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Cities, haulers and business groups tell Benton County expansion needed to avoid higher rates, longer hauls and illegal dumping
Summary
Representatives from cities, regional haulers and the Oregon Refuse and Recycling Association urged commissioners to approve the expansion, arguing Coffin Butte is a necessary regional facility and that denial would raise costs, increase truck miles and spur illegal dumping; proponents pointed to staff’s proposed conditions and technical reviews.
Several municipal leaders, trade groups and waste haulers testified in favor of approving the Coffin Butte Landfill expansion at the Oct. 22 hearing, framing the issue as a regional infrastructure decision with economic and service consequences.
Officials from Newport, Newberg, Albany and representatives from the Oregon Refuse and Recycling Association (ORA) told the board that Coffin Butte serves multiple counties and that permitting timelines and geographic constraints make a rapid alternative infeasible. ORA’s executive director told the board that modern landfills require high capital…
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