Lawmakers to give Marion County trash burner another chance to be ‘renewable’
Covanta Marion, a trash incinerator in Brooks, burns roughly 170,000 tons of garbage every year. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter)
Clarification, Jan. 14: The House Committee on Agriculture and Land Use will reintroduce the proposal “at the request of the Marion County Board of Commissioners.” Rep. Brian Clem said his support only extends to prevent his constituents’ garbage rates from rising, whether that’s through renewable energy credits or another fashion.
Like some kind of trash phoenix, the…
