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Local haulers say Covanta shutdown will shift volumes to Coffin Butte; medical waste handling and tipping fee impacts expected
Summary
Local waste-hauler representatives told Keizer's City Council they expect to redirect trash loads after the reported year-end shutdown of the Covanta incinerator and warned medical-waste customers may face higher costs as processing shifts to other providers.
Representatives of Keizer-area waste haulers updated the council on regional disposal changes tied to the reported impending shutdown of the Covanta incinerator. Sean Edmonds and Ryan Willis told the council that, based on information from Marion County and regional partners, the Covanta facility was expected to close at the end of the calendar year.
Haulers said they have made contingency plans: trucks and personnel are being positioned to route diverted…
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