Vote on funding that would revive Hawkins plastics recycling delayed

The inmate who escaped from the Lakeview recycling center on March 15 was caught 10 days later, but the investigation revealed that the previous inmate supervisor at the recycling center had left inmates unsupervised at times, allowed them to go to the store by themselves, and make phone calls.

Kingsport no longer accepting glass to recycle

Kingsport's budget for recycling is $853,000. Recyclable material is collected using automated trucks on three routes with a fourth route utilizing a rear loading vehicle. As of December, there were 13,430 recycling carts distributed with the city collecting 3,248 tons of material.

Adams, Emmett elementaries honored for recycling efforts

Kingsport’s Adams Elementary and Sullivan County’s Emmett Elementary are among 11 Tennessee schools recently recognized by Eastman Chemical Co. and other partners for their recycling and other environmental programs.

Four Kingsport schools participate in recycling competition