Gone are the days of throwing trash over a fence in the freezing rain or falling snow at the Negus Transfer Station in Redmond.
On May 20, Deschutes County will debut a $20 million renovation that will make disposing of solid waste an indoor activity and improve the efficiency of solid waste transfer to the county’s new landfill.
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