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Sheriffs warn Covanta closure leaves Oregon law enforcement without in-state drug incineration
Summary
Sheriff Nate Sickler said Covanta’s closure will force agencies to store illicit drugs longer, incur travel costs to out-of-state facilities, and consider regional law-enforcement-run incinerators that may need legislative support and DEQ permitting.
Sheriff Nate Sickler of Jackson County told the joint Judiciary informational hearing that the planned closure of Covanta’s Marion County waste-to-energy facility will leave Oregon law enforcement without an in-state option to incinerate contraband and seized drugs.
“Prior to the end of last year … law enforcement agencies in Oregon would bring contraband, illicit drugs, and evidence from criminal cases that was ordered to be destroyed, by the courts to Covanta to be incinerated,” Sickler said. He said the process “provided a safe and reasonable and effective way to ensure drugs were safely disposed of” and helped prevent items from being diverted after…
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