The on-going fire in the Countrywide Landfill in Stark County, Ohio has generated considerable news and debate. While many have charged the landfill liner is failing, no one has presented evidence. Countrywide is now fighting against firebreak proposals, citing the lack of evidence for the liner’s deterioration. Instead of a firebreak, the company is proposing a capping system and standing by the highly engineered lining system.

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