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An expert looks at waste disposal issues SIK HON 2 - I'ACjK S - Pl.AINDKALRR - FRIDAY. OCTOBER21, IMS By Ken Wyaocky Shaw Ftee Pre« Media When Hurih Kaufmam talks about landfills, politicians and waste disposal in general, he doant mince words. The message comes out loud and dear - Join Q. Pitolic had better watch out for himself, becauae no one else will do it for Mm. Kaufmam should know. As the asristsnt to the director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Division of Hazardous Sttes Control, he has been in the thick of America's waste disposal problems since the EFA's inception in 1971. Well known as a maverick amom the ranks of the EPA and an out­ spoken critic of the EPA and the way it handles hazardeqs waste disposal cases, Katimam spoke before 75 Central ystal Lake federal regulations have loopholes that ensure the solid waste landfills receive mote than just mnidpal wastes. One of the primary exam­ ples of this is the regulation that allows hazardous waste generators who produce less than one ton a month of, hazardous wastes to of those wastes st landfills i, they can "With The lecture was sponsored by the McHenry County Defenders, the Crystal Lake-Cary League of Women Voters and the Wbodstock- McHenry League of Women Voters. It was emphasized that the lecture was not meant to deal specifically with Waste Management, Inc.'s i before the McHenry Cowty for approval of a landfill. But Waste Management had a court reporter present who took notes of the proceedings; the an­ nouncement of the reporter's presence drew boos from the Kaufmann's mild-mannered appearance belies his oitjyiifcipisi«B on the waste disposal issues facing the nation and his harsh criticism of the policies drawn up so far to handle disposal problems. "We have a serious problem disposing of solid and hazardous wakes/Kaufmam said "Burying wastes is very short-sighted and has tremendous health and financial ramifications." In reality, Kaufmam pointed out, . get hazardous wastes into ww waste landfills," Kntfmam pointed oil. "By and large, we've noticed that, more often than not, toxic wastes illegally get into land­ fills, especially if the landfill owner is in the toxic waste business. That is a major problem" There are about 17,000 potentially hazardous waste sties in the nation today, Kau&nom added. How does this type of legislation get snproved? Through the intense lobbying efforts of special interest groins from the waste disposal industry, Kaufmam said. There is now bipartiasn legislation in com­ mittee in Congress to close those loopholes, but the prttic should be warned, according to Kaufmann. "John and Sally Italic have to watch out for themselves," Kauf­ mann said after the session "There is no one in Washington n their interests every day. all be watching everybody." Kaufmann addea that waste disposal operators who say that regular household products - bottles of nail polish, paint and fingernail polish, for example - are the reason for toxic leachate con­ tamination in landfills are not being li M •! n id ncnest "They are painting the finger away from the loopholes and pointing the finger at you and making you feel gufltyhe said. "It is a nee red barring to divert at­ tention from substantive issues." Kallmann said landfills should be the last resort for handling waste, yet they oortinue to be the fint resort because the long-range, costs are abaorbed by the public and the short-range profits are attractive. "I haven't, and no one else has ever, seen a landfill that doesnt leak," Kaufmann said. "There are many chemicals, not the least of which are solvents, which we see increasing amounts of, that go through clay faster than water goes through sand." Kaufmann added that special or hazardous wastes should never be allowed to be accepted by a soUd waste landfill. "Solid waste landfills should set solid waste - strictly mnidpal trash," he emphasised. Kaufmann said he felt it would makE no difference if a landfill was county-owned or privately-owned, but ad note that if it is county- owned, more pressure can be brourtt on the operator. TMsbeen my experience that both are equally awful - the pnM+Wi leaders don't care about what happens 20 years down the line and private oonpanies can go bankrupt when problems arise." Snoe McHenry County's health department does not have the authorization to monitor a landfill it would not be a good idea to have a ĵ vrte company operate the land- ' There should not be a landfill in a axrty that doesn't have the power to shut down the site or force remedial action (in case of leaks)," Kaufmann noted. Recycling can substantilly reduce the waste stream of a community, Kaufmam added, and he urged McHenry Gouty leaders to narrate recycling to reauoe waste smoe it is in their power to achieve this. • --general News Theory of suicide in discussion Connection's training director, Curt Wennerdahl, M.S.W., provides a unique opportunity for the com­ munity to view a class in action Thursday, Oct. 27. The telephone counseling and referral service will discuss the Theory of Suicide. The class will be held at the Community Christian Church, 1970 Riverwoods Road, Lincolnshire, in the morning from 9 a.m. to noon or in the evening from 7 to 10 p.m. Everyone is welcome. 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