Subtitle: Please exercise a good heap of caution provided in economic predictions.
Spotlight on this > An environment hazard to have located a landfill where contaminants or toxic materials could leak into the ground or discharge pollution into the public waterways or underground aquifers? For the City of Mesa "the landfill enterprise operation" is a source of profits to the Community’s General Fund where they are used for the various services the community provides. "Firefighters battle flames at Salt River Landfill north of Mesa
MESA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- Over 40 firefighters are working to control a blaze at the Salt River Landfill north of Mesa early Friday morning.
Salt River Fire Department Deputy Chief Kevin Makil says the landfill fire did spread to a structure, one of the recycling buildings nearby.
Firefighters are working to hold the fire to just the one building before it spreads to any other structures.
He said a cause of the fire has yet to be determined.
No further information was made available.
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Crews battle fire at Salt River Landfill in East Valley
The Salt River Fire Department says the landfill fire is burning near the Beeline Highway and Gilbert Road and it began when cardboard caught fire at the recycling building late Thursday night
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Landfill Use Program
The City of Mesa Environmental Management & Sustainability Department offers an optional landfill service to homeowners paying for residential solid waste services (R1.2, R1.26 or R1.29 rate type).
As part of this program, homeowners (R1.2, R1.26 or R1.29 rate type) may use the Salt River Landfill, Waste Management San Tan Transfer Station or Republic Services Transfer Station once per month to dispose of up to 1 ton of material for a $13.00 fee**. For your convenience, this charge is added to your monthly utility bill so you do not have to pay when you visit the landfill.
What if I don't qualify for this program or need to make more than one trip?
If you do not meet the qualifications to participate in the Homeowner Landfill Use Program or need to make additional trips during the same month, you may still use any of these facilities. The only difference is that you will be required to pay while at the facility (CASH ONLY) and will be charged their standard disposal rate.
Salt River Landfill Owned and operated by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
13602 N. Beeline Highway (Gilbert Rd. and the Beeline Highway)
(480) 941-3427 Hours of operation: Monday-Saturday 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. (closed to the public on Federal holidays, including Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day)
CASH ONLY; Credit and debit cards not accepted
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Salt River Landfill: Providing Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling
What is it? “It is a comprehensive solid waste management facility that serves the cities of Mesa and Scottsdale and the town of Gilbert (temporarily) as well as the Salt River Pima-Maricopa and Fort McDowell Indian communities. All profits from the landfill enterprise are directed to the Community’s General Fund where they are used for the various services the community provides. "
Did you know? We were told that 2,300 TONS of solid waste are buried in the land every day! That’s more than 4 million pounds every single day!
Takeaway: RECYCLE!
Mesa garbage trucks drive directly to the landfill to dump their loads.__________________________________________________________________________________600 Arizona business leaders were chowing-down early on breakfast in Scottsdale at the Thursday session.
They also got a good heap of caution provided in economic predictions.
Mesa City Manager Chris Brady said the recycling business is an economic stressor.
Don't know if Brady is trying to punch above his light weight status matched up with a global economist.
Take a look:
“This year, we are faced with significantly higher recycling costs here in Arizona,” he said. “If we go back in time, we think about how we were taught recycling was going to save the Earth, but now it comes down to the cost of doing it,” said Brady.
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