Face the Challenge: without public outcry, this dump will be built along the Merrimack River

NH D.E.S. is NOW considering plans for the proposed dump Local planning and select Boards have little say in these plans Those concerned for the Merrimack watershed must speak out against the dump Public comment period will be announced in the local media and at www.oxbownh.org

In Summer, 2006, the Concord Regional Solid-Waste Co-operative will likely seek public comment on the proposed landfill in Canterbury as required by NH Department of Environmental Services Solid Waste Rules. Concerned citizens should take advantage of this opportunity to make their voices heard. Your speaking up in opposition to this plan for waste disposal at this site is critical to maintain the ecological progress that has been made on the Merrimack over the past thirty years. We all recognize the need to dispose of solid waste in as ecologically responsible, sustainable, cost-effective, and efficient a means as possible. At the Oxbow Initiative, our problem is with the co-op site’s adjacency to the Merrimack River. To address our waste disposal, we seek alternatives to building a solid-waste landfill along the river. We must break our region's addiction to cheap trash disposal. The Oxbow Initiative NH, a group of environmentally concerned NH citizens pursuing a grass-roots approach to advocate waste disposal change, will do its best to keep concerned citizens informed of progress. Visit www.oxbownh.org for frequent updates as news becomes available. The organizers of the Oxbow Initiative NH may be reached at (603) 783-9452 or via e-mail: oxbownh@hotmail.com