This year marks the beginning of the end for Brookhaven Landfill. That is what spurred discussion among industry groups and environmental advocates at an environmental symposium on Wednesday, March 13 ...

More than a year before it is scheduled to start closing, the Brookhaven landfill is taking in less trash from construction sites and leaving town officials with a potential $4 million hole in the ...

Town of Brookhaven leaders had a choice. After a whistleblower alleged the waste incinerator where he worked had sent hazardous ash to the town landfill — potentially polluting air and water in ...

The Brookhaven landfill is a key issue in the upcoming election for Suffolk County Executive. A debate hosted by Newsday became heated when candidates responded to an investigation into the landfill’s ...

A waste management symposium at Stony Brook University discussed the need for a plan after the Brookhaven landfill closes at the end of the year. Waste experts say time is running out to find a ...

The crisis is coming for us with the certainty and strength of a hurricane. The solid waste crisis. While the Town of Brookhaven is at its epicenter, it will affect every Suffolk County township ...

As the Brookhaven landfill approaches its closure, New York City and Long Island face a looming crisis: an impending surge in truck traffic, which threatens to exacerbate already severe congestion and ...