Thanks to entrepreneur Kanye West, Park County officials may have finally found a solution to all of the trash blowing out of the Cody landfill.

For months, landfill managers and county commissioners have fretted about the plastic bags and other debris that escape the windy site and litter the surrounding area.

However, during a special meeting held today, April 1, West presented county commissioners with an apparent “win-win” solution: Under the plan, exclusively obtained by the Tribune, West’s workers would collect all of the bags scattered around the Cody landfill. The wind-blown plastics would then become a base material for a new line of shoes, called “Yeezy Breezys.”

The exact financial terms of the potential deal were not disclosed, but it would involve West and his companies paying millions of dollars to the county each year.

“Apparently, one man’s trash is truly another man’s treasure,” marveled Commission Vice Chairman Flossie Undermeadow, who threw her support behind the idea.

According to comments made at the April 1 meeting, the inspiration for the project was simple: Like other local residents, West got “sick and tired of seeing plastic bags” along Wyo. Highway 120 during his regular drives from Cody to his West Ranch.

While it’s too early to say what the deal could mean for other landfill customers, Assistant Park County Engineer Ron McDonald said it’s reasonable to think that, instead of having to pay a tipping fee, residents may start getting a check for their trash at the landfill gate.

That could be what the county needs to finally entice City of Powell leaders to bring their garbage to the Cody landfill; Powell’s refuse is currently hauled to Billings, because its rates are cheaper, but the new partnership with West would change the math.

Powell Mayor Jon Pretzel said in an April 1 interview that he’d be “very interested” in discussing a switch.

“Beyond the cost savings, I would just hate for Powell residents and businesses to miss out on the opportunity to have their trash liners, doggie doo containers and sandwich wrappers become part of world-famous footwear,” Pretzel said. “How cool would it be if someone opened their Yeezer Breezers [sic] to find a Blair’s Super Market logo right there in the sole?”

However, Powell City Councilor Polly Tishan immediately dismissed the idea of going to the Park County-run landfill. “It’s still in Cody, isn’t it?” she said before hanging up.

At today’s April 1 meeting, some county commissioners raised concern that paying for trash might encourage people to throw away too much stuff. However, Landfill Organizer Dusty Morris said the lure of the payments may be offset by those who don’t want to support West’s new venture; she specifically suggested that local “Swifties” — a moniker given to loyal fans of Taylor Swift, a West nemesis — may choose to start recycling all of their garbage rather than be seen as supporting Yeezy.

Cody Mayor Matt Foyer said he’s “146% supportive” of the idea, but after a series of large employers exiting Cody in recent years, he also expressed caution. He indicated that converting trash into shoes could be more difficult than West expects.

“It seems a little naive to think that building Yeezy Breezys will be easy peasy lemon squeezy,” Mayor Foyer said.

After this story was published, the celebrity gossip website TMI reported that West plans to use a drop of “Holy Water” in each pair of footwear; TMI said it was “a clear shot from the outspoken Christian at the outrageous ‘Satan Shoes’ hawked by fellow rapper Lil Nas X.” However, a local source who knows someone who knows West told the Tribune that’s incorrect. In actuality, the source said, the plan is to use a drop of “rose water” — to help deal with any potential smells from the local trash.

The Tribune will update this April Fools’ Day story as it develops.