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Solid Waste Advisory Committee update: 6 million pounds removed, compactor replacement scheduled, contract award set for Sept. 30
Summary
Thurston County commissioners received a Solid Waste Advisory Committee briefing about a large environmental compliance removal of more than 6,000,000 pounds of waste from a site, permitting failures that contributed to the problem, and capital projects at the transfer station including a new 150-horsepower compactor and site security upgrades.
Thurston County commissioners heard an update from the Solid Waste Advisory Committee on a major environmental compliance case and several transfer station capital projects.
Committee members reported that cleanup work removed more than 6,000,000 pounds of waste from a single site after an initial complaint led to a larger environmental compliance investigation. County staff said the removal exposed additional problems beyond the…
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