground that got exposed. This happened before 1978. Testing has been going on since then

[@dianneward9774]

Research pfas chemicals !!

[@michaeljones1802]

Do Americans even slightly understand what unbridled capitalism would actually look like? You'd be living next a cesspool that drained through your backyard.

[@dixiedobbs3647]

Why is the landfill covered with eroding soil and no green growth anywhere?

[@2A_supporter]

Why surprised? Why was the landfill not the first place to take it landfills are screwed untill the end of time because of pollution and the burning of trash and hazardous materials may is well throw it there

[@dleigh4534]

Pay attention if you see these heritage trucks on the roads

[@gracefulcat68]

one guy in a sling, another with a black eye... can't get better experts than that.. lol...

[@almag0410]

He said there was synthetic liners to prevent chemicals from seeping into the water in the creek.

[@galaxiaspenjhonson9170]

NS is trying to find the cheapest route. Unreal

[@leadslinger49]

Would I like to secretly take some soil samples. Then get them discretely tested. It's as safe as paint.

[@lillsjul]

sell your house, quick !

[@DevinTheDivine]

That's what they want people to do though. So that the government can buy up the land.

[@khawmtiti4460]

Common people...stop the nonsense please. These chemicals has to be dispose some place else. This is site is the ideal place to dispose

[@molliestanton2869]

Transporting it across the state on a public highway is NOT the best idea at all.

[@22lilacsky]

No it should NOT BE TRANSPORTED TO OTHER STATES!!!

[@mattdreyer9086]

That farm land around it will never yield good crop again my money is there is smaller family's farms around here Indiana College wants at a cheap price

[@lisagilmore6311]

Its going to leak in to Indiana no

[@pmboston]

What happened to those federal guidelines during trump? 3:07

[@galaxiaspenjhonson9170]

Forever chemicals.

[@bobbyjackson8120]

I'm no longer concerned. These guys and location is perfect. If not here...can your county pull it off? One qualm...testing AS NEEDED needs to be clarified and modified for recent uptake

[@hdtvcamera1]

It's going there for treatment, not to be dumped on the side of the road. The toxins are insignificant compared to the train cars rolling down the tracks with full strength chemicals.

[@hotfudgecake]

They literally said it's going in. To. Landfill. They're putting it underground . Insignificant?..... Uhm... You're not exactly a scientist, are you?

[@22lilacsky]

Sure...

[@ithacacomments4811]

We complain about the chemicals but most individuals still want plastic everything!

[@flyngoat6681]

IAM SURE RINO HOLCOME GOT A PAYOFF !!!!! VOTE HIM OUT INDIANA !!!

[@marycarolherrington8622]

Not good

[@2ellas2]

Why is this on the news? We should be covering ukraine and sending them more billions of dollars!

[@deborahhaney6929]

Dioxins, you liar

[@mp6756]

Thanks Donald Trump for cutting environmental regulations. That's why we love 45.

[@cutratecontractor1000]

Shut up pedophile lover

[@molliestanton2869]

Biden could reinstate the regulations, but he's busy handing over hundreds of millions of dollars to a dictator. And I voted for him. 😑

[@times461]

I'd be more worried bout the poison he warped speeded all the sheep to take....

[@mp6756]

@Mollie Stanton Treasonous Trump was trying to get dirt on Hunter Biden from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in what he still calls a perfect phone call. Trump was real busy sucking Xi Jinping cock in the early days of covid19. Trump said I called Xi and I he I'd doing a great job stopping the spread of the virus. Trump is a buffoon

[@mp6756]

@Cutrate contractor Why is it you, Trump loving cultists have pedophilia on the brain. The first thing that comes to your mind is sick thoughts about children. Your fucked up man really fucked up.

[@charlesbuchanan9203]

Yeah it looks like it by all the dead fish in the water

[@ericsmith3765]

Notification upon leakage. Let's see..... What's wrong with that statement? lol Too little too late?

[@GTG6607]

Business decision screw the people of Indiana…

[@toddaaron1592]

This shit will end up in our water period....

[@toddaaron1592]

Money money money is all they care about....bs needs to go somewhere else....

[@richarddixon4303]

Ohio doesn't have a place to take it to

[@DevinTheDivine]

There's several here in ohio. It's just weird they're taking it here and there and not just one place.

[@joyfullone3968]

Vickery Ohio and one other Ohio town are taking some of it.