SYDCOL Waste Management offers to open its facility to an environmental review
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - SYDCOL Waste Management, a hazardous waste facility near the Yuma Palms mall, is offering to fund an independent environmental study of its site as it seeks to expand services.
SYDCOL said the company doing the study would be selected jointed by them and Yuma County.
SYDCOL is seeking a Special Use Permit to consolidate hazardous waste and transport it out of Yuma County and is scheduled for a vote on August 7.
However, now the company is asking for a 90-day extension of the scheduled vote on the permit to give the Yuma County Board of Supervisors time to make an informed decision.
The Special Use Permit is already approved by the Yuma County Planning and Zoning Commission, but the community has addressed its concerns.
SYDCOL is offering to open its doors to independent environmental inspectors who would share their findings with Yuma County, said the press release.
“I am confident an independent environmental assessment will confirm what we have been saying all along. Our Yuma County facility is ideally suited to serve the area and safely transport hazardous waste out of Yuma County. We are asking for the opportunity to prove that. It’s why we have offered to have open houses. And it’s why we have offered to open our doors to an independent environmental review. We think our elected leaders should have the facts before they make a final decision on our SUP,” said SYDCOL owner Chuck Templer.
If the 90-day postponement is approved by the board of supervisors, SYDCOL will host open houses for the public to see the facility.
The open houses would happen from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the following Saturdays:
- August 26th
- September 16th
- October 7th
SYDCOL said if the Special Use Permit is approved, they are offering to host free hazardous household waste drop-off dates allowing City and County residents to get rid of items such as unused paint, paint thinner, or motor oil.
Much of the liquid hazardous waste would be transported to the southeastern United States and then recycled into fuel used in cement manufacturing, said SYDCOL.
