A Laveen composting company sued by Maricopa County for making mulch on land not zoned for the activity is set to shut down this month.
The operators of Arizona Green Guys have agreed to a settlement.
The mulching operation started last year. But the work violates zoning regulations and got the property labeled a public nuisance.
Now the owners can’t bring any more compostable material onto the property, and they must remove most of the mulch.
Work to accomplish this is only allowed during daytime hours on weekdays. Sifting has to stop and a grinder must be taken away by Jan. 20.
In a statement, Supervisor Steve Gallardo said Maricopa County had to act because company operations were affecting the health and wellbeing of residents.
More business news from KJZZ
-
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office says hundreds of store clerks and businesses were caught selling tobacco to people under age 21 last fiscal year. -
Attorney General Kris Mayes and about two dozen other states are filing for mistrial and say they will keep litigating after the DOJ and Live Nation signed a tentative deal last week. -
Exports from Arizona businesses to other countries increased 37% last year — more than $44 billion worth. -
Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, xAI, Oracle and Amazon Web Services signed on. But the three largest data centers in Arizona are being developed by companies that didn’t sign the pledge. -
For 16 years, visitors could sleep in a suite inside a giant cave near the Grand Canyon. Now, it's being dismantled.
