Recycling

Central recycling site proposed for county (12/11/11)
A recycling center has been proposed for a central location in Shelbyville to make it more accessible to county residents. Solid Waste Coordinator Gay Ervin reported at Thursday's Solid Waste Authority meeting she has spoken to Shelbyville Mayor Wallace Cartwright about the proposal. He expressed interest, Ervin said, but wasn't certain where such a facility could be placed...

Students recycle (11/15/11)
Local schools have been busy all month working on some very trashy projects. As a way to bring awareness to the importance of recycling, students at various Bedford County Schools have made more than 500 trash monsters. Today is America Recycles Day, and state agencies such as the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation and Tennessee Wildlife and Resources Agency are promoting a number of projects throughout the state ranging from charitable drives to recycling opportunities.. ...

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...

SWA ready to talk recycling with council (04/19/11)
The county's solid waste authority says they will be happy to discuss recycling with Shelbyville, following comments by city council members about the topic. In two recent study sessions, members of the Shelbyville city council have spoken about becoming more efficient at reducing costs by utilizing recycling...

Recycling urged for city trash (04/07/11)
While the subject of trash may have been put on the back burner for the city council, recycling is an idea that has stuck around. Councilman Jamie Williams said Tuesday he would like to set up a committee of private individuals to look at recycling and make recommendations to the council...

Reduce, reuse and recycle (04/22/10)
Cleaning up your yard can take a few hours. Cleaning up the world is going to take a lot longer, but that doesn't keep people like Kathy Harwell from doing their best. The wife of Tim Harwell, principal of Thomas Magnet School, and the mother of three girls, Alix, 10th grade, Arin, seventh grade, and Andi, third grade, Kathy has turned recycling into a family project. Her own parents didn't necessarily recycle, but they did practice the first two Rs faithfully -- reuse and reduce...

Paint recycling facility to open in spring (02/17/10)
Residents of Bedford County will be able to start recycling their latex paint later this spring, when a facility will be opened to the public. Solid Waste Coordinator Gay Ervin told the Solid Waste Authority Thursday that everything has been worked out with Shelbyville public works director Mark Clanton, who highway superintendant Stanley Smotherman said went "above and beyond to help the county."...

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