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Solid Waste District No. 1 proposes countywide expansion, cites recycling and tire-recycling opportunities
Summary
Solid Waste Disposal District No. 1 presented a plan to expand into western Sweetwater County (including Green River and Jamestown), citing environmental benefits from regional disposal, potential new recycling/used-item facilities, tire recycling partnerships and an estimated funding increase if expansion occurs.
Sweetwater County Solid Waste Disposal District No. 1 managers presented a district-expansion proposal Oct. 21, 2025, asking the county and stakeholders to consider extending the district’s boundaries westward to include Green River, Jamestown and other tax districts.
General Manager Dan Cheddarbuck said the district currently serves multiple tax districts in the central county and supports the Ray Lavetto Recycling Center, school programs, fundraising partnerships and several industry customers. Cheddarbuck said the district already handles “hard to manage” industry wastes (poles, contaminated soil, electronics) and has partnerships for tire recycling and other specialty streams.
Cheddarbuck and Vice Chair Devin Brubaker (also president of the Ray Lavetto Recycling Center) described several anticipated advantages of expansion: fewer landfill sites and therefore fewer…
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