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SPSA Regional Landfill Cells 8 and 9

Suffolk

Description

Mentioned in passing: SPSA still needs a conditional use permit from the City of Suffolk and a DEQ Part B permit to build landfill cells 8 and 9 that would give capacity through 2060.

Impact summary

These cells would secure the region's trash disposal capacity through 2060.

Applicant

Name: Southeastern Public Service Authority

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Last discussed May 20, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

May 20, 2026

City Council Work Sessions (Work) - May 20, 2026

Mentioned in passing: SPSA still needs a conditional use permit from the City of Suffolk and a DEQ Part B permit to build landfill cells 8 and 9 that would give capacity through 2060.

Related issues (1)

Regional landfill capacity

SPSA's current cells fill up this August, and no new landfill can be built anywhere in the region — Southampton County has banned them. The SORT program is the strategy to stretch remaining airspace through the end of the century.

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