Diane Dietz rips Lane County’s well paid garbage consultants a new one in the RG, here:
The greatest – and maybe only – pleasure of a trip to the Glenwood trash transfer station is the chance to fling garbage into the air and watch it tumble into the massive, deep concrete collection pit.
It’s a time-honored tradition at the Glenwood facility, where dumpgoers back their pickup trucks, trailers and cars to the lip of the 12-foot pit and let the flinging games begin.
“People love coming to the dump for that reason. They love throwing stuff,” said Dan Hurley, Lane County waste management division manager.
Guilty. But some people – Californians – think big government should make this love illegal:
But the California firm R3 Consulting Group said the activity “poses a significant risk of injury or fatality if someone fell over the edge” and recommended the county end the practice.
That’s easy to say if you live in a state with a decent public records law. But here in Oregon, the last remnant of government transparency is the dump cam:
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