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Toronto bought the Queen lane landfill near 51. Thomas in 211W. and since January. all of Its trash is dimmed there. York has a contract to use Gnu-n Lam- for emergencies. While it sends most 0! its trash m a landfillinNiagamPalls There are also concerns about the border shutting down to Ontario trash. If that an: any sunrin issues, we are vulnerable, Mr. (link added. Seeking US. answers for municipal waste is not (he hes! solution. Ontario Waste Management Assuma- tion‘s CEO Rob (look said. Ontarians should be self-sufficient. he added. nut- lng muhicipalities are handing over about $80 million to Ametican landfills that could have gone to ()mano canun III NOIJDAY SIMON A! um ON "I PARK! 16