Mass. town OKs amended agreement for Casella landfill

May 23 -- Casella Waste Systems Inc. has an agreement with the town of Southbridge, Mass., to convert construction and demolition debris capacity to municipal solid waste disposal at a local landfill, the company said.

The Southbridge town council has approved an amendment for the operation of the Barefoot Road landfill to reallocate tonnage from the landfill´s C&D debris processing facility to MSW and to increase total MSW annual tonnage to 405,000 tons, Casella said.

"We have worked closely with the town of Southbridge over the past three years, and I believe that we have an agreement that adds long-term value to the community and to our stakeholders," said John Casella, chairman and CEO.

The landfill´s overall permit limit of 499,000 tons per year would remain the same, but the annual MSW limit would increase to 405,000 tons per year.

The company still needs to receive necessary permits to make the change.