Research
We are fortunate to have a group of dedicated residents always ready to help us learn more about the history behind landfills and the potential ramifications of the issues at High Acres Landfill. Click a topic below to see the related reference materials and research that have aided us in our fight:
High Acres History & Information
05/10/2019; Revised High Acres Landfill 2018 Annual Report
Landfill Cross-section; Height is doubling in Macedon.
High Acres Construction Map
2/28/18: 2017 Annual Report - High Acres Landfill & Recycling Center
5/02/16: Macedon Farm Acquisition
2/28/16: 2016 Annual Report - High Acres Landfill & Recycling Center
7/31/15: DEC/WM Email Exchange: Disregards Odor Complaint
12/31/15: Town of Perinton, Waste Management Host Benefit Agreement
5/25/14: Update: High Acres Landfill Gets State Award
11/22/11: Waste Management Community Update
10/12/11: Waste Management Community Update
6/8/11: Landfill case no longer piling up
1/31/11: Landfill addition awaits approval
11/21/10: Plan to Raise Landfill Put on Hold
7/19/10: Fire reported at High Acres Landfill in Perinton
12/3/10: Landfill Expansion Delayed
4/10/09: Monroe County Incident Report - Patrol Response to Shaking Homes
7/16/08: Controversy Hovers Over Perinton Landfill
3/25/08: New lawsuit expected over High Acres landfill expansion
6/20/07: Landfill Project Going to Court
10/11/06: 2005 High Acres Intake
3/23/1999: NYSDEC Record of Decision
05/16/71: D&C - State Cites Opposition, Conceals Landfill Site
06/23/67: D&C - All That Cash For Trash?
01/19/67: D&C - Perinton Okays Landfill Plans
Recent Community Updates from Waste Management can be found in the News section.
NYC Trash/Rail Insights
CSX Railroad at High Acres Landfill
01/16/17: High Acres Intake Visual
10/15/15: NYC $3.3B plan could bring loads of trash to Finger Lakes
7/22/15: Boyd Co. wants 'trash train' mega dump closed.
5/25/15: Life Near a Landfill: The Towns and People Who End Up with NYC Trash
6/23/13: High Acres Rail Permit Application
3/28/13: Railroad spur to High Acres Landfill won't have a big impact on trucks
Odor Control Systems
How does Optical Gas Imaging Work?
Vapor Products for Odor Control Systems
Odor Neutralizer Information - Provided to FAFE Member by DEC
01/01/2018: Odor Emissions: A New Social and Legal Dynamic
06/20/2017: Landfill Odor Control
02/17/2017: Waste Today - Michigan landfill receives permit to install temporary flare
Waste Management Information
General Landfill News & Research
9/19/2019 - DEC Requires New Odor Reduction Measures at Brookhaven Landfill
9/09/2019 - D’Amico Class Action Public Nuisance Claim Denied by Judge Wolford
2/20/19: ‘New vision’ could mean end to big landfills in Finger Lakes
2/20/19: Local activists to attend DEC conferences on solid waste
8/22/19: RocFirst - County Executive candidate Bello announces plan for Perinton landfill
8/07/19: Trash Talk: A Look at NYC’s Landfill Problems
3/21/18: Colonie offering smaller dump expansion plan
2/14/18: Gas and Odors from Landfill Taint South Scott Air
11/07/17: Waste Connections landfill in upstate New York receives 8-year permit extension
10/11/17 Stinking it up -- Garbage, Methane and Foul Politics in Seneca Falls
9/5/17: County sued over broken promise to shut down landfill
3/03/17: Employing New Weapons Against Landfill Odors
7/01/15: The Clean and Dirty of Landfill Gas Power
6/01/15: Landfill Failures: The Buried Truth
3/17/15: Gentilcore Leaving Seneca Meadows Landfill
11/10/13: Rochester region King of the Hill in trash
2/01/00: Facts About Landfill Gas
7/01/98: '80-'89 Landfill Study by the Department of Health
Perinton Conservation Board Meetings
2020 Conservation Board Meeting Minutes - NO PLANNED DATE
2019 Conservation Board Meeting Minutes - CANCELLED
2018 Conservation Board Meeting Minutes
2017 Conservation Board Meeting Minutes
2016 Conservation Board Meeting Minutes
2015 Conservation Board Meeting Minutes
2014 Conservation Board Meeting Minutes
2013 Conservation Board Meeting Minutes