Committee hears contamination risks and a proposed three-strike enforcement plan
Waste Connections warned Coos Bay officials that lithium-ion and other batteries cause fires in commingled recycling and outlined a likely contamination program using hopper cameras and a three-strike enforcement approach: education, charge for repeated offenses, and cart removal for persistent noncompliance.
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Luke Pike told the committee that contamination remains the single biggest operational threat to safe and effective recycling: "Batteries cause fire in the commingle," he said, describing incidents that destroy transfer stations and put workers at risk.
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