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alcoa By Lisa Stremsterfer
Curbside Recycling 20th Anniversary
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Initial Recycling Program – COA Employees Front Row: Carma Budd, Public Works Secretary, Retired;
the City of Alcoa’s conversion to curbside Barbara Stinnett, CPS, Executive Assistant. Back Row: Bill Hammon, Assistant City Manager; C.L. Overman,
solid waste and recycling collection, Waste Former City Manager; Don Mull, Mayor; Benny Humphrey, Sanitation Supervisor, Retired; Bill Forrester,
Connections of East Tennessee hosted Sanitation Operator; Kenny Wiggins, Public Works Director
a luncheon on Friday, March 20 at RJ’s
Courtyard Restaurant. alcoa recycling Timeline New recycling bin #001 was delivered in 2014 to
Alcoa retiree, Elton Jones (center) by Ken McMil-
The curbside recycling program was 1995 - Present lan, Alcoa TN Operations Location Manager (left)
part of recommendations formulated by 7,483 Tons and City of Alcoa Mayor Don Mull. (right)
a Solid Waste Advisory Committee, char-
tered in 1993, to address potential modi- of recyclable material
fications to the City’s solid waste collec- 35,500 tons
tion service to reduce waste disposal rates
and cost of service. The late Reverend of brush, wood & leaves
Jim Windham, an Alcoa resident, chaired 42% of residentail waste stream
the committee. Other committee mem-
bers were Alcoa residents, the late Lucy recycled, reprocessed and
Draper, Reverend Joe Colquitt, and Mike removed from the landfill
Pasqua. Mr. Dave Fugate, Alcoa, Inc.,
served as the committee’s commercial In 2014
and industrial representative. Round- an average of 45 tons
ing out the committee were the late City was collected curbside each month
Commissioners Harry Brooks and John
Widner. In 2015
65% of Alcoa households recycle
The greatest modifications recom-
mended by the committee addressed
residential solid waste services. Those
recommendations, implemented in
1995, included (1) curbside collection
of recyclable materials, (2) curbside
collection of solid waste using City-
supplied carts, and (3) the separation of
brush and other bulky waste by resi-
dents when placed curbside for collec-
tion. The curbside recycling service and
separation of brush from other bulky
waste began in order to supplement the
required 25 percent solid waste reduction
goal required by the State Solid Waste
Management Act. Since the inception of
the recycling program a total of 7,483
tons of recyclables have been diverted
from the landfill. That combined with
35,500 tons of brush, wood, and leaf
collection for the same period, accounts
for approximately 42 percent of the
City’s residential waste stream that has
been recycled, reprocessed and removed
from disposal. In 2014, an average of 45
tons of recyclable material was collected
curbside each month. There are currently
2,226 households participating out of
about 3,400 residential households. This
accounts for approximately 65 percent of
Alcoa’s population.
Over the past 20 years the City has
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Curbside Recycling 20th Anniversary
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Initial Recycling Program – COA Employees Front Row: Carma Budd, Public Works Secretary, Retired;
the City of Alcoa’s conversion to curbside Barbara Stinnett, CPS, Executive Assistant. Back Row: Bill Hammon, Assistant City Manager; C.L. Overman,
solid waste and recycling collection, Waste Former City Manager; Don Mull, Mayor; Benny Humphrey, Sanitation Supervisor, Retired; Bill Forrester,
Connections of East Tennessee hosted Sanitation Operator; Kenny Wiggins, Public Works Director
a luncheon on Friday, March 20 at RJ’s
Courtyard Restaurant. alcoa recycling Timeline New recycling bin #001 was delivered in 2014 to
Alcoa retiree, Elton Jones (center) by Ken McMil-
The curbside recycling program was 1995 - Present lan, Alcoa TN Operations Location Manager (left)
part of recommendations formulated by 7,483 Tons and City of Alcoa Mayor Don Mull. (right)
a Solid Waste Advisory Committee, char-
tered in 1993, to address potential modi- of recyclable material
fications to the City’s solid waste collec- 35,500 tons
tion service to reduce waste disposal rates
and cost of service. The late Reverend of brush, wood & leaves
Jim Windham, an Alcoa resident, chaired 42% of residentail waste stream
the committee. Other committee mem-
bers were Alcoa residents, the late Lucy recycled, reprocessed and
Draper, Reverend Joe Colquitt, and Mike removed from the landfill
Pasqua. Mr. Dave Fugate, Alcoa, Inc.,
served as the committee’s commercial In 2014
and industrial representative. Round- an average of 45 tons
ing out the committee were the late City was collected curbside each month
Commissioners Harry Brooks and John
Widner. In 2015
65% of Alcoa households recycle
The greatest modifications recom-
mended by the committee addressed
residential solid waste services. Those
recommendations, implemented in
1995, included (1) curbside collection
of recyclable materials, (2) curbside
collection of solid waste using City-
supplied carts, and (3) the separation of
brush and other bulky waste by resi-
dents when placed curbside for collec-
tion. The curbside recycling service and
separation of brush from other bulky
waste began in order to supplement the
required 25 percent solid waste reduction
goal required by the State Solid Waste
Management Act. Since the inception of
the recycling program a total of 7,483
tons of recyclables have been diverted
from the landfill. That combined with
35,500 tons of brush, wood, and leaf
collection for the same period, accounts
for approximately 42 percent of the
City’s residential waste stream that has
been recycled, reprocessed and removed
from disposal. In 2014, an average of 45
tons of recyclable material was collected
curbside each month. There are currently
2,226 households participating out of
about 3,400 residential households. This
accounts for approximately 65 percent of
Alcoa’s population.
Over the past 20 years the City has
20 TPW July/August 2015
