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More than 800 tires were sent to recycling at the cost of $1 each as part of DEQs compliance requirements to clean up the Alberton dump. (Kathleen Woodford/Mineral Independent)
September 12, 2018
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September 12, 2018 1:23 p.m.
Owner going 'all out' to clean up the private Alberton dump
The 11-acre Alberton dump continues to be in the crosshairs of the Department of Environmental Quality sites. Currently, cleanup efforts seem to be coming to a close, and hopefully the case will be permanently closed. At least that’s what property owner Joe Hanson is hoping for.