No. Dummer Yard is a 100-year-old landfill utilized by Berlin’s paper mills to dispose of waste. It is located east of from Hutchins Street.
Non-hazardous, impacted fill is soil, usually from construction sites, that contains low levels of contaminants.
No, the soil disposal facility will only accept non-hazardous, impacted soil. Accepted fill may contain low levels of contaminants at a level that is not harmful to human health or the environment.
No, municipal solid waste (household trash) will not be accepted here.
The facility will collect non-hazardous contaminated soil, asbestos soils and building materials, incinerator ash, street sweepings, catch basin waste, sewer grit and other non-hazardous special waste with approval from the NH Department of Environmental Services.
All soil will be tested per NH Department of Environmental Services requirements.
The project team is focused on meeting with community leaders and residents while pursuing the necessary state and local permits required to move forward. The pre-construction phase is anticipated to go through the end of 2025.
We anticipate an average of 65 trucks per day accessing the site.
The soil disposal facility will have a site life of up to 10 years.
No, the material to be accepted is not anticipated to be odorous nor be a source of odors.