Recycling News

Nashville continues to landfill hundreds of thousands of tons of recyclables each year due to its ineffective recycling program. And now, with a new Metro Water & Sewer facility under construction, the city is moving in the direction of 'recycling' sludge as ‘fertilizer’ to be applied on grazing land, cropland, orchards, et cetera.

Hit songwriters donated their talents to raise money for BURNT at the World famous Bluebird Cafe.

Key portions of act renewed in 2004

Auto recycling has been around since the first cars rolled off the production lines. It is considered the most successful recycling industry ever, recovering over 75% of a vehicle’s usable parts and resources.

See video footage from scientists at a BURNT Forum "West Nile Virus: Poison or Prevention-- Which is the Better Strategy?"

2% of household waste goes to Curby, report says

By ANNE PAINE
Staff Writer

Metro's new top-of-the-line curbside recycling program has a cute name and a lot of spiffy equipment, but critics say it's too expensive for the amount of waste it salvages.

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