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Local volunteers pulled an estimated 518 pounds of trash from the Clinch River during the Clinch River Cleanup event hosted July 10th by the local chapter of Trout Unlimited and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Anderson County’s Solid Waste Management Department assisted with the cleanup efforts. Volunteers collected 40 bags of garbage, weighing an estimated 518 [Read More…]
The Clinch River Chapter of Trout Unlimited is back in action this summer with its volunteer cleanup of the Clinch River, after not hosting a cleanup last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This summer’s Clinch River Cleanup will be held on Saturday, July 10th. Organizers are looking for 50 to 60 volunteers to help [Read More…]
Volunteers are needed to help with the Spring cleanup along the shorelines of Norris Lake. The multi-county event will be held in Anderson County from 3 to 5 pm Friday, March 26 (launch from Sequoyah Marina), and from 9 am to 1 pm Saturday, March 27 (launch from Oak Grove Public Launch. Volunteers will also [Read More…]
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has notified Anderson County that all Fall Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events across the State will be cancelled. As of now, TDEC plans to re-assess the situation in Spring 2021 and determine if HHWC events safely can be held at that time.
Volunteers are needed for the next Norris Lake Cleanup in Anderson, Campbell and Union Counties. It will be on Saturday, September 19, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers will be launching from Big Ridge State Park Public Boat Launch, Hickory Star Marina, and Powell Valley Resort and Marina. Volunteers will be cleaning up the [Read More…]
Due to COVID-19, Anderson County’s annual Household Hazardous Waste collection event, originally scheduled for September 12, 2020, has been postponed at least until October. Other HHW events across Tennessee have also been postponed. We’ll update once we receive the rescheduled date from the State’s Department of Environment & Conservation.
The next Norris Lake Cleanup will be on March 14, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Sequoyah Marina. Volunteers will be cleaning up the lakeshore near the marina and on nearby islands. Boat transportation will be provided but if you have a boat, you are welcome to bring it. All volunteers also are encouraged [Read More…]
The Norris Lake Project Team is looking for volunteers to help with the 8th biannual Five County Norris Lake Cleanup on Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Oak Grove Public Launch. “Since 2011, volunteers from the counties surrounding Norris Lake have picked up over 500,000 tons of trash,” said Stephanie [Read More…]
This year’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection event will be held Sept. 14th in Oak Ridge. Click here for more information.
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Anderson County Spring Cleaning Day is May 18th
Education, Events, News & Info, Recycling Tips, Uncategorized /Chestnut Ridge Landfill will extend its Saturday hours and stay open until 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2024, for Anderson County residents to dispose of items that cannot go to County Convenience Centers. This includes brush, limbs, and other wood waste (Large limbs and tree debris should be cut into manageable lengths of no [Read More…]
March designated as Keep Tennessee Beautiful Month
Education, Events, News & Info, Uncategorized /NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 31, 2024) – Gov. Bill Lee has once again designated March as Keep Tennessee Beautiful month. To officially kick-off the activities, including the state’s participation in Keep America Beautiful’s Great American Cleanup®, KTnB will host a rally and awards luncheon, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. CST, March 1, 2024. The event will [Read More…]