Lane County leaders are asking Oregon lawmakers to clear legal hurdles to build a planned recycling and methane extraction facility known as the IMERF, or CleanLane project.
The project, currently slated for the Goshen area south of Eugene, is designed to increase the life of the Short Mountain Landfill by recovering more recyclables and turning food waste into natural gas.
Lane County is in the process of appealing a denied permit for the project. It’s also asked the state to step in…