Rotten regulations: Even your trash can't escape California's red tape

Discover how California's strict regulations lead to landfill closures, increased trash costs, and a business exodus to more tax-friendly states.

Michael Feuz is a key member of ITR Economics’ team of expert economists and consultants. Michael majored in business administration at Franciscan University of Steubenville and earned his master’s degree in economics from George Mason University. 

That’s what we’re seeing in California, where a combination of state, federal, and county regulations resulted in the closure of a landfill that was serving Los Angeles County. Local citizens, the landfill, and elected officials are dealing with a challenging and rare chemical reaction taking place in an old part of the landfill. It has been a massive undertaking that involves federal and numerous state regulatory bodies.