Outdated solid waste disposal plan being updated

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NH’s Enterprise: NH’s out-of-date solid waste disposal plan becoming current – do disposal sites require growth?

Updated: 7:02 AM EDT Apr 17, 2022

Fred Kocher, NH Enterprise host

Fred Kocher sits down with Michael Wimsatt, director of the squander administration division for the New Hampshire Division of Environmental Expert services, to focus on New Hampshire’s sound waste disposal concerns and what the state is performing to prepare for disposal other than burial.

Fred Kocher sits down with Michael Wimsatt, director of the squander management division for the New Hampshire Office of Environmental Services, to go over New Hampshire’s strong squander disposal challenges and what the state is performing to prepare for disposal other than burial.