The City of Greensboro will host a community update meeting at 6 pm, Wednesday, June 12, at Peeler Recreation Center, 1300 Sykes Ave., to discuss the option of using the White Street Landfill to dispose of contaminated soil from Bingham Park. Residents who would like to take a tour of the White Street Landfill to learn more about its operations may also join a waiting list for a future tour. 

“This community update is a chance to learn more about this project. We want to share what we have heard in other community discussions and provide an update on where we are in our decision-making process in order to move this important project forward,” said Phil Fleischmann, director of the Parks and Recreation Department. 

Bingham Park, which is currently closed to all users, is the site of a pre-regulatory landfill and household waste incinerator. The City of Greensboro is working with the NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to evaluate and clean up the site by removing the soil, which contains heavy metals and a group of chemicals called semi-volatile organic compounds.  

The City has researched area landfills and identified three that could be used to dispose of the soil. The White Street Landfill (Phase III) is a regulated, lined landfill and permitted facility that adheres to federal and state human health and environmental regulations. It would, under state guidelines, be allowed to accept this type of contaminated soil with a permit revision. This location would allow for the quickest cleanup of Bingham Park. Its use also reduces the cost of the cleanup by approximately $10 million, bringing the project closer to fruition given available funds. Using this the White Street Landfill would also shorten the useful life of the facility, which is consistent with the City’s intent to permanently close it. 

View additional information about the Bingham Park remediation project online.