CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Plastics may be back on the local recycle menu later this year.
Bradley County Mayor D. Gary Davis told Keep America Beautiful supporters today that collecting plastic containers has not been cost efficient.
The next county budget may include funds for equipment to restart plastics recycling, Mr. Davis said at the 16th annual Solid Waste Breakfast sponsored by Santek Environmental Inc. and organized by Cleveland/Bradley Keep America Beautiful.
Cleveland Mayor Tom Rowland said plastic was one reason why curbside recycling failed in the city. He called for a long-term city goal of bringing back curbside recycling collection.
Cheryl Dunson, vice president of marketing for Santek, was the keynote speaker. Santek manages 12 landfills for local governments in six states, she said.
Ms. Dunson said solid waste collection and disposal is one of America’s most unappreciated industries.
“No one wants to live near a landfill but they want their garbage removed on a daily basis,” she said. “No body wants a public convenience station located near them. But try to relocate it once it’s there and you have public mayhem on your hands.”
Read more in Saturday’s Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Randall Higgins covers news in Cleveland, Tenn., for the Times Free Press. He started work with the Chattanooga Times in 1977 and joined the staff of the Chattanooga Times Free Press when the Free Press and Times merged in 1999. Randall has covered Southeast Tennessee, Northwest Georgia and Alabama. He now covers Cleveland and Bradley County and the neighboring region. Randall is a Cleveland native. He has bachelor’s degree from Tennessee Technological University. His awards ...
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