Why are landfills necessary?
Legal landfills and transfer stations are permitted and inspected annually to assure they are safe places to dispose of wastes. Permitted landfills are evaluated and approved to ensure proper designs to store and treat waste so that it will not harm people, water or the environment. Landfills and transfer stations restrict wastes they are permitted to accept. Waste is screened by landfill employees to make sure that only allowable wastes are accepted.