BEND, Ore. (AP) — Deschutes County has opened bids for a new trash compactor for its landfill.
The Bulletin newspaper in Bend reports the county is expected to authorize $800,000 to buy a new garbage-crushing machine weighing more than 60 tons.
Managers at the Knott Landfill say the new compactor will be outfitted with a GPS system to guide the operator around the landfill site.
The new machine will be the second 60-ton compactor at Knott Landfill and will allow Deschutes County to retire a smaller 25-ton model that’s now used only when the larger model is being serviced.
