Privatized: Lowndes County landfill

• About 15 years ago landfill was privatized
• to Onyx
• bought by Veolia
• bought by ADS
• owned by New York City investors
• Lowndes County staff won’t reveal:
• contract for tipping fees
• dollar value of tipping fees
• “host fees”
• Landfill overseen by Deep South Solid Waste Authority (SWA)
• Lowndes County staff won’t reveal SWA charter, bylaws, board members, agendas, or minutes
• County and city of Valdosta appoint SWA board members
• No appointees have answered questions about coal ash