The following is an update from Councilman David Marks.
On September 29, I toured the Honeygo Run Reclamation Center to learn more about the progress of this landfill and discuss future disposal plans. Since I started to represent this area, I have tried to address concerns I have received about smells emanating from the property. I would like to thank Republic Services for working with me.
I am pleased to pass along the news that the landfill will be installing two new gas laterals that will run across a portion of Cell 8. These two new laterals will be connected to the gas collection and control system in October. This will put a vacuum on cell 8, eliminating any hydrogen sulfide gas migrating from that cell.
A new leachate tank will also replace an older tank that could not withstand the corrosive nature of the hydrogen sulfide. The new tank will have more resilient panels comprised of Vitrium fused glass. In addition to the new tank’s more robust design, Republic Services has installed a jet mixer in the structure. In the past, the company has learned that one of the leading causes of the odors was due to inadequate mixing of leachate. This new jet mixer is far more efficient and designed to fully mix the leachate in the tank with hydrogen peroxide, the landfill’s primary treatment chemical.
In 2024, Republic Services also started utilizing sodium nitrate during leachate discharge events. The sodium nitrate is injected into the leachate during discharge and works by reducing the amount of hydrogen sulfide generated by microbes that live inside the leachate. Republic Services tells me they are pleased with this treatment chemical because it allegedly reduces hydrogen sulfide concentrations throughout the connected sewer line, not just at Honeygo.
It is expected that the Honeygo Run Reclamation Center will run out of airspace and close in 2031, alhough this is a fluid date based on how much waste is received. In late 2030, the landfill will work with the Maryland Department of the Environment to form a post-closure care plan. Part of this plan will involve a proposal to convert Honeygo Run Reclamation Center into a public park.
During the landfill’s post-closure care period, Republic Services would still manage site leachate, gas, stormwater, and other responsibilities to be determined with the Maryland Department of the Environment.
In closing, I would like to thank Republic Service for engaging me and for meeting with adjacent neighbors. This outreach stands in stark contrast to another landfill in other area.
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