Land Purchase Secures Putnam County Landfill Border
Putnam County will purchase some 37-acres of land near the county landfill to establish more border and ensure the facility can continue operating for decades. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said the county actively monitors for available land surrounding the landfill to facilitate future expansion without the need to relocate the facility. Porter said the […]
Putnam Solid Waste Increase Tipping Fees
The Putnam County Solid Waste Department increasing its tipping fees for the landfill and transfer station. Putnam County Solid Waste Director Doug Ashburn said the county has not increased its fees since 2001. Ashburn said the county increased the fees to match inflation. “The county has kept them low for many years,” Ashburn said. “It’s […]
Putnam Landfill Expansion Could Extend Use 8-9 Years
The 45-day public comment period for the Putnam County Demolition Landfill expansion in Baxter ended Monday. Solid Waste Director Doug Ashburn said this is a standard expansion providing 15 or more acres to the location. Ashburn said the vertical expansion will allow eight to nine more years of usage. “We’ve got one more cell across […]
Debris Options for Cookeville, Putnam County Residents
Cookeville Public Works and Putnam County Solid Waste are both anticipating a lot of ice storm debris as the weather warms up. Both departments have drop off sites, but only Cookeville picks up brush and tree debris. Cookeville Public Works Director Greg Brown said residents need to be patient if they’re expecting items to be […]
Putnam Solid Waste Director Retires, Successor Named
Keith Street will be retiring as Solid Waste Director this month, after 23 years of work in Putnam County. Street said the county’s population growth has been the biggest change since he started, with the amount of trash and recycling nearly doubling over two decades. Street said it will be sad to leave his team, […]
Putnam County Increases Tire Disposal Fee
Putnam County is increasing its $1.00 tire disposal fee if residents get rid of more than eight tires a year. “What we’ve done now is added 29 cents to that, so now it will be a $1.29,” Putnam County Solid Waste Director Keith Street said. “That will generate, going on last year’s tonnage numbers, about […]
Debris Forces Putnam To Open New Landfill Cell
The Putnam County Landfill must open a new cell due to the amount of debris from the March tornado. Solid Waste Director Keith Street said before the tornado, the current cell had enough room for two years of trash. In just a few months, over 20,000 tons of tornado debris filled the remainder of the […]
