The West TN Regional Recycling Hub received a Recycling Equipment grant from the TN Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) on Friday. Commissioner David Slayers presented the grant check to the Recycling Hub during his tour of the facility. The Recycling Equipment grant enables local governments and non-profit recycling organizations to purchase key pieces of recycling equipment to increase recycling tonnage, promote material processing and end use, and support new waste reduction and recycling technologies. The West TN Regional Recycling Hub was one of more than 12 counties or municipalities that received a recycling equipment grant.
“When communities show a collaborative commitment to recycling, we want to help, and this grant for the West Tennessee Regional Recycling Hub will meet an important need,” said Salyers. “The facility needs the equipment to do the best job possible, and we look forward to the results that will come from this effort. We congratulate everyone throughout the region involved in this process.”
West TN Regional Recycling Hub
The Recycling Hub was created in 2010 with a partnership between Chester County Solid Waste Department and TDEC. The Hub’s goal aims for municipal governments, businesses, and other organizations to work together to increase the collection of post-consumer packaging materials for recycling and to divert waste from landfills. The Hub received over $6.5 million in grant funding from TDEC to help start the facility and now serves more than 375,000 residents and partners with 14 cities and counties, 25 schools and colleges, and over 300 businesses through those partnerships.
“We are very honored to receive the recycling equipment grant. Having the necessary equipment needed for Hub operations is vital to running the facility,” said Chester County Solid Waste Director Amber Greene. She continued to say, “the grants the Hub receives help offset expenses on equipment needed to process materials more efficiently.”
Since 2010, the Hub has formed effective partnerships working towards the common goal of increasing recycling, environmental education and outreach, and waste diversion. Partnerships are important to the goal of working together to help communities recycle and teach future generations about its importance.
West TN Regional Recycling Hub Contact
www.chestercountytn.org/recycling.html or find us on Facebook, twitter, and Instagram.
Amber Greene at agreene@chestercountytn.org
About TN Department of Environment & Conservation
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation exists to enhance the quality of life for citizens of Tennessee and to be stewards of our natural environment by:
• Protecting and improving the quality of Tennessee’s air, land, and water through a
responsible regulatory system
• Protecting and promoting human health and safety
• Conserving and promoting natural, cultural, and historic resources
• Providing a variety of quality outdoor recreational experiences
Our department is committed to providing a cleaner, safer environment that goes hand-in-hand with economic prosperity and increased quality of life in Tennessee. We deliver on our mission through managing regulatory programs that maintain standards for air, water and soil quality while providing assistance to businesses and communities in areas ranging from recreation to waste management. We also manage the state park system and programs to inventory, interpret and protect Tennessee’s rich natural, historical and archaeological heritage. For more information, please visit https://www.tn.gov/environment/about-tdec/grants-home.html
