It’s simple to toss something in the trash in Lane County. From there it gets messy.

Inside a cavernous warehouse in Eugene, stacks of equipment sealed in plastic wrapping are propped atop crates, ready to be installed.

Throughout the 50,000-square-foot building are conveyors, motors and equipment with artificial intelligence that can detect and sort recyclables.

The equipment was supposed to go into Lane County’s new CleanLane recycling facility, scheduled to open this year…

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