Citizens for Responsible Development - LST
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We are dedicated to preserving the scenic woodlands by the Lehigh River in Lower Saucon Twp, PA from landfill destruction. Please join us!
These photos taken by DEP inspector on 2/26/26, show 2 working face areas at Bethlehem Landfill. Report notes that the working face exceeds the 100' x 100' size (1/4 acre). How large is it in these photos? 1 acre? 2 acres? DEP, you are allowing this? Yet another reason for this dump to close!
March 27, 2026 at 3:33 PM
These photos taken by DEP inspector on 2/26/26, show 2 working face areas at Bethlehem Landfill. Report notes that the working face exceeds the 100' x 100' size (1/4 acre). How large is it in these photos? 1 acre? 2 acres? DEP, you are allowing this? Yet another reason for this dump to close!
PA DEP at 2/26/26 inspection of Bethlehem Landfill: Discussion regarding increased odor complaints, mud on Applebutter Road, daily cover, litter & size of the working face. DEP inspector noted garbage odors along Applebutter Rd near the SE section of the dump. See photo of birds at the working face.
March 26, 2026 at 3:04 PM
PA DEP at 2/26/26 inspection of Bethlehem Landfill: Discussion regarding increased odor complaints, mud on Applebutter Road, daily cover, litter & size of the working face. DEP inspector noted garbage odors along Applebutter Rd near the SE section of the dump. See photo of birds at the working face.
Environmental Accountability: DEP's Consent Order with Bethlehem Landfill highlights the importance of public feedback. Community reports & complaints to DEP helped trigger inspections & discovery of violations, leading to enforcement action. Please see website for details.https://buff.ly/ssaHGBD
March 19, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Environmental Accountability: DEP's Consent Order with Bethlehem Landfill highlights the importance of public feedback. Community reports & complaints to DEP helped trigger inspections & discovery of violations, leading to enforcement action. Please see website for details.https://buff.ly/ssaHGBD
ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY: In its 1/14/26 Consent Order and Agreement, DEP Requires Bethlehem Landfill to install new gas extraction wells, apply permanent capping to specific landfill sections, & enhanced environmental monitoring protocols. Read more: buff.ly/ssaHGBD
March 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY: In its 1/14/26 Consent Order and Agreement, DEP Requires Bethlehem Landfill to install new gas extraction wells, apply permanent capping to specific landfill sections, & enhanced environmental monitoring protocols. Read more: buff.ly/ssaHGBD
In its consent order of 1/14/26, PA DEP listed Bethlehem Landfill's persistent failures, some going back to 2020! Inadequate waste covering, failed inspections, & significant offsite odors that affected local residents. No wonder so many of us oppose any expansion being planned. #NoLandfillExpansion
March 17, 2026 at 3:33 PM
In its consent order of 1/14/26, PA DEP listed Bethlehem Landfill's persistent failures, some going back to 2020! Inadequate waste covering, failed inspections, & significant offsite odors that affected local residents. No wonder so many of us oppose any expansion being planned. #NoLandfillExpansion
PA DEP fined Bethlehem Landfill $137,750: Consent Order & Agreement of 1/14/26 imposed penalties for violations of the Solid Waste Management Act and requires new mitigation & compliance measures. Regulatory violations: inadequate waste covering, failed inspections, offsite odors. buff.ly/ssaHGBD
March 16, 2026 at 3:16 PM
PA DEP fined Bethlehem Landfill $137,750: Consent Order & Agreement of 1/14/26 imposed penalties for violations of the Solid Waste Management Act and requires new mitigation & compliance measures. Regulatory violations: inadequate waste covering, failed inspections, offsite odors. buff.ly/ssaHGBD
Thanks, @LVPNEWS.com, for this excellent update on the fight against Bethlehem Landfill's phase 5 expansion onto beautiful forested land! Fighting city hall - Residents win key battle against landfill expansion | Lehigh Valley Press buff.ly/anhIAJE
March 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Thanks, @LVPNEWS.com, for this excellent update on the fight against Bethlehem Landfill's phase 5 expansion onto beautiful forested land! Fighting city hall - Residents win key battle against landfill expansion | Lehigh Valley Press buff.ly/anhIAJE
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This truck, operated by a carrier from Chicago, Illinois, was cited on 10/15/25 at Bethlehem Landfill by PA DEP. It had no markings indicating that it's carrying MSW. Also it didn't have written authorization from DEP to carry waste. #NoLandfillExpansion
November 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This truck, operated by a carrier from Chicago, Illinois, was cited on 10/15/25 at Bethlehem Landfill by PA DEP. It had no markings indicating that it's carrying MSW. Also it didn't have written authorization from DEP to carry waste. #NoLandfillExpansion
Look at this rust bucket! A Truck of Dubious Distinction! City of Allentown truck cited by PA DEP 10/15/25 for not being leak-proof. Imagine all the muck that leaked all over the roadways.
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Look at this rust bucket! A Truck of Dubious Distinction! City of Allentown truck cited by PA DEP 10/15/25 for not being leak-proof. Imagine all the muck that leaked all over the roadways.
On 10/15/25 PA DEP was at Bethlehem Landfill and issued violations to this truck from NY, for operating without written authorization and for not properly marking the vehicle that it's carrying municipal solid waste.
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
On 10/15/25 PA DEP was at Bethlehem Landfill and issued violations to this truck from NY, for operating without written authorization and for not properly marking the vehicle that it's carrying municipal solid waste.
Here's Bethlehem Landfill, in plain view of neighborhoods to the north of Lehigh River. Who decided this was OK?
November 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Here's Bethlehem Landfill, in plain view of neighborhoods to the north of Lehigh River. Who decided this was OK?
During the 9/16/25 inspection of Bethlehem Landfill, the PA DEP official noted brown liquid in a drainage ditch by an access road. Staff were told to investigate it and clean it up. We hope this doesn't end up in the stormwater system. #NoLandfillExpansion
October 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
During the 9/16/25 inspection of Bethlehem Landfill, the PA DEP official noted brown liquid in a drainage ditch by an access road. Staff were told to investigate it and clean it up. We hope this doesn't end up in the stormwater system. #NoLandfillExpansion
Violation "Not determined"?: "Gas recovery conducted as per approved plan, including annual analysis; section 273.293 (a)(b)". It seems the DEP inspector questioned whether BLC's gas recovery plan is being followed, since there were several instances of gas odors & methane leaks found on 9/16/25.
October 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Violation "Not determined"?: "Gas recovery conducted as per approved plan, including annual analysis; section 273.293 (a)(b)". It seems the DEP inspector questioned whether BLC's gas recovery plan is being followed, since there were several instances of gas odors & methane leaks found on 9/16/25.
On 9/16/25, the PA DEP inspector noted problems of fugitive emissions at the Southeast section of the dump. Here is an uncapped marker where leachate was seeping on the surface, and the methane level was measured at 6200PPM! The report also noted strong landfill gas odors in several areas.
October 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
On 9/16/25, the PA DEP inspector noted problems of fugitive emissions at the Southeast section of the dump. Here is an uncapped marker where leachate was seeping on the surface, and the methane level was measured at 6200PPM! The report also noted strong landfill gas odors in several areas.
Here's an excerpt from the 9/16/25 DEP inspection report on Bethlehem Landfill. A notice of violation related to air quality standards remains outstanding due to BLC's inability to control air contaminants. With such a pattern of failures, why should this dump be allowed to expand?
October 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Here's an excerpt from the 9/16/25 DEP inspection report on Bethlehem Landfill. A notice of violation related to air quality standards remains outstanding due to BLC's inability to control air contaminants. With such a pattern of failures, why should this dump be allowed to expand?
Fracking waste in this PA town was dumped in a nearby landfill. The landfill's toxic leachate couldn't be processed at the wastewater treatment plant! Along the banks of the Monongahela River, fracking waste in a landfill poses a pollution problem • Pennsylvania Capital-Star buff.ly/UR7GNmn
October 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Fracking waste in this PA town was dumped in a nearby landfill. The landfill's toxic leachate couldn't be processed at the wastewater treatment plant! Along the banks of the Monongahela River, fracking waste in a landfill poses a pollution problem • Pennsylvania Capital-Star buff.ly/UR7GNmn
Boom! Billboard on Route 378 in Lower Saucon. We won't stop raising awareness of this most important environmental & quality of life issue in our town. Thanks to the dedicated volunteers who designed this. Thanks for all the support that made this possible! Excellent work! NO Landfill Expansion!
October 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Boom! Billboard on Route 378 in Lower Saucon. We won't stop raising awareness of this most important environmental & quality of life issue in our town. Thanks to the dedicated volunteers who designed this. Thanks for all the support that made this possible! Excellent work! NO Landfill Expansion!
Seneca Falls faces similar issues to ours - Waste Connections is pouring money into local elections."a predictable playbook: spend big, spread fear that the town’s economy will collapse without the landfill, and elect people who will put corporate profits above residents’ health." buff.ly/VY3XZnQ
GUEST APPEARANCE: Seneca Meadows Landfill is holding us hostage over Local Law 3
The recent news that Seneca Meadows refuses to sign the new host community agreement unless Local Law 3 is repealed should outrage every resident of Seneca Falls and beyond.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Seneca Falls faces similar issues to ours - Waste Connections is pouring money into local elections."a predictable playbook: spend big, spread fear that the town’s economy will collapse without the landfill, and elect people who will put corporate profits above residents’ health." buff.ly/VY3XZnQ
Enough drama already, Chicken Little! The money from the dump comes at great cost to the hundreds of households within a mile of the dump. It is immoral to expect those households to suffer for this dump! Save our neighborhoods! #NoLandfillExpansion #Closethedump!
September 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Enough drama already, Chicken Little! The money from the dump comes at great cost to the hundreds of households within a mile of the dump. It is immoral to expect those households to suffer for this dump! Save our neighborhoods! #NoLandfillExpansion #Closethedump!
Bethlehem Landfill's latest scare tactics aren't fooling us. BLC uses the only thing in its favor to perpetuate its infringement on our beautiful community. 94% of municipalities don't have a dump & the taxpayers haven't moved to the poorhouse yet! Go home, Big Garbage. #NoLandfillExpansion!
September 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Bethlehem Landfill's latest scare tactics aren't fooling us. BLC uses the only thing in its favor to perpetuate its infringement on our beautiful community. 94% of municipalities don't have a dump & the taxpayers haven't moved to the poorhouse yet! Go home, Big Garbage. #NoLandfillExpansion!
Here's a quick re-write of a portion of Bethlehem Landfill's most recent self-serving flyer sent to LST residents, because it's an election year. State of the art facility? Burying trash is a stone age idea. Save our forest from out of date technology! #NoLandfillExpansion
September 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Here's a quick re-write of a portion of Bethlehem Landfill's most recent self-serving flyer sent to LST residents, because it's an election year. State of the art facility? Burying trash is a stone age idea. Save our forest from out of date technology! #NoLandfillExpansion
Bethlehem Landfill's self-serving mailer, claims a strong environmental record. HA! The 8/8/25 DEP inspection report shows outstanding violations for fugitive air emissions, air quality, daily cover; and not operating within approved plans and permits. Get the facts: buff.ly/BHQx4o0
September 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Bethlehem Landfill's self-serving mailer, claims a strong environmental record. HA! The 8/8/25 DEP inspection report shows outstanding violations for fugitive air emissions, air quality, daily cover; and not operating within approved plans and permits. Get the facts: buff.ly/BHQx4o0
Here's the exit interview notes from DEP's 7/11/25 inspection of Bethlehem Landfill. Must BLC be told how to manage so many aspects of their facility? This is our beautiful town, our neighborhoods. People want freedom from the effects of the dump. BLC must do better. Or better yet, CLOSE THE DUMP.
August 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Here's the exit interview notes from DEP's 7/11/25 inspection of Bethlehem Landfill. Must BLC be told how to manage so many aspects of their facility? This is our beautiful town, our neighborhoods. People want freedom from the effects of the dump. BLC must do better. Or better yet, CLOSE THE DUMP.