EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) \u2014 The City of El Paso is expanding the Greater El Paso Landfill by constructing six new landfill cells, a project officials say will extend the landfill\u2019s life by more than a decade as waste levels continue to rise.<\/p>\n
The project covers 65 acres at the landfill on 2600 Darrington Road and is scheduled for completion in 2026. It is funded by a $20 million investment from the City\u2019s Environmental Services Department (ESD).<\/p>\n
Nicholas Ybarra, Director of Environmental Services, told ABC-7 that landfill cells act as protective, engineered spaces where waste is placed, sealed, and monitored to prevent leaks into soil or groundwater.<\/p>\n
A cell is essentially an excavated area designed with multiple protective layers to keep trash contained within the permitted area, Ybarra said. Each new cell is built with a three-layer liner system consisting of clay, an HDPE plastic membrane, and a geocomposite layer.<\/p>\n
According to Ybarra, the six new cells will add approximately 12 years of capacity to the landfill. A separate permit amendment approved for the site is expected to add another eight years, giving the city roughly 20 years of disposal capability within the current footprint.<\/p>\n
The Greater El Paso Landfill\u2014formerly known as the Clint Landfill\u2014has been in operation for more than 20 years. <\/p>\n
Ybarra said the amount of trash brought to the landfill has steadily increased, climbing from roughly 1,500 tons per day several years ago to about 2,000 tons daily.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the equivalent of thousands of residential garbage carts being buried every single day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
These six new landfill cells are the last that can be built within the site\u2019s current permitted area. That\u2019s why the city chose to construct all six at once instead of in smaller phases.<\/p>\n
Once a landfill cell is full, it is capped and monitored for 30 years to ensure air and groundwater safety. After that period, the space becomes part of the landfill\u2019s long-term environmental oversight program.<\/p>\n
The city encourages residents to help extend the landfill\u2019s lifespan by reducing waste, recycling whenever possible, and bagging garbage to prevent windblown litter\u2014especially in El Paso\u2019s windy climate.<\/p>\n
For more information on landfill services and updates, visit ElPasoTexas.gov\/ESD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) \u2014 The City of El Paso is expanding the Greater El Paso Landfill by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":82054,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-82053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}