High Acres Landfill is a privately-owned landfill, a division of Waste Management of New York, LLC. Established in 1971, it is located on approximately 1,000 acres on the eastern edge of Monroe County in the town of Perinton and crosses over the western border of Wayne County in the town of Macedon.
DEC is committed to addressing odors originating from the Waste Management (WM) High Acres Landfill, located in the towns of Perinton Monroe County, and Macedon, Wayne County.
New York State's top priority is ensuring that area residents are not exposed to any potential site-related health or safety hazards. DEC continues to rigorously oversee all operations at the WM facility and continues to respond to community concerns about odors and address any impacts on quality of life. In addition, DEC continues to work with WM to minimize odors and implement air monitoring. More information can be found in the most recent Community Update listed below:
- DEC Community Update Ongoing and New Improvement (PDF) - November 2022
- DEC Community Update Ongoing and New Improvements (PDF) - May 2022
- DEC Community Update on Odor Issues and Response (PDF) with attached timeline (PDF) - January 2020
- DEC Response to Citizen Group Petition seeking modification of the landfill permits (PDF) with attachments (PDF, 7 MB) - March 2019
- Letter from DEC to Waste Management (PDF) - October 2018
- Letter from DEC to Waste Management (PDF) - September 2018
- Letter from DEC to Waste Management (PDF) - April 2018
- DEC Odor Abatement Update (PDF) - April 2018
- DEC Odor Abatement Update (PDF) - March 2018
- DEC Odor Abatement Update (PDF) - March 2018
- Notice of Violation (PDF, 212 KB) - 2018
Additional information can be found on the Town of Perinton website. WM is also providing operational updates via its website.
DEC's Odor Reporting Hotline - (585) 453-2416
We strongly encourage residents to call the Hotline should they experience a significant odor event related to the landfill. This will alert WM that there is a concern in the neighborhood and allow them the opportunity to examine and address any problem at the facility. In addition, using the Hotline will create a record of the complaints, to which DEC has access and can respond if warranted.
DEC's Citizen Odor Log
In addition to the Hotline, DEC is providing a Citizen Odor Log (PDF) which will allow a resident to memorialize an odor event in real time. The logs can be submitted to DEC whenever a resident chooses to do so.
DEC remains committed to fully addressing concerns regarding the landfill. The work required by DEC of WM to mitigate the problems with gas collection at the landfill has resulted in a dramatic decline in the number of calls to the Hotline as well as a narrowing of the geographic distribution of the location of residents expressing a concern. However, DEC remains diligent in working with the company, as well as the Towns of Perinton and Macedon, to ensure that future operations do not create a repeat of the events that led to the problem.
We wish to thank the residents who have provided valuable information to DEC in this effort, as well as the leadership of both Towns for their cooperation and assistance.