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Republic Services details Coffin Butte operations, proposed smaller expansion and environmental investments
Summary
Republic Services presented its 2023 annual report to the DSAC on July 31, covering Coffin Butte Landfill’s operations, gas collection investments, compost/diversion programs, financial assurances, and a proposed reduced expansion tied to a conditional use review.
Republic Services representatives briefed Benton County’s Disposal Site Advisory Committee on July 31 about Coffin Butte Landfill operations, recent investments in landfill gas collection and composting, and a revised expansion proposal they say is smaller than an earlier application.
Brett Davis, general manager for Republic Services’ Western Oregon region, and other company staff described Coffin Butte as a broadly regional facility that accepts waste from across the Willamette Valley. Davis said the site covers about 740 acres, of which roughly 24% is currently used for active disposal (about 178 acres); the remaining property includes closed, capped cells and managed wetlands. Ian McNabb, the Republic representative on the committee, said Republic has increased investment in the…
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