I am a native of New Hampshire and have lived in my home state my entire life with the last 25 years here in Bethlehem. I have seen what happens to a small north country mountain town when a behemoth like Casella moves in. Casella is a huge company who is in the business of solid waste collection and dumping. Bethlehem New Hampshire is in the heart of the White Mountain National Forest known for clean air, clean rivers, lakes and natural beauty. It is also home to one of many of Casella's landfills. The false promises Casella has made and still make to the citizens of Bethlehem, the lies they tell about environmental impacts, the continued push for more expansion when they have already reached the highest limits has created countless negative impacts to the environment and the citizens of Bethlehem . They have poisoned the Ammonoosuc River, our air and ground water. The endless trash that comes in from all of New England must stop. The citizens of Bethlehem have fought long and hard to stop the continued push for expansion at the Bethlehem Casella dumpsite. Now Casella is  aggressively seeking a permit for a new dump in Dalton NH, two towns away. The lawsuits and fighting has caused deep division among our neighbors and friends. 

From the News " New Hampshire regulators say the trash company Casella didn't do enough to prevent a leachate spill at its Bethlehem landfill in May 2021.Casella told the state in May 2021 that up to 154,000 gallons of leachate overflowed at the Bethlehem dump while it was unattended on a weekend" New Hampshire Public Radio

They are irresponsible and clearly in it for the money. They have sued the state of NH over an outdated solid landfill management plan to push their money making agenda. The State needs time to update the plan.

Please send an email to NHDES Wetlands Bureau, urging them to DENY the wetlands permit application submitted by Casella Waste Systems. The public commenting period has been extended to 4PM on September 13, 2021, with a decision by NHDES Wetlands due no later than October 28, 2021 (45 days following end of public comment period).We need them to DENY this permit for its destructiveness!

Save Forest Lake Petition

We are opposed to the creation of a garbage landfill by Casella Waste Systems and NCES abutting Forest Lake in Dalton, NH.

Please send your comments to:
david.a.price@des.nh.gov
stefanie.m.giallongo@des.nh.gov
Cc: wetlandsapplicationpubliccomments@des.nh.gov
RE: NHDES File Number: 2020-02239

Also, please JOIN US at 2PM on Friday, September 10 for a
“Do The Right Thing DES” RALLY in front of the NHDES building at 29 Hazen Drive in Concord, NH. Please make a sign asking NHDES to DENY the permit application. There will be a short press conference at 2:30PM.