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…
Rutherford County’s Haley Road Recycling Center will begin accepting all major credit cards for electronic scrap drop-off on November 1, 2021. “Electronic scrap” is defined as any electronic with an electric cord or battery operated. These items can be taken to the Haley Road Recycling Center at 1140 Haley Road, Murfreesboro Monday-Thursday and Saturday between…
The 2021 Fall Leaf Collection season begins October 1 and continues through December 31, 2021. During this peak season, Oct. 1-Jan. 31, loose leaves can be piled curbside free of charge. Residents can start making plans for raking leaves and sprucing up the yard. The Public Works Department, consisting of the Murfreesboro Street and Solid…
Rutherford County Solid Waste advises the community on the proper way to dispose of latex paint. “If you have latex paint, no center will accept it in liquid form,” said Solid Waste Director Mac Nolen. “You must dry it yourself.” Nolen says on these warm, summer days, it’s best to take a large piece of…
Rutherford County will host a free Household Hazardous Waste Collections (HHW) on Saturday, November 7, 2020. Items can be taken to the City of Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department located at 4765 Florence Road, Murfreesboro between 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. This is the ONLY location where HHW items will be accepted. “We usually have a…
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), in collaboration with Rutherford County and City of Murfreesboro governments, are hosting two free Household Hazardous Waste Collections (HHW) during 2019. The first collection is Saturday, April 06 and then a second collection is scheduled for Saturday, November 02 at the City of Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department,…