Republic Services has unveiled its new and radically different plan for expanding the Coffin Butte landfill in northern Benton County. One big change is that the proposal keeps open and improves Coffin Butte Road rather than burying it under a mountain of trash.
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Tags: Coffin Butte, conditional use permit, landfill, Republic Services, waste disposal
Tags: Coffin Butte, conditional use permit, landfill, Republic Services, waste disposal
What happens when Coffin Butte gets full?
Benton County officials will soon have to decide whether to allow the Coffin Butte landfill to expand. We all should think about the implications of that issue every time we throw something in the trash.
Tags: Benton County, Coffin Butte, dump, landfill, Republic Services, solid waste, trash disposal