Today’s landfills are engineered, technical, and modern facilities that are complex operations. Several decades ago, federal law changed how we dispose of garbage. On the Eastern Shore, rural counties entered into a unique regional partnership—and the only one of its kind in Maryland—to comply with the new regulations.
Click here to learn how the Midshore II Regional Landfill in Ridgely—the second phase in the partnership—is being further developed to buy the region additional capacity and time.

