Van Buren Township Landfill Radioactive Waste Ban
Sector: Waste Processing and Treatment • Location: Van Buren Township, Michigan, United States
Source: ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4
A Wayne County Circuit Court judge has permanently banned the Van Buren Township landfill operated by Wayne Disposal, Inc. from accepting radioactive waste, including Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM) from the Niagara Falls Storage Site. This ruling converts a prior preliminary injunction into a permanent one, following years of community opposition and leg
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Waste Processing and Treatment, Nuclear
- Location
- Van Buren Township, Michigan, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4
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Original status | permanent injunction issued |
Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | A Wayne County Circuit Court judge has permanently banned the Van Buren Township landfill operated by Wayne Disposal, Inc. from accepting radioactive waste, including Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM) from the Niagara Falls Storage Site. This ruling converts a prior preliminary injunction into a permanent one, following years of community opposition and legal battles related to the shipment and disposal of radioactive waste connected to the Manhattan Project. |
Original sector | Waste Management |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Michigan |
City | Van Buren Township |
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Source | ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Waste Processing and Treatment, Nuclear |
Article published date | 2026-05-30 |
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