Last July, Sullivan County unveiled its first solid waste management plan in more than 30 years – a 10-year plan for how the county will manage its garbage. It includes expanding composting efforts and exploring a waste to energy facility.

Now, the chatter around trash is heating up. The county’s contract with Seneca Meadows, New York state’s biggest landfill, is up at the end of 2025, and the future of Sullivan County’s trash is uncertain.

So what’s really happening with your trash? Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar paid a visit to the Monticello transfer station to find out.