This new recycling program arrangement will result in a six-month contract with Marshall County with the agreement to pay a $25 per ton tipping fee.
This fee is significantly less than other contractors and less than taking the items to a landfill, Stuckey said. The estimated cost for recycling will be an added $50,000, for the next six months, with no costs being passed on to customers at this time.
The city will reassess the contract at the end of six months and hopes to return to the original contractual agreement with no tipping fee.
Recycling guidelines
Residents are reminded of the following recycling guidelines:
- Put your Blue Bin out with your black roll-out container on your trash collection day.
- Keep items clean, dry and loose.
- Do not use plastic bags as they are considered a contaminant.
- Acceptable Items Include aluminum, boxes/cardboard, newspaper, tin/steel, and Plastics 1 & 2
- Blue Bags will not be collected
- Cardboard needs to be in the bin. Cardboard will not be collected off the ground.
Direct any questions to Sanitation & Environmental Services Department at 615-791-3289 or sanitation@franklintn.gov.