BFI Landfill Is for the (Dead) Birds

A homeowner near a BFI landfill thought the scourge of vultures was bad enough – then they turned up dead

"...Travis County landowner Evan Wil­liams, "it" is the controversial BFI landfill next to his property, and "they" are the..."

March 20, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Then There's This: Sunset Landfill Rises Again?

City seeks to annex property after waste company buys it

"...enough for Northeast Austin neighbors of the Sunset Farms Landfill. That marks the end of a 2009 settlement agreement..."

Oct. 5, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

BFI Waste Flows Downhill

New flow numbers on BFI site may help opposition

"...be powerless to stop the proposed expansion of the BFI landfill in Northeast Travis County. But council may have..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Landfill Will Top Mount Bonnell in Height

TCEQ OKs landfill's march toward Austin's highest point

"...on its green laurels, but with the Sunset Farms Landfill in North­east Travis County getting its expansion approved at..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s Least-Loved Landfill May Be Poised to Grow Again

The other ACL: The Austin Community Landfill

"...of the state's most controversial dumps. The Austin Community Landfill actually lies next to its namesake city, which, along..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

BFI Dustup: 'Council Has Done Nothing Helpful'

Landfill controversy becomes mired in confusion

"...Commission for Environmental Quality opens hearings on the proposed BFI landfill expansion in Northeast Austin. Yet, Austin City Council..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Council Blindsided on Landfill Deal

Council questions whether legal department acted appropriately in giving BFI the thumbs up on landfill expansion

"...powers in reversing the city's opposition to expanding the BFI landfill...."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Landfill Chart Misleading

"...Dear Editor, Re: “Landfill Will Top Mount Bonnell in Height” [News, Sept. 18]:..."

Sept. 21, 2009 Postmarks

Dumped by County, BFI Takes Landfill Plan to TCEQ

County rejects BFI deal but isn't willing to fight landfill proposal at state level

"...in the breeze, the issue of whether to allow BFI/Allied Waste Industries Inc. to vertically expand its Sunset Farms..."

Nov. 16, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Smell of Victory Eludes Northeast Landfill Neighbors

Northeast Travis County residents decry slow pace of enforcement, regulation of their neighbor landfills

"...to anyone who would listen, neighbors of two regional landfills in northeast Travis Co. say their neighborhoods still stink..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Solid Waste Land

Landfill Full

"...nearly 90% of the city's trash to the WMI landfill on Giles Road. But concerns about a two-decades-old hazardous..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Sunset Farms landfill operator requests 75-foot vertical expansion

"...Operators of a more than 700-foot-tall Sunset Farms landfill met with unhappy Northeast Travis County neighbors Saturday at..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

BFI Fails the Smell Test

"...night's community showdown between Browning-Ferris Industries and neighbors of BFI's Sunset Farms landfill, it seemed appropriate that the air..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Solid Waste: Who's Driving the Train?

City staff's landfill-expansion decision has violated – at least in the spirit – a resolution passed by council. Now everybody wants to know why.

"...legal department not to oppose a permit application by BFI Waste Systems. The application, currently before the Texas Commission..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

In a reversal of the city's previous plan, the City Council has decided to send two-thirds of Austin's waste to Texas Disposal Systems and one-third to BFI.

"...the city agreed to a short-term deal that gave BFI the lion's share of Austin's waste, the City Council..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Enviros and neighbors say the state's latest landfill rulings don't go far enough.

"...changes to its rules regarding daily operations plans for landfills -- and in a way that seems to benefit..."

Aug. 1, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

"...as opponents of a proposed 75-foot expansion to the BFI landfill in Northeast Austin piled into the chambers for..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature

Can Austin Waste Not?

City vows to cut landfill-bound garbage to zero

"...(and after we've helpfully crammed tons of it into landfills and spread layers of it everywhere else), we humans..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Webberville Conundrum

Austin's plans for an eastern landfill hit a little obstacle – the people who live there

"...though we move toward a zero-waste goal, there's still landfill requirements, and there's requirements for businesses and for industries..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Headlines

"...Environmental Quality on Wednesday approved expansion plans for the BFI landfill in northeast Austin, over the objections of nearby..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature

Looking for Mr. Goodbill

A look at what's been filed for the 77th session at the Texas Legislature

"...Democratic Rep. Ruth McClendon, who came away from a BFI-landfill fight in her district so battered (of course BFI..."

Dec. 29, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

County Commissioner Precinct 4: New Guard vs. Old

Two generations square off for Precinct 4 county commissioner

"...the county's decision to abandon its fight against a BFI landfill in the northeastern sector of the county (both..."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Feature by Amy Smith

City Hall Hustle: Top 10 City Council Stories

"...the staff-initiated defiance of long-standing council opposition to a landfill expansion. Lesson: Don't blink!..."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Fault Lines

KeyPoint blunders point to weakness in council-manager government

"...legal have helped neuter council opposition to expanding the BFI landfill in the northeast; provided questionable advice in the..."

May 28, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Do You Feel a Draft?

Big-leaguers back Leffingwell, but really, who'd want the gig?

"...hot-button issues recently (switching to single-stream recycling, the controversial BFI landfill expansion, and more), says: "The economic downturn creates..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: First One In

McCracken cracks open his war chest in officially declaring his candidacy for mayor

"...when they acquiesced to the controversial expansion of the BFI landfill in Northeast Austin, against expressed council policy (Item..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...approve incentives. A controversial memorandum of agreement with the BFI landfill, on the other hand, was pulled from Tuesday's..."

Dec. 22, 2006 News Feature

Talking Trash

A huge garbage dump in northeast Travis County causes a stink with its neighbors.

"...near mountains of municipal waste deposited in three adjacent landfills, located between U.S. 290 East and Blue Goose and..."

May 17, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Waste Wars

City Tries to Seal Best Deal for Trash and Recycling

"...the amount of waste the city puts in the landfill has declined by 12%, even though the city added..."

Dec. 26, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Trash of the Titans Offends Neighbors, City Board

Neighbors rack up more complaints about Northeast landfills -- and the city Environmental Board joins the fray.

"...birds that used to hang out around the two landfills in northeast Travis County, scavenging for food. Last spring,..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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