Ground flare gas system at the Brookhaven Town landfill in Brookhaven on Feb. 28. Credit: Jessica Rotkiewicz Leachate is collected in two 860,000-gallon tanks and treated with a hydrogen peroxide ...

BELLPORT, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- It's 275 feet tall, a mountain of ash and debris. The Brookhaven town landfill has become a growing landmark in Suffolk County, and now some who live and work next to ...

Town officials have said they believe the 192-acre landfill at 350 Horseblock Rd. in Brookhaven hamlet may close as soon as 10 years from now, when it is expected to reach its capacity.

The Town of Brookhaven on Long Island has abandoned its plan to expand the region’s landfill. It is expected to reach capacity and close in 2024.

A Brookhaven Town environmental committee has rejected the proposed expansion of an ash landfill to handle the growing solid waste crisis on Long Island. The Brookhaven landfill is expected to ...

The Town of Brookhaven has agreed to pay a nearly $250,000 fine over emissions from its landfill – ending a decade-long fight over complaints about foul odors and sicknesses.

BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- Some angry Long Island residents are calling for the closure of the Brookhaven town landfill after noxious fumes from treated sludge made their children sick.

Some parents are demanding action from the state and Suffolk County, claiming the Town of Brookhaven Landfill is making their children sick. The residents say their kids are sick from attending ...

The Town of Brookhaven issued a statement saying: "Working with the NYDEC, we have undertaken an aggressive program to cap and close this landfill and provide increased measures to combat odors ...

State threatens Town of Brookhaven with fines for odors from landfill Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Danielle Leigh has a 7 On Your Side investigation on a Long Island landfill.