A Vermont landfill that was ordered closed has shut down. The Moretown landfill had until mid-April to close, but it closed on Saturday.

The Agency of Natural Resources announced Thursday that it's shutting down the Moretown Landfill. The decision to deny the operator's application for continued operation comes after hundreds of odor complaints were filed in the last year and a half. ANR says Moretown Landfill tried to control odor problems but was unsuccessful in reducing the number of complaints.

The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources says it intends to deny a Moretown landfill's request to recertify two areas where it disposes of trash.

Officials at the Agency of Natural Resources have given the owners of the Moretown landfill an ultimatum: clean up the smell, or shut down. We'll look at how the state deals with its solid waste, and what will happen to the Moretown landfill.

The operators of the Moretown landfill have responded to a state ultimatum with a plan they say will address odor problems at the facility. The state has put the landfill on notice to resolve the odor issue quickly, or face a shutdown order.

Highway spending is out of balance in several Vermont cities and towns as the cost of gasoline climbs toward a national average of $4 a gallon. Adding insult to injury, there are still two months left in the fiscal year.

One of Vermont's two landfills is near capacity, but the state has denied a request to expand the facility.