Coffin Butte: A Mountain Full Of Trash

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After Republic Services appealed the Benton County Planning Commission’s July unanimous decision, it was referred to the Benton County Board of Commissioners. The expansion was approved in a 2-1 vote on November 4.

During the deliberations, there were very few benefits to the expansion mentioned. While casting her vote to approve, Commissioner Nancy Wyse said, “I do not think any for-profit company like Republic is going to do the right thing.”

That decision was appealed on December 5, 2025. VNEQS’ appeal to Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) seeks to overturn Benton County’s approval.

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Republic Services has appealed Benton County Planning Commission’s unanimous decision, issuing their appeal 15 minutes before the deadline. They also requested a 60-day extension to the original September 27 deadline, which was granted.

Another round of hearings took place in late October. An updated decision is expected by November 26.

During the hours-long deliberations that took place on July 22, Benton County Planning Commissioner Catherine Biscoe stated that a reality where the landfill is expanded would be a “dystopian nightmare.”

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Support Valley Neighbors for Environmental Quality and Safety (VNEQS) raising funds to support their LUBA appeal. VNEQS needs to raise $50,000.

Click here to learn how you can donate to VNEQS.

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Support Valley Neighbors for Environmental Quality and Safety (VNEQS) raising funds to support their LUBA appeal.

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Solution #2: Help Beyond Toxics pass SB 726 (Monitoring Landfill Methane Emissions).

Good news! With your support, SB 726 has passed! It currently only applies to Benton County, which means it applies to Coffin Butte Landfill.

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Coffin Butte Landfill says drone monitoring for methane not feasible (Statesman Journal)

Coffin Butte Landfill in Benton County inches toward expansion. Opponents are still trying to stop it (OPB Think Out Loud — featuring GIS Analyst & Program Coordinator Mason Leavitt)

Coffin Butte Landfill can expand, Benton County Commission decides (Statesman Journal)

Oregon DEQ announces enforcement action against Coffin Butte Landfill (KLCC)

Landfill Opponents Unite, Appeal Officially Filed, And There’s Legal Fund News (Corvallis Advocate)

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Coffin Butte Landfill in Benton County inches toward expansion. Opponents are still trying to stop it (OPB Think Out Loud — featuring GIS Analyst & Program Coordinator Mason Leavitt)

Benton County planning officials reject proposed Coffin Butte landfill expansion (KVAL)

An Oregon law tries to tackle garbage gases (High Country News)

Coffin Butte Landfill expansion denied by Benton County Planning Commission (Statesman Journal)

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Webinar: Future of Benton County and Coffin Butte

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Coffin Butte Landfill began as a dumpsite for Adair Village, a World War II airbase. After the war, the dump was run by a local family who sold it to Valley Landfills, Inc. in 1975. In 2005, Valley Landfills, Inc. was purchased by Republic Services, the 2nd largest waste management company in the United States.

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Since then, the company has steadily increased the amount of trash landfilled each year, and imports trash from all over western and central Oregon as well as Washington.

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In 2021, Republic Services applied to expand the area of the landfill by 30% and substantially increase their ability to add new areas to receive trash. In addition, their application contained a proposal to build the landfill site across Coffin Butte Road, essentially closing the primary ingress and egress for local residents.

Facing the prospect of more garbage, closure of a critical road for fire evacuation, and the already burdensome air pollution from the existing facility, members of the Soap Creek Valley gathered to organize a resistance to the Coffin Butte Landfill Expansion.

The newly formed Valley Neighbors for Environmental Quality and Safety or VNEQS, led a stiff grassroots resistance and increased community awareness around landfill issues. Their efforts substantially impacted Benton County’s decision to deny the Coffin Butte Expansion. Republic Services is attempting to expand again this year!

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This map shows the two main exits from Soap Creek Valley, Coffin Butte Road and Tampico Road. The proposed landfill expansion would close Coffin Butte Road, leaving residents with a single evacuation route that could easily be blocked by fires.

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Communities around the Coffin Butte Landfill sought our assistance to help stop a plan to expand the landfill by 30% and understand the landfill’s toxic impact.

Collaborating with the community, our research uncovered alarming methane leaks and millions of gallons of landfill leachate containing high levels of PFAS discharged into the Willamette River every year.

By filing public records requests with the State, we learned the Oregon DEQ has neglected to scrutinize and update Coffin Butte’s air quality permit since it was issued in 2009, making it nearly 10 years out of date.

We successfully filed complaints to prompt state and federal action for compliance. In addition to seeking lasting policy change, Beyond Toxics also hosted a community-wide town hall attended by over 80 people and canvassed over 400 homes in the community closest to the landfill to better understand the community’s experience of living downwind from a large waste dump.

Coffin Butte’s methane emissions contribute significantly to global warming. Addressing these leaks is vital in mitigating climate change risks. Additionally, ending the practice of leachate dumping in Oregon rivers is crucial for safeguarding drinking water, salmon, and aquatic ecosystems from harmful, bio-persistant pollutants like PFAS, the “forever chemical.”

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Coffin Butte is located about 5 miles north of Corvallis near the community of Adair Village. The landfill is Oregon’s 2nd largest landfill behind Columbia Ridge in Arlington, Oregon.

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In June 2022, the EPA performed an announced inspection of the Coffin Butte Landfill to ensure the facility was operating in compliance with methane emissions standards. By law, Oregon’s largest landfills are required to install gas control and collection systems. Landfill operators are required to inspect the landfill for leaks four times a year and report any leaks to the Department of Environmental quality.

Despite landfill operators knowing the inspection was going to happen, and having an opportunity to make sure the facility was in full compliance with methane capture regulations, the EPA nonetheless found 61 methane leaks exceeding the allowable limit of 500 parts per million.

Despite these regulations, the 2022 EPA report found 61 methane leaks exceeding the legal limit of 500 parts per million, with some exceeding 50,000ppm! Methane leaks of that size are highly flammable and even explosive, a serious safety concern an state grappling with wildfires.

A report by Valley Landfills, Inc., now a subsidiary of Republic Services, claimed to only find six leaks.

In 2024, Beyond Toxics and Industrious Labs submitted a FOIA request to obtain a report the EPA completed in June 2024. The 2024 EPA inspection reported 41 methane leaks as high as 200x the 500ppm limit.

This is ongoing documentation of Coffin Butte Landfill’s egregious environmental violations.

Click here to view a recent project by Carbon Mapper that documents Coffin Butte’s exceedingly large methane emissions.

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Coffin Butte Landfill’s Methane Problem

In June 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) performed an announced inspection of the Coffin Butte Landfill to ensure the facility was operating in compliance with methane emissions standards. Organic matter, for example food waste ,yard waste, wood products, non-synthetic cloths, produces methane as it decays. This is consequential for climate changes as methane is a greenhouse gas 84 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. By law, Oregon’s largest landfills are required to install gas control and collection systems. This involves tarping non-operational sections of the landfills to create an inescapable environment for methane, and using gas wells to pump methane into electricity generators or flares that burn off the methane prior to entering the atmosphere. Landfill operators are required to inspect the landfill for leaks four times a year and report any leaks to the Department of Environmental quality.

Despite landfill operators knowing the inspection was going to happen, and having an opportunity to make sure the facility was in full compliance with methane capture regulations, the EPA nonetheless found 61 methane leaks exceeding the allowable limit of 500 parts per million. The vast majority of leaks were well beyond that threshold–several reached and exceeded 50,000 parts per million, which could cause an explosion or fire with an ignition source. 23 of those leaks were located near gas collection wells that Oregon law requires operators to regularly inspect. The EPA’s findings completely contradicted the report led by Valley Landfills, Inc. Only 14 days earlier. Valley Landfills, Inc. claimed they found a mere 6 leaks In their report, the EPA expressed numerous concerns over Coffin Butte’s methane leaks monitoring techniques and their self-reported data to the Department of Environmental Quality.

A recent project by Carbon Mapper provides evidence that Coffin Butte landfill methane emissions are exceedingly large, much more serious than Coffin Butte has reported. We believe that methane monitoring conducted with sensitive instrumentation carried by fly-over aircraft is the best path forward for measuring, monitoring and reporting the impact of landfill methane emissions.

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Several workers and a union for mechanics have flagged safety concerns to regulators and Benton County Commissioners. Their concerns have cited expired personal protective equipment, lack of areas to wash hands and contaminated clothing, as well as unsafe practices for disposing of carcinogenic materials.

The union went on strike in September 2023 and returned to work in November 2023 in order to provide for their families through the winter season. Employees have stated that little has been done to remedy their health and safety concerns as of March 2024.

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EPA Coffin Butte Inspection Report – Summary  (PDF)

Clean Air Act Partial Compliance Evaluation Inspection Report – Full EPA Report (PDF)

8 Reasons to Oppose Expanding Coffin Butte (PDF)

Hechos de expansión de Coffin Butte (PDF)

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