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For the locals, their fight against a proposed landfill is more than ‘a local matter’

By Pierce Gentry, WUOT

September 7, 2025

Scott County residents Lisa Wojcik (left) and Cody Cox (right) as seen at the Oneida City Park on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Together, the two attend government meetings and file public records requests that they post online, as part of a movement to unite Scott County, Tennessee and McCreary County, Kentucky they call the ‘Transparent Bridge Initiative.’

Grassroots activism is on the rise in Scott County, where a new landfill could have devastating effects on the environment. Despite strong community opposition, some state legislators say they don’t want to get involved.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: landfill, Scott County, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, waste

Banana peels, nail clippings, pet hair? Nashville wants it all in curbside composting trial

By Caroline Eggers

September 11, 2023

In Nashville, about 30% of what people throw away is organic and can be turned into something useful: compost. But if offered, will people do it? 

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Composting, food waste, landfill, Recycling, trash, waste

Nashville is demolishing more buildings than ever. A new ordinance would recycle some of that rubble.

By Caroline Eggers

June 2, 2023

Nashville officials estimate construction and demolition waste has doubled in the past decade. 

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, concrete, construction, demolition, waste

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