Description: Public works commissioner Jane Garvey proposes to dump Central Artery dirt on Spectacle Island. EPA's Julie Belaga says that violates Clean Water Act. Suburban landfills are possible alternative.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/01/1990
Description: State proposes to add dirt from Central Artery project to Spectacle Island landfill. EPA opposes dumping in harbor. Julie Belaga, Jane Garvey. Moving shot of Boston harbor with hazy skyline. Bulldozer
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/26/1990
Description: Walpole residents visit Boston office of EPA to appeal to administrator Julie Belaga to halt sludge landfill site in their town.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/06/1990
Description: Products labelled degradable are often not, and will remain garbage in landfills forever. James Shannon wants these claims removed. Sea gulls fly over trash heap. Packages of disposable diapers.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/27/1990
Description: Michael Dukakis and John DeVillars announce state plan for solid waste disposal: eliminate landfills, reduce incineration, increase recycling; and provide funding to municipalities for implementation.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/13/1990
Description: State recycling facility in Springfield processes paper, metal, glass to alleviate landfill burden. John DeVillars+Daniel Greenbaum inaugurate opening. Cans dumped f/truck,papers on conveyor belt,bins on curbs
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/27/1990