Developing a circular economy depends on markets for materials. What we recycle keeps evolving–loads brought to Butte County’s Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility are constant reminders. […]
The Neal Road facility accepts about 18,000 mattresses a year, Miller says. Stacked atop each other, those mattresses nearly reach the height of Lassen Peak. Lined end to end, they stretch 23 miles – the distance between Oroville and Chico. […]
More than 7.2 million tons of waste have been buried at Neal Road landfill since it opened in 1970, the final resting place for consumer goods that are either unwanted or have reached their product life. About 200,000 tons more arrives each year. The challenge: Where to put it? […]
Butte County Public Works major landfill facility managed the Camp Fire and the subsequent floods–and have plans to meet the challenges ahead. […]
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