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What happens when Coffin Butte gets full?

Written June 10th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 16 responses.

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.

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Coffin Butte lessens price jump

Written December 14th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 7 responses.

Republic Services has revised downward its intended price increase for dumping small loads at the Coffin Butte Landfill. Instead of $85.75, the minimum fee starting Jan. 1 will be $40.

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Need better place to dump junk

Written August 29th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Comments: one response.

Here’s a new installment in the old story of bulky junk being dumped along our roadsides, or even in the woods.

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