Wonderfill Refillery Saving Plastic, Promoting Sustainability
A new Cookeville business focused on sustainability by selling household products and cleaners in refillable containers. Wonderfill Refillery will celebrate its official opening later this month. Founder Cora Hageman said said products are sold by weight rather than in individually packaged bottles. “Being able to bring in your own container and refill instead of having […]
Reducing Plastic Usage Can Make A Real Community Difference
As Plastic Free July wraps up, local solid waste experts said reducing plastic usage does make a difference. Cumberland County Sanitation Litter Prevention and Education Coordinator Carrie Smith said plastic is not good for landfills or the environment, as it takes many years to biodegrade. Smith said one person creates about 2,000 pounds of trash […]
White County Entering Contract To Keep Plastics Out Of Landfill
The recycling market has fallen on hard times with the shrinking demand for plastics. White County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said it reached a point to where the county was denying recycling company’s requests to dump their plastics. Robinson said without plastic buyers, the recyclables end up going to waste. However, Robinson said recently White […]
Putnam Co. Solid Waste Trying To Reduce Recycling Contamination
The Putnam County Solid Waste Department has started a Contamination Awareness campaign to inform residents the best practices of recycling. Program Manager Lisa Luck said contamination is defined as materials that do not belong in a recyclable category. Luck said confusion with recycling has been a big problem for the county. “I walked into the […]
