Where should trash go once Knott Landfill in Bend is full?

89%

To a new local site To a new local site

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Out of the county Out of the county

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To a new local site

It makes more sense to find a new landfill site here in Central Oregon, versus driving trucks of trash elsewhere. Plus, we're in the business of reducing waste, right? Why use a... Show More

It makes more sense to find a new landfill site here in Central Oregon, versus driving trucks of trash elsewhere. Plus, we're in the business of reducing waste, right? Why use all that fuel? Show Less

8 Comments

Teresa Parsons

The City needs to take care of their own garbage.

Ka San

There is plenty of space here in CO to create a new site. Makes no sense to truck it far away.

Ben Wiborg

We need this in Redmond https://idahonews.com/news/local/boise-on-the-cutting-edge-of-a-recycling-revolution

Sam Ackerman

You and I created the trash we should deal with it with in 10 miles of Bend. OR perhaps between Bend and Redmond so both towns could use it.

Carolyn Harrison Testerman

Avoid transportation costs increasing the carbon footprint of our local trash even more.

Wanda Hancock

Just keep urging more and more people to move to Bend.You are really going to have a problem!

Gramma Jean

Cover the landfill. /Find a new site, in the county. Build apartments on the old one.

11%

Out of the county

We're running out of space to create another dump site in Central Oregon. If another county has the space, it makes sense to find a cost-effective way to take trash to an existi... Show More

We're running out of space to create another dump site in Central Oregon. If another county has the space, it makes sense to find a cost-effective way to take trash to an existing landfill rather than adding another one to the landscape. Show Less

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