Letter to the Editor: Veolia Reacts to 'Dump the Dump'

Veolia Environmental Services issued a statement Friday on 'Dump the Dump,' a documentary Northwestern University students made about the controversial waste transfer station in Evanston.

Below is a statement from Veolia Environmental Services: On Thursday, June 7, Evanston Neighbors United, an Evanston-based activist group held a screening of "Dump the Dump," a "documentary" video seemingly designed to force out a local business with deep roots in the Evanston community. The "documentary" focuses only on one side of an ongoing, contentious issue without any regard for Veolia's opinions or facts regarding its ownership and operation of the Waste Transfer Station. The video, created by two Northwestern University film students, drastically distorts the public record in the process. More importantly, the video, which heavily features neighbors who willingly bought property next to the Evanston Transfer station which has been …

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