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Commission backs existing ban on commercial dumping at Trousdale County convenience center
Summary
The Trousdale County Commission affirmed its long-standing policy that the convenience center is for residential waste only after staff described repeated commercial loads and out-of-county dumping; commissioners directed that rental and fee options be used for commercial haulers.
The Trousdale County Commission voted to support the county's existing policy that the convenience center does not accept commercial dumping, after staff described a recent surge in commercial-style loads placed at a recycling/drop-off site.
Chair opened the solid-waste discussion and asked Cliff to explain the contract with Smith County and how commercial dumping is treated. Cliff said, “As far as this contract's concerned, the commercial dumping is not from the landfill. The commercial dumping goes back to, when the convenience center was opened.” He told commissioners the original operators…
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