A Grandview business owner has entered the conversation surrounding a controversial proposed landfill site in South Kansas City.Raptor Recycle and Transfer co-founder Kit Starr says his waste transfer station at 11901 S U.S. 71 Highway already provides an alternative to building a brand-new landfill site in South Kansas City.“I was shocked to hear the location,” Starr said.The city of Raymore has recently led an effort to garner opposition to a proposed landfill on roughly 960 acres just north of East 155th Street between 150 Highway and from Southwest Peterson Road on the west to Horridge Road on the east. City leaders from Grandview and Lee’s Summit have also unanimously passed resolutions against any potential landfill.Starr says Raptor can alleviate the need for a new landfill as it transfers 500 tons of trash from all over the metro daily, with a capacity for thousands more. Its patent-pending method helps trash trucks dump loads directly into bigger semi-trucks, cutting down on mileage and trips to a traditional landfill. Trash at Raptor, unlike other transfer stations, does not sit on the ground for hours or days. It is a solution Starr says is much better than a proposed landfill site near the popular Creekmoor neighborhood in Raymore, just a few miles away. “We designed and built this to handle the needs to get the trash away from people because we recognize that's not the right answer,” he said. Starr says Raptor is part of a solution to ensure a proposed landfill in the southern part of the metro is not needed.“We can handle the waste in this part of the city for the foreseeable future without needing another landfill,” he said. KMBC 9 Investigates has reached out to the potential landfill developer named by the city of Raymore but has not heard back.If you have any tips, documents, or developments about this situation KMBC 9 Investigates should see, email investigative reporter Matt Flener at investigates@kmbc.com.