SILVERTON, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon investor is turning an old landfill near Silverton into a source of valuable organic wood mulch.
Bob Hedal says the old Johnson Lumber Co. site was piled high and deep with aged organic wood material with nutrient-rich mulch — the product of years of idle composting.
Hedal has started a project called Silverton Earth Products to remove all the wood waste by excavating the material and sorting out the mulch, rocks and wood products to sell to nurseries and landscapers.
The Capital Press newspaper in Salem reported that phase two involves leveling the site, paving it and selling it for use as a business park.
