Maurice and Kenya Warren moved to Ooltewah from California and said they found no advertised curbside recycling services near their home.
“California forces you to recycle: they charge you for it at the store, and if you recycle you get some of it back, so we were used to recycling,” Maurice Warren said.
The couple bought River City Recycling in May 2009 and now offer $15 per month weekly curbside recycling to homeowners, using their full-time jobs to fund the company’s expansion. Every Saturday, they make the rounds in a special trailer, and then drop off the recyclable material at the Standifer Gap Recycling center.
“We want to keep stuff out of the landfill, and when you look at the economics of it, it makes sense,” said Mr. Warren.