Cleanup Complete at Markham, Illinois, Dump Location

Category: Emergency Response
Type: News
Source: EPA
Date: Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

For Immediate Release
No. 11-OPA059

(CHICAGO - June 23, 2011) The E.P.A. has completed a $400,000 cleanup at a 12-acre uncontrolled dump in Markham, Illinois. The location is near the intersection of I-294 and 159^th Street, south of Chicago.

In April, E.P.A. began removing and disposing of 2,000 tons of contaminated soil. E.P.A. also uncovered and safely disposed of 110 containers of hazardous material. The State of Illinois began the cleanup in 2010 by disposing of discarded tires, chemical drums, compressed gas cylinders, and numerous containers of solid and hazardous waste.

For more information, please visit www.epa.gov/region5/cleanup/markham/index.html.

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