WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. — Facing critical pressure on landfill capacity, Wicomico County Executive Julie Giordano and Newland Park Landfill Acting Superintendent Adam Corey have urged for tighter controls to avoid a shutdown. Giordano issued a clear warning Monday: if immediate steps aren’t taken, the landfill will close once the current disposal area fills up. The county is awaiting the opening of Cell 7, a new section slated for completion by May 2026. Until then, no additional space is available. Corey stressed the importance of complying with state refuse disposal permit rules, highlighting that allowing commercial haulers from outside the county conflicts with the permit and risks jeopardizing cooperation with the Maryland Department of the Environment. In efforts to avert a shutdown, officials plan to open Cell 7 but insist that, meanwhile, out-of-county commercial waste will not be accepted. “They will not have a path forward in Wicomico County to bring out-of-county trash, period,” Giordano emphasized.
Doing away with the recycling bins added a lot more trash to the landfill. I always recycled aluminum cans, tin cans, newspapers, cardboard, and plastic bottles for years but when the bins were removed, all of that was added to my trash can for weekly pickup and transport to the landfill.