King County Councilmember proposes waste-to-energy alternative to Cedar Hills Landfill
On July 7, King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn introduced legislation that would establish an advisory committee to research how King County could build a waste-to-energy facility to dispose of solid waste as an alternative to the existing Cedar Hills Landfill.
The committee would be tasked with creating a plan for King County that covers all elements of how to transition seamlessly from a landfill to a waste-to-energy facility.
“King County needs to stop putting our trash in the ground and modernize our waste disposal,” Dunn said. “Over the last decade, the waste-to-energy sector has seen a lot of exciting innovation that makes it the cheapest and most environmentally friendly method available.”
Dunn called the Cedar Hills Landfill a “massive” and “odorous” landfill in need of a cleaner alternative.
Read more: https://www.seattleweekly.com/northwest/king-county-councilmember-proposes-waste-to-energy-alternative-to-cedar-hill-landfill/
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