Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Tennessee landfills near capacity, legislators look at ways to create greater recycling capacity.(Photo: John Partipilo) ...

Lawmakers advanced a bill bolstering the state’s role in connecting recycling programs with private companies looking to purchase recycled materials. But ...

Tennessee's proposed Waste to Jobs Act aims to shift recycling costs from taxpayers to corporations, Oak Ridge's EQAB chair ...

Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill to lessen the ability of local governments to enforce laws about what and where people can build.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — As Tennessee continues to grow, so does its mounting trash problem. Middle Point Landfill in Rutherford County has been called Middle Tennessee’s dumping ground. It’s ...

Middle Tennessee is quickly running out of room for its trash, and state environmental officials warn the problem could become a costly crisis within the next decade. According to data from the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Senator Heidi Campbell (D-Nashville) is preparing to introduce a bill that she believes could remove the need for more landfills while creating jobs and providing raw ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Every year, Americans throw out tons of food, translating to billions of dollars lost and millions of meals winding up in landfills or otherwise wasted. It’s something that ...