Afraid for the health and safety of their families, nearby citizens largely opposed the expansion and license renewal of Michigan’s largest hazardous waste facility at a public hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 18.

"We shouldn't be the nation's dumping ground," Jeneen Rippey of Van Buren Township, president of the activist group Michigan Against Atomic Waste, said during public comments at the meeting, hosted by the Michigan department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE).

The community has been outwardly concerned about the landfill after it tried to accept materials from the Manhattan Project in 2024. Since then, surrounding communities sued the waste facility . In August 2025, a judge decided that Wayne Disposal poses "unacceptable risks" and blocked the landfill from accept

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