85 Million Pounds of Food Waste Crisis | Venice Beach News

Eighty-five million pounds of rotting food waste from a Boyle Heights warehouse fire is being trucked to El Sobrante landfill in Corona — a site with a troubling history of environmental violations, including air quality issues, faulty gas management, and dangerously high underground temperatures that trigger foul sulfur smells. Residents are already complaining about pests and stench, while Lineage Logistics scrambles to clean up under pressure from city officials. Though the county granted a special waiver to handle the overflow, regulators demand the food waste stay away from hot zones — and a deadline looms for El Sobrante to fix its environmental mess by August next year. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/66b3d027989c2baf