Knott Landfill Recycling and Transfer Facility
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Solid Waste Advisory Committee Makes Recommendation for New Landfill Site  

Committee recommends Horse Ridge site as first choice
Avatar photoBy Jesse Coronado

The Deschutes County Solid Waste Advisory Committee recommended May 19 that the Horse Ridge landfill site be the next Deschutes County landfill. The proposal will go before the Board of Commissioners in June.   The decision comes after property negotiations for the previously proposed “Moon Pit” landfill came to a halt last summer. The committee tabled another proposed site, named Roth East, as it still posing concerns over the conservation of the sage-grouse […]

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Waste Plan Takes Shape

Food waste collection expands as county considers new landfill
Hilary Corrigan

Those living in Bend can soon put their leftover food, meat and coffee grounds in with their yard debris for trash pickup—a move that comes as Deschutes County completes a planning process aimed at managing the growing region’s waste. The optional yard debris service through garbage collection by Cascade Disposal and Bend Garbage & Recycling […]

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