Fondessy Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Oregon

The issues presented in this case are of vital concern and great public interest to every citizen of Ohio, and more particularly, to those citizens who must reside near or otherwise be in close proximity to hazardous waste landfill facilities. We need not dwell at length upon the severity of the problem of hazardous waste in our state. By its very statutory definition, hazardous wastes (generally the chemical by-products of industry and manufacturing) “[p]ose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or safety or to the environment when improperly stored, treated, transported,…