Recycling: You may be doing it wrong
Sometimes, we put things in the recycling bin simply because we want them to be recyclable. A plastic bag, a greasy pizza box, a paper coffee cup, a styrofoam egg…
A compactor rolls over the exposed trash at a 200 x 200 foot "working face" site at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic in 2014. As soon as the the trash is spread and compacted it is immediately covered with dirt and the working face site moves forward. This view looks south-west towards the new proposed expansion site, and In the distance is the tall ridge which blocks the land fill from view of surrounding communities. Dan Watson/Signal
County sued over broken promise to shut down landfill
Groups opposed to the approved expansion of a landfill near homes and schools in Val Verde have sued Chiquita Canyon Landfill owners and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors…
The Newhall School District Office. Dan Watson/The Signal
Newhall Board questions Chiquita Canyon Landfill expansion
The Newhall School District Governing Board has concerns about the proposed expansion of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill. Board members are expected to review a letter, sent by Superintendent Paul Cordiero…
Chiquita Canyon's district manager Steve Cassulo gives a tour of the landfill on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, to members of the public and county commissioners. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Planning commissioners get up close and personal to landfill
Regional planning commissioners poised to double the size of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill near Val Verde took a tour of the site Wednesday afternoon, just prior to a public hearing…
