BELLINGHAM, Wash. – A plan for clean-up of another section of the former Georgia Pacific site on Bellingham’s waterfront is ready for public review.
The Department of Ecology is releasing the plan for clean-up of toxins from the former site of the Lignin Operable Unit.
The area is across the railroad mainline from the current container village and pump track.
The clean-up plan includes removing almost 14,000 tons of contaminated soil and 6,000 tons of old foundations, pavement and railroad spurs.
Lignin is a resin that’s a by-product of the paper pulping process that is used for everything from adhesives to pharmaceuticals to vanilla flavoring.
Mercy Housing Northwest intends to buy the site and build affordable housing once it’s cleaned up.