It's time to start spring cleaning

Items allowed include small amounts of waste building material, yard debris, old furniture, appliances, mattresses, television sets and no more than four tires. All such trash should be no larger than a pickup truck load per household.

Sullivan County no longer accepting plastic recyclables

Although the closure of Tri-City Waste Paper is having an impact on Sullivan County, Kingsport’s recycling program is not being affected.

Company's closure leaves Scott recycling program up in the air

Due to the closure of a local recycling company, Scott County is no longer able to offer paper or plastic recycling. Bill Dingus, assistant county administrator, said residents will now have to dispose of those materials with the rest of their waste, at least until another solution can be found.

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