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Act Now to Shut Down Toxic Landfills

Burying our trash in the ground doesn't eliminate the garbage for good. All the toxic chemicals and materials in our trash seep out as leachate (garbage juice), contaminating our soil and groundwater.

Communities living near toxic landfills experience this firsthand. For instance, 40 home wells near the Southbridge Landfill in Massachusetts were likely contaminated by toxic leachate draining into nearby groundwater. Those families can no longer drink water from their own taps.

We don't need bigger landfills to deal with our waste. We need to produce less trash. And we can start by moving towards zero-waste alternatives, like composting and reusable container systems.

Send a message to your governor urging them to shut down the toxic landfills endangering communities in your state. Ask them to replace these polluting garbage piles with zero-waste alternatives.

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Landfills are endangering our environment and the communities in our state. These waste facilities emit toxic air pollution, like methane, which contributes to the climate crisis. What’s more, the chemicals in our trash are seeping out of landfills and contaminating our soil and groundwater – a hazard to the drinking water in neighboring homes. This is unacceptable. 

We need to protect our environment and our communities. I am urging you to put your constituents’ best interests above those of corporate polluters.

By shutting down toxic landfills and moving towards zero-waste alternatives, like composting and reusable container systems, we can protect our environment and communities.

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