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Del Norte Solid Waste Authority directs staff to pursue resolution to remove Smith River recycling container
Summary
The Solid Waste Management Authority voted to have staff bring a resolution at the next meeting to remove a frequently abused community recycling container in Smith River, after members said contamination and illegal dumping made the service unsustainable.
The Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority voted to ask staff to draft a resolution for the next meeting to remove the Smith River community recycling container, citing repeated contamination and unanticipated disposal costs.
Commissioner Short, who raised the item, told the board that recent incidents show the site has become a de facto free garbage service: "Of the last six bins that were dumped, five of them went straight to the transfer station and were dumped as garbage," he said. The board…
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