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Senate creates Willamette Valley task force as Coffin Butte landfill nears capacity
Summary
The Senate passed House Bill 3794 to form a municipal solid waste task force to plan for Coffin Butte landfill capacity and regional waste management, citing projections that the landfill could reach capacity around 2037.
The Senate on June 28 passed House Bill 37 94, which creates a municipal solid waste task force to study and plan for the future of waste disposal in the Willamette Valley as Coffin Butte Landfill approaches capacity.
Sponsor Senator Gelser Blueen told colleagues that Coffin Butte currently handles a substantial portion of the state’s municipal solid waste and that the landfill’s remaining capacity could be exhausted around 2037. The bill establishes an eight-member task force, not including two nonvoting…
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