Residents press county on landfill expansion as solid-waste staff present transfer-station update

Mar 5, 2025

At the Rutherford County Public Works and Planning Committee meeting March 4, residents urged commissioners to reject further landfill expansion and to stop accepting out‑of‑county trash while Solid Waste Director Bishop Wagner outlined diversion figures and progress on a new transfer facility.

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At the Rutherford County Public Works and Planning Committee meeting on March 4, 2025, a string of residents urged commissioners not to approve any expansion of Bridal/Middle Point landfill and to stop accepting out‑of‑county residential trash, while Rutherford County Solid Waste Director Bishop Wagner presented monthly tonnage and progress on a new transfer and management facility.

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