About NWLE
No Wetlands Landfill Expansion is a grassroots environmental education and advocacy organization, and recipient of a Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund grant from the Rose Foundation.Key Objectives
- Oppose the expansion of the Redwood Landfill (the “dumpâ€) located at the edge of the Petaluma River Estuary and Marsh on the Marin and Sonoma County border, and assure the enforcement of appropriate oversight of the landfill’s current operations.
- Assure the protection of citizens, wildlife, and the river estuary from the negative health and environmental effects from air, water, odor, and noise pollution arising from operation of the dump.
- Redirect local government’s approach to the landfill to consider it a local resource to conserve to benefit local residents instead of permitting the landfill to become a regional dump.
- Petition our local government agencies to include solid waste management as a fundamental element of county and local planning, including contingency planning, closure and abatement planning, and studying and considering alternative technologies and site locations.
- Preserve and protect the Petaluma River Estuary and Marsh as a public educational and environmental resource for residents to appreciate its natural beauty and critical role in our local and Bay ecosystems.
