The city of Walpole, Mass., has ordered Allied Recycling to cease and desist its illegal dumping.
The company was issued a Cease and Desist Order earlier this week (March 18) after residents reported seeing truckloads of non-hazardous material being dumped in the property.
Building Commissioner Mary Jane Benker said she issued the order after investigating complaints that at least eight, 18-wheeler trucks were seen driving in to Allied Recycling filled with soil, humus and other kinds of earth material.
Benker said the business only has a junk dealer and collector permit, reissued by the Board of Selectmen last year.
"They are allowed to recycle scrap metals or salvage metal things," said Benker. "They are not allowed to stockpile, import, export or sell any earth materials until the necessary special permit and site plan approval have been obtained from the Zoning and Planning Boards."
Benker said fill, or earth material, can be many different types from loom, top soil, clay, sand or gravel. She said she doesn't know where the material came from, but added the business lease owner admitted to bringing in and selling the material.
The cease and desist order requests the company to remove all materials dumped on the property, or to seek the necessary special permit and site plan review within 15 days. In 1991, the business was permitted to bring in some fill for site improvements, like construction of a driveway, but that permit has expired, she said. Neponset Valley Daily News, MA