Landfill

Landfill 'sale' just a transfer (03/23/12)
The site of the closed Quail Hollow Landfill near Raus appeared in local real estate listings to have been sold last week, catching the attention of neighboring residents, but in fact it was just an internal transfer from one division of Waste Management Inc. to another...

County could join ISWA soon (03/13/12)
Officials hope to learn soon if Bedford County has been approved to join the Interlocal Solid Waste Authority (ISWA). Highway Superintendent Stanley Smotherman told the county's solid waste authority that a meeting is to be held in Fayetteville on Wednesday, and that he hopes to find out what the status of Bedford and Moore Counties is in joining ISWA...

Central recycling location proposed (11/13/11)
Bedford County's solid waste authority wants to ask the city of Shelbyville about a possible central location for recycling. Highway Superintendant Stanley Smotherman told the authority that the amount of garbage going to the Middle Point landfill in Rutherford County was lower than normal, which he attributed to more residents participating in recycling...

Darker side of bright fall leaves: Where they go (11/10/11)
Those bright colors that everyone loves to see in the trees are starting to hit the ground, meaning that it's time to break out the lawn tools. But getting rid of all of that foliage falls to the public works department, which is trying to find better and cheaper ways of getting rid of Shelbyville's leaves...

Deadline nears for trash decision (12/12/10)
With no place for the county's trash to go after the first of the year, the county's solid waste authority is recommending to the county commission that they ask to join the Interlocal Solid Waste Authority. Approval was given on Wednesday by the ISWA that both Bedford and Moore County would be allowed to join the group, which could bring a considerable savings to the county in the cost of trash disposal...

City may let county use transfer station (12/02/10)
Shelbyville and Bedford County may be joining forces soon to combat the problem of where to dump rural trash. The county learned last week that Cedar Ridge Landfill in neighboring Marshall County is closing temporarily due to a delay in its appeal to the state for permission to expand, but also because space is running out for more garbage at the site...

County must find new disposal site - fast (11/28/10)
Bedford County has until the first of 2011 to find a new place to dump their trash. Cedar Ridge Landfill in Marshall County is closing temporarily due to a delay in its appeal for permission to expand, and also because space is running out for more garbage...

Landfill issue may cause county trash disposal problems (11/14/10)
Members of the county's solid waste authority are wondering where the county's trash will go if the Cedar Ridge landfill is not allowed to expand. Highway Superintendent Stanley Smotherman told authority members Thursday that a hearing has been set for Dec. 7 in Nashville where Waste Management Inc., which runs the landfill in neighboring Marshall County, will appeal state Environment Commissioner Jim Fyke's refusal to permit trash to be dumped on a sinkhole on the site...

Quail Hollow to close soon (10/17/10)
The Quail Hollow landfill in southern Bedford County, inactive for years, should be officially closed by mid-December, members of the Solid Waste Authority were told Thursday. Member Bill Lewis said that the site is to be covered with clay, dirt and then sodded with grass. ...

Livestock collection continues (07/11/10)
Farmers won't have to worry about a two-week gap in the collection of dead livestock, the county's solid waste authority learned Thursday evening. County Mayor Eugene Ray told the authority that everything "will be as usual" for the next six months after Appertain Corp. of Pulaski said they could begin transporting the carcasses to a Rutherford County landfill...

SWA defers letter on Quail Hollow issues (06/13/10)
The county's solid waste authority has voted to defer sending a letter to the state's environmental office so that changes can be reviewed. Last month, Solid Waste Authority voted to draft a letter to be sent to state officials expressing concerns about Quail Hollow Landfill near Raus being reopened if the Cedar Ridge Landfill in Marshall County is closed...

Suggestion of facility's reopening has concerned county officials (05/26/10)
Despite concerns about the possible reopening of the Quail Hollow Landfill, the company that owns the facility has informed the state's environmental agency of their intention to close it. Nearly two weeks ago, Bedford County's Solid Waste Committee voted to draft a letter that could be sent to state officials about concerns over the landfill near Raus being reopened if the Cedar Ridge Landfill in nearby Marshall County is closed...

Closed landfill may tempt owners (05/16/10)
The county's solid waste authority voted Thursday to compose a letter to the state expressing concern about the possibility of the Quail Hollow Landfill near Raus being reopened. Last month, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) denied the proposed expansion of Cedar Ridge Landfill in neighboring Marshall County by Waste Management, Inc, which owns both Cedar Ridge and Quail Hollow...

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