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TCAPWA EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS
Upper East Branch Meets in Sevierville By Molly Gilbert
The Upper East Branch met on June 10. Nick Bradshaw wel- Left to right: Thomas Bell and Ed Schmitt with WestRock, Rachel Butzler, City of
comed the group, which had over 50 people in attendance. After a Knoxville Solid Waste Manager and Nick Bradshaw, Upper East Branch Director.
brief review of the TCAPWA leadership, the benefits of member- gram has grown from 400 tons per month to now 2,000 tons per
ship and announcements of upcoming events, over a dozen door month. The materials collected eventually become recycled boxes
prizes were awarded. for packaging for Coca-Cola and many other companies.
City of Knoxville Solid Waste Manager Rachel Butzler present- WestRock has four Tennessee recycling locations: Chattanooga,
ed information about the 60,034 households serviced each week Cleveland, Knoxville and Nashville.
and some of the other programs offered by the City. Several large
contracts are coming to an end soon, so the City of Knoxville has The company handles 7 million tons of material annually, has
worked with contractor DSM Environmental Services, Inc., to 800 employees, 23 recycling facilities nationwide, 23 recycled fiber
review the current scope of work and to assist with the RFPs for consuming mills, 100 percent geographic coverage within the U.S.,
the new contracts. A new yard waste contract will take effect Oct. Canada and Puerto Rico, Certified LEED specialists on staff, and is
1, and new contracts for hauling residential trash, residential known for their tracking and reporting.
recycling and recyclables from drop off centers will be effective
Jan. 1, 2017.
Knoxville residents can set out up to four trash cans and five
bulky items per week for curbside trash pick-up. Recycling and
yard waste are collected every other week, recycling by a contrac-
tor and yard waste by the City’s Public Service Department. To
collect the yard waste, the City has six service zones, each with
up to six trucks per area averaging a 2.5 person crew. Labor costs,
including benefits, are roughly $2.8 million with operating and
maintenance costs adding another $1 million per year. Loads are
transferred to a private processor, which costs $950,000 per year.
Knoxville’s Annual Solid Waste Collections (citywide totals,
including curbside, drop off centers, downtown and the transfer
station):
Class I Waste: 65,394 tons
Class III/IV Waste: 34,205 tons
Curbside Recycling: 5,586 tons (serving 22,500 households)
Drop Off Center Recycling: 2,002 tons
Yard Waste: 31,591 tons (sold for mulch or for fuel generation)
Other (carpet, computers, etc.): 983 tons.
Besides looking for improvements in efficiency, the City of
Knoxville Solid Waste Department is also considering using stan-
dardized refuse carts, expanding the curbside recycling program
and waste-to-energy options.
Lunch was sponsored by WestRock. General Manager, Ed
Schmitt, spoke about the company’s history and the pilot program
in Knoxville for residential single stream. Started in 2009, the pro-
It’s Fun to be a Young Professional By Lauran Canacaris
The Tennessee Chapter of APWA
Young Professionals met for their
first quarterly meeting of 2016 at
the Tennessee Stillhouse in Chat-
tanooga on April 19. The group
toured the distillery operation and
learned the process of distillation,
aging and bottling. At the end of
the tour, the group had the op-
portunity to taste a few samples of
the product. Seven people were in
attendance.
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Upper East Branch Meets in Sevierville By Molly Gilbert
The Upper East Branch met on June 10. Nick Bradshaw wel- Left to right: Thomas Bell and Ed Schmitt with WestRock, Rachel Butzler, City of
comed the group, which had over 50 people in attendance. After a Knoxville Solid Waste Manager and Nick Bradshaw, Upper East Branch Director.
brief review of the TCAPWA leadership, the benefits of member- gram has grown from 400 tons per month to now 2,000 tons per
ship and announcements of upcoming events, over a dozen door month. The materials collected eventually become recycled boxes
prizes were awarded. for packaging for Coca-Cola and many other companies.
City of Knoxville Solid Waste Manager Rachel Butzler present- WestRock has four Tennessee recycling locations: Chattanooga,
ed information about the 60,034 households serviced each week Cleveland, Knoxville and Nashville.
and some of the other programs offered by the City. Several large
contracts are coming to an end soon, so the City of Knoxville has The company handles 7 million tons of material annually, has
worked with contractor DSM Environmental Services, Inc., to 800 employees, 23 recycling facilities nationwide, 23 recycled fiber
review the current scope of work and to assist with the RFPs for consuming mills, 100 percent geographic coverage within the U.S.,
the new contracts. A new yard waste contract will take effect Oct. Canada and Puerto Rico, Certified LEED specialists on staff, and is
1, and new contracts for hauling residential trash, residential known for their tracking and reporting.
recycling and recyclables from drop off centers will be effective
Jan. 1, 2017.
Knoxville residents can set out up to four trash cans and five
bulky items per week for curbside trash pick-up. Recycling and
yard waste are collected every other week, recycling by a contrac-
tor and yard waste by the City’s Public Service Department. To
collect the yard waste, the City has six service zones, each with
up to six trucks per area averaging a 2.5 person crew. Labor costs,
including benefits, are roughly $2.8 million with operating and
maintenance costs adding another $1 million per year. Loads are
transferred to a private processor, which costs $950,000 per year.
Knoxville’s Annual Solid Waste Collections (citywide totals,
including curbside, drop off centers, downtown and the transfer
station):
Class I Waste: 65,394 tons
Class III/IV Waste: 34,205 tons
Curbside Recycling: 5,586 tons (serving 22,500 households)
Drop Off Center Recycling: 2,002 tons
Yard Waste: 31,591 tons (sold for mulch or for fuel generation)
Other (carpet, computers, etc.): 983 tons.
Besides looking for improvements in efficiency, the City of
Knoxville Solid Waste Department is also considering using stan-
dardized refuse carts, expanding the curbside recycling program
and waste-to-energy options.
Lunch was sponsored by WestRock. General Manager, Ed
Schmitt, spoke about the company’s history and the pilot program
in Knoxville for residential single stream. Started in 2009, the pro-
It’s Fun to be a Young Professional By Lauran Canacaris
The Tennessee Chapter of APWA
Young Professionals met for their
first quarterly meeting of 2016 at
the Tennessee Stillhouse in Chat-
tanooga on April 19. The group
toured the distillery operation and
learned the process of distillation,
aging and bottling. At the end of
the tour, the group had the op-
portunity to taste a few samples of
the product. Seven people were in
attendance.
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