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Solar trash compactor for Husen Park

Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District is planning to install solar-powered trash compactors in four parks this year, and Cedar Mill’s Jackie Husen Park is one of the locations. Jon Campbell, Superintendent of Maintenance Operations for the District, explains, “The solar powered receptacles will hold up to five times the amount of trash our normal 55-gallon cans hold, which means that will reduce the amount of trash that staff has to remove from each site.”

Husen Park was chosen because it, along with the other three locations, has a picnic shelter. A group picnic can fill up the existing cans, and sometimes the shelter is booked for two events on the same day. With the existing cans, staff has to remove the trash from the full cans, and then drive back to our maintenance shops to unload. Campbell says, “The solar cans will reduce how often we do that, ultimately keep staff working instead of driving, and save on fuel costs.”

Jackie Husen Park is located just north of Cornell and east of 113th, at 10955 NW Reeves St. If you’re interested in renting the shelter for family or group events and picnics, visit the THPRD website at thprd.org/parks-and-trails/park-rentals or call 503-629-6305.

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