GFL Environmental

The City of Peoria has a new hauling contract for solid waste and recycling service as it looks to keep disposal costs affordable for the next 30 years.

The construction of Peoria County's third landfill is back on track, even if it is coming later than anyone expected.

The third and final government body needed to approve a new construction agreement for Peoria County’s Landfill Three gave the go-ahead Wednesday night.

The Peoria City/County Landfill Commission is chipping away at starting construction for Landfill 3, but the uncertain footprint of historic mining operations still hangs over the process.

The Peoria City/County Landfill Committee approved steps Wednesday to continue the planning and construction of a new landfill — with or without the company contracted to build it.

Peoria Disposal Company is being sold to a Toronto-based company.