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 ...

The state budget deal that recently was hammered out failed to adequately tackle the worsening climate threat, but it also did little to attack another environmental crisis: the generation and ...

A citizen’s advisory group has recommended a change in the use of state funds for cleaning up leaking landfills that makes sense and should be implemented. Because many landfills were constructed ...

Today is the first day of spring, which means we soon can switch from shoveling snow to mowing the yard. This year, properly disposing of yard waste is an issue the region needs to address. In ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The state’s largest landfill is nearing capacity; one lawmaker wants to form a solid waste task force to tackle Tennessee’s growing trash problem. Rep. Bryan Terry ...