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Markham Illegal Dumping
Markham, Illinois
Cook county
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) was alerted by the City of Markham of a tire fire that began on April 1, 2010 at an illegal dump site near Markham in Cook County. It appears that various dumping activities have been occuring at the subject property for many years.
Recent inspections by the Illinois EPA revealed discarded mobile homes, automobile parts, boats, tires, drums, & totes of unknown liquids/solids, other containers with residue of construction materials, unidentified gas cylinders, unknown liquid & solid spills on the ground, swimming pool chemicals, and various construction/demolition debris.
- Fact Sheet 1 - May 2010
- Fact Sheet 2 - July 2010
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For more information, please contact the Illinois EPA Office of Community Relations. Additional documents not available on this webpage may be obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request or through IEPA Document Explorer.