TrashTalk Workgroup: Future Deleted
[This was a public comment at the first Trash Talk Workgroup meeting] Gee, I’m old enough to remember back when this workgroup was going to explore the future of solid…
New County Workgroup is Fraught
Because the last application to expand the landfill (LU-21-047) was so contentious, Benton County hired an independent third party to recommend something different. We were initially hopeful when Darren Nichols,…
The Backstory
In the summer of 2021, Republic Services applied to Benton County for permission to expand the Coffin Butte Landfill… again (they’ve expanded a number of times in the past). This…
