10/06/2026
CleanLane Waste Recovery Facility is the answer to several waste management challenges Lane County is facing.
It will capture 95-99% of methane emissions from Short Mountain Landfill, which is Lane Countyโs second-largest source of greenhouse gasses. By diverting 80,000 tons of waste per year, it will extend the life of the landfill by decades. It will reduce toxic leachate runoff into the Willamette River and recirculate recovered materials into the local economy.
Despite the obvious benefits, it has faced challenge after challenge from Sanipac and the Lane County Garbage and Recycling Association, a trade group formed in direct response to CleanLane.
Why the pushback? Because it means less profits for big haulers. Sanipac, which is not locally owned, is starving Lane Countyโs waste management system of vital funds by diverting hundreds of thousands of tons of waste to their own landfill in Medford, driving nearly 1.5 million miles in 2025 alone just to maximize profits at the expense of Lane County residents.
Learn more on our website at the link below to see how you can support CleanLane.
beyondtoxics.org/work/waste-management-projects/cleanlane-at-short-mountain/