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Knox County hears update on river cleanups, compost pilot and recycling events
Summary
A presenter identified in the transcript as Jack Salmondo summarized recent river cleanups (more than 100 tires collected), volunteer and sponsor support, compost facility operations and a city curbside compost pilot; commissioners heard the update and noted upcoming community events.
At the Oct. 7 Knox County commissioners meeting, a presenter identified in the transcript as Jack Salmondo delivered a wide‑ranging update on recycling work, recent river cleanups and composting efforts, saying volunteers and partner organizations kept this year’s programs running with minimal cost to county taxpayers.
"All said and done, we had over a 100 tires from just the river cleanups," the presenter said, and added that county maintenance picked up closer to 130 tires overall with about 30 of those coming from a spring pickup. He said the river rallies filled six dumpsters and that Republic Services provided free transfer‑station access for…
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