2 MILES NORTH OF BURTON TWP 1/2 MI WEST
The 56-acre Adams County Quincy Landfills #2 and #3 ("Adams County Landfill") site is located in west central Illinois on Old Broadway Road south of Illinois Route 104, approximately five miles east of the city of Quincy. The landfill was privately operated from 1967 until 1972, when Quincy began leasing the landfill from the owner. Quincy operated the landfill from 1972 until 1978, closing it to receipt of waste in fall 1978. Site closure, including placement of a final cover, was completed in mid-1979. The city purchased the Adams County Landfill site in 1982. Refuse, domestic waste, and industrial waste were disposed of at the site. Liquid industrial waste received at the landfill includes: acids; sludges containing heavy metals; spent nonhalogenated solvents; spent halogenated solvents; waste water treatment sludge from electroplating facilities; hydraulic oil; machine coolants; thinners; paint solvents and sludge; methyl chloroform; selenium; toluene; methylene chloride; acetone; chloroethene; lacquer thinners; metal etchers; cutting and grinding oils; and caustic cleaning solutions.
180 |
People living within a 1 mile radius |
$54,174 |
Average Income |
69 |
Occupied homes |
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