The Murfreesboro City Council voted Thursday, May 18, 2023, to support continued adjustments in the Solid Waste Fee Structure toward a self-supporting utility operation. On May 10, 2023, the City Council reviewed a 10-year Solid Waste Plan Update including the continued strategy to move Solid Waste toward a self-supporting utility in anticipation of the closing…
Fifth graders from Erma Siegel Elementary School recently visited Middle Point Landfill where they learned about recycling, environmental safety, waste treatment and more. The tour consisted of three different stations, including a waste-collection truck the students could explore and even get behind the wheel. Each stop was designed to teach the children something new about…
Michael Classen, General Manager of Middle Point Landfill, joined us on the podcast to talk about the past, present and future plans for the landfill. This was honestly quite educational. They do a LOT at the landfill that we, as the public, just don’t know about. For more info about the landfill – https://middlepointlandfill.com/
Mike Classen, general manager of Middle Point Landfill, briefed county commissioners Thursday evening on the efforts of Middle Point to help those impacted by recent severe weather. In the early hours of April 1, an EF-2 tornado touched by in nearby Readyville, leaving behind a wide path of destruction in Rutherford and Cannon Counties. Since…
As promised, here’s the more in depth look at the company WastAway that’s coming to town to help address the issues from the Murfreesboro Landfill, Mt. Trashmore.
The Murfreesboro City Council Thursday (Jan. 5) approved a design contract for a New Qualified Biogas Property following the approved Project Agreement in December with WastAway, LLC for solid waste management. Mayor Shane McFarland stated, “WastAway’s process provides a beneficial fuel that hits all the sustainability, economical, and environmental goals that benefit our community and…
Video of the fire on Middle Point Landfill last night around 8:15pm. We were told that since no dumping was allowed yesterday that it was probably a battery that exploded near the surface of the trash. We’ll post more info about it as it’s released.
We just reviewed the February inspection report from TDEC on Middlepoint. It was not good. Here are the highlights: 15 acres of area that didn’t have sufficient initial cover or intermediate cover resulting in visible open trash Hydrogen sulfide staining on the southern slope and gas bubbling in multiple leachate pools. This causes significant odor….
Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland announced Wednesday, April 13, 2022, a letter of intent among WastAway, LLC and Argos USA LLC and the City. The letter is a step toward utilizing in Argo USA’s Calera, Alabama cement plant sustainable engineered fuel manufactured by WastAway and derived from the City’s solid waste. This letter of intent results…
At the Central Tennessee Regional Solid Waste Board meeting on April 7th, Rutherford County Representative Donna Barrett introduced a resolution that states that the region will prohibit the acceptance of trash from outside counties, including from Davidson County. The Board then moved the resolution forward for consideration following a public hearing at the Board’s next…