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Landfill capacity, compactor purchase and cell timing featured in Cowlitz County solid‑waste briefing
Summary
Staff reported landfill tonnage, long‑term capacity projections and closure/post‑closure funds, and presented requests for a new compactor (about $2 million), a used haul truck and a steel drum roller; cell‑10 development timing was pushed to 2027.
Cowlitz County solid‑waste staff told commissioners Thursday the landfill handled roughly 792,000 tons in 2023, about 758,000 in 2024 and expects roughly 765,000 tons this year, and outlined equipment and cell development plans to maintain operations.
The department reported annual sales near $27–29 million, said the landfill’s permitted annual tonnage is around 1,000,000 and noted an official life‑of‑site projection in presented materials of 2082 (staff said updated flights and compaction will extend that date). Staff said a recent aerial…
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