There are 11 article(s) tagged recycling:

• July 2026

  • Germantown residents changing trash service with higher-priced contract

    The number of Germantown residents wanting backdoor service has dropped with the city’s new sanitation contract.

    By Abigail Warren July 13, 2026

• March 2026

  • Something stinks in Germantown — and it’s higher waste pickup fees

    Germantown is reviewing a sanitation contract, but prices will significantly increase due to inflation rates in the industry. A city administrator said Waste Pro has provided “Rolls-Royce-type” service.

    By Abigail Warren March 18, 2026

• December 2025

  • Ask the Memphian: Yes, Memphis, your city does actually recycle

    Despite what many Memphians believe, the city does in fact recycle. But better efforts from Memphians could help successful recycling, officials said.

    By Jody Callahan December 31, 2025

• December 2024

  • Germantown talks trash as it studies sanitation contract

    With rising labor costs, the city is reviewing the option of bringing trash collection in-house. This option might involve building a landfill within Germantown.

    By Abigail Warren December 09, 2024

• June 2023

  • Paper cups now recyclable in Memphis (no, they weren’t before)

    Paper cups are mostly made from a fiber that’s desirable to recycling mills, and there are a growing number of mills that accept plastic-coated paper cups included in bales of other paper materials. 

    By Keely Brewer June 01, 2023

• December 2022

  • Opinion: Why recycling could mean a cleaner Tennessee

    The Tennessee CLEAN Act is aimed at bringing together industries, organizations and consumers to put an end to litter in Tennessee by preventing products from becoming litter in the first place.

    By Mike Butler December 01, 2022

• June 2022

  • Rubbish to rubber: Trail project recycles 24,000+ illegally dumped tires

    A Tennessee State Parks employee used the materials to create a walking and biking trail at T.O. Fuller State Park. 

    By Keely Brewer June 12, 2022

• March 2021

  • City resumes recycling collections April 6

    For the past 13 weeks, city solid waste crews have been combining recyclables with other waste in a single collection because of the large number of crew member out with the COVID-19 virus or those in quarantine for possible exposure to the virus.

    By Bill Dries March 04, 2021

• October 2019

  • Going green gets the Shelby County Correctional Center national recognition

    Recycling, energy conservation and other green initiatives at the Shelby County Correctional Center have gained the facility national recognition from an accreditation organization.

    By Linda A. Moore October 14, 2019

• August 2019

  • Collierville to stop accepting glass for recycling

    Glass is being phased out of Collierville's recycling system over the next four months.

    By Abigail Warren August 19, 2019

• January 2019

  • Tire redemption program learns rules of the road

    For the third time in seven years, Memphis and Shelby County are mounting a tire redemption and recycling drive that has some strict rules of the road based on the first two tries.

    By Bill Dries January 08, 2019