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“Their project might be a good engineering feat in a suitable site, but this is the most unsuitable site they could have picked.” – Mary Byrne, president, Citizens Against the Balefill, Hanover Park
“If landfills are designed properly, constructed properly, closed properly and maintained through a post-closure period, they can be environmentally safe.” – Paul Ruesch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago
“All landfills leak. … It makes no sense to put this on top of our water supply.” – Jack Darin, Sierra Club, Chicago
“The hard facts are these municipalities have put out some generous guarantees. They have put themselves on the line. We are making ourselves responsible.” – Sheila Schultz, Wheeling village president, chairman, SWANCC
