By BILL POOVEY / Associated Press Writer
Garbage to Fluff
McMINNVILLE (AP) – Trucks dump tons of unsorted household garbage inside a cavernous room at WastAway®, where a conveyor system grinds it, shreds it and heats it.
After about 30 minutes, the garbage has become “fluff® ” a safe and stink-free product that looks like wood pulp.
Fluff never goes to landfills, and it has so many uses that state and local officials – and even some WastAway competitors – are saying the company’s innovative process could provide a real alternative to landfills.