Tennessee Archives - RecycleNation Search. Find. Recycle. Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:49:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 Recycling Profile: Knoxville, TN https://recyclenation.com/2014/10/recycling-profile-knoxville-tennessee/ Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:43:02 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2014/10/recycling-profile-knoxville-tennessee Since Knoxville's curbside recycling program debuted three years ago, participation has exceeded expectation.

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]]> Nashville Earth Day Festival: Keeping Nashville Beautiful https://recyclenation.com/2014/04/nashville-earth-day-festival-keeping-nashville-beautiful/ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 05:05:00 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2014/04/nashville-earth-day-festival-keeping-nashville-beautiful Nashville celebrates Earth Day on Saturday, April 19 at Centennial Park.

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]]> Nashville, TN, Celebrates America Recycles Day 2013 https://recyclenation.com/2013/11/nashville-tennessee-celebrates-america-recycles-day-2013/ Fri, 08 Nov 2013 20:29:16 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2013/11/nashville-tennessee-celebrates-america-recycles-day-2013 Nashville is host to a number of recycling collection and education events during the week surrounding America Recycles Day.

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]]> Recycling Profile: Nashville, TN https://recyclenation.com/2013/04/recycling-profile-nashville-tennessee/ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:08:00 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2013/04/recycling-profile-nashville-tennessee Nashville's incentive-based recycling push — recycle more, and save more — works well for the city.

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]]> Recycling Profile: Memphis, TN https://recyclenation.com/2013/01/recycling-profile-memphis-tennessee/ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:00:00 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2013/01/recycling-profile-memphis-tennessee Ease of use is a big reason why Memphis hosts a successful single-stream recycling program. Same-day recycling and garbage pick-up keep it simple for residents.

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]]> Earth Day 2012: Oak Hill Spring Clean Recycling Event https://recyclenation.com/2012/04/earth-day-2012-oak-hill-spring-clean-recycing-event/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:18:25 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2012/04/earth-day-2012-oak-hill-spring-clean-recycing-event Where: Oak Hill, TN When: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 What: In observance of Earth Day, the City of Oak Hill, TN, is encouraging residents to sign up for its newest recycling initiative in May to divert more waste from landfills. The program, Recycle First, Trash Last, run by Earth Savers, has achieved tremendous success, recycling more than 400 tons […]

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]]> Orange is Green at the University of Tennessee https://recyclenation.com/2012/01/orange-green-recycling-university-tennessee/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:55:50 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2012/01/orange-green-recycling-university-tennessee The Knoxville-based university combines recycling, reuse and composting into a growing campuswide sustainability effort.

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]]> Buy Veggies, Recycle Plastic https://recyclenation.com/2012/01/buy-veggies-recycle-plastic/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:04:47 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2012/01/buy-veggies-recycle-plastic Farmers markets around the country are encouraging shoppers to reuse and recycle.

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]]> Chattanooga’s LEEDer in Entertainment https://recyclenation.com/2011/10/chattanooga-leeder-entertainment-recycling/ Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:12:46 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2011/10/chattanooga-leeder-entertainment-recycling The country's first LEED-certified movie theater used recycled materials found nearby and boasts some serious-energy saving features.

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]]> Nashville’s Music City Center Does Green on Large Scale https://recyclenation.com/2011/09/nashville-music-city-center-green-large-scale/ Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:10:51 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2011/09/nashville-music-city-center-green-large-scale The 2.1-million-square-foot complex, opening in 2013, is set to achieve LEED Silver certification using local and recycled materials.

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