Stymied elsewhere, Casella looks to keep Vermont landfill growing

The only lined landfill operating in the state is in Coventry. File photo by Hilary Niles/VTDiggerThe owners of the state’s largest landfill are planning to make it half again as large, but they say the amount of trash they take in each year isn’t likely to increase proportionately.
The Coventry landfill, owned by Rutland-based Casella Waste Systems, is set to expand by 52 acres if regulators approve the permit application Casella submitted this summer.
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