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TN Department of Environment and Conservation requiring Middle Point Landfill to obtain permit dealing with water pollution

Mar 24, 2016 at 03:35 pm by Bryan Barrett

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is requiring Middle Point Landfill to obtain a permit dealing with water pollution to continue blasting at the site. T.... Read More

City of Murfreesboro objects to State of Tennessee’s review of new construction proposed at Middle Point Landfill

Jun 23, 2021 at 04:42 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland has notified officials at the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) that the City.... Read More

Landfill No Problem With Gateway Island Fish Kill

Aug 20, 2011 at 09:21 am by Bryan Barrett

More on Thursday's fish kill at the Gateway Island pond, just off Medical Center Parkway. Although city officials still have not determined what caused approximately 2,000 pou.... Read More

ODOR WORK Continues At Middle Point Landfill

Dec 04, 2020 at 05:24 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO) Earlier this week, the Middle Point Landfill team announced the completion of its recent $1.4M infrastructure project to add or replace 40 landfill g.... Read More

MIDDLE POINT LANDFILL open house at MTSU’s North Commons

Sep 11, 2023 at 09:20 am by WGNS

Wed. (Sept. 20, 2023) 5-7PM MIDDLE POINT LANDFILL open house at MTSU’s North Commons (1768 MTSU Blvd.), across from Student Union Building. The most accessible parking l.... Read More

Middle Point Landfill Continues To Ask For Public Input

Mar 28, 2020 at 10:11 am by Bryan Barrett

(MURFREESBORO) While the COVID-19 public health crisis is disrupting many things in daily life, the Republic staff team at Middle Point Landfill on Jefferson Pike are mainta.... Read More

Open House Meeting Set by Middle Point Landfill, As Murfreesboro Mayor Publicly Says Landfill Should Stop Taking Trash from Outside of Rutherford County

Aug 09, 2023 at 07:43 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Point Landfill will host its third community open house at Elk Lodge, 2406 Halls Hill Pike, Murfreesboro, 5-7 p.m., Monday, August.... Read More

UPDATE: Life of Middle Point Landfill is Less Than 8-Years - Proposed Expansion will likely be Tied Up in Court

Sep 30, 2021 at 03:05 pm by WGNS

UPDATE: Republic Services, the company that oversees the Middle Point Landfill in the Walterhill area, has updated Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron on the landfill l.... Read More

Middle Point Landfill and the Fight in Chancery Court on Thursday

Aug 24, 2023 at 10:15 am by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, TN - On Thursday in Nashville at the Chancery Court of Davidson County, representatives of the Middle Point Landfill in Rutherford County are appeali.... Read More

Bad smells at the landfill in the Walter Hill area of Rutherford County

Jan 12, 2016 at 11:45 am by Bryan Barrett

At the urging of state legislators, Tennessee Solid Waste Management officials agreed to push Middle Point Landfill operators to cut the stench at their Walter Hill facility i.... Read More

Bogus Checks

Jan 21, 2012 at 10:46 pm by Bryan Barrett

Thieves passed three fraudulent checks on a bogus Rutherford County Landfill account of more than $350 each at a rural Rutherford County store and two Williamson County stores.... Read More

“Whose Trash Is It Anyway?”--Former Rep. Barrett Speaks Out on Murfreesboro Landfill

Oct 10, 2025 at 09:30 am by WGNS News

Nashville, TN - Last week, former Tennessee Representative Donna Barrett stood before the Tennessee State Advisory Task Force on Solid Waste with a message that resonated far.... Read More

UPDATE: Middle Point Landfill Smells and Finding a Solution to Rutherford County Waste

Oct 12, 2020 at 08:00 am by WGNS

3.7 Thousand tons of waste is taken into the Middle Point Landfill annually in Rutherford County. The Walter Hill site includes 808 acres of land with 260 gas wells and 10 gro.... Read More

Rutherford Co. Highway Commissioner Keith Bratcher Updates Roads & Landfill

Mar 20, 2025 at 11:23 am by Producer

Bryan Barrett talks with Rutherford Co. Highway Commissioner Keith Bratcher about area roads, including Jefferson Pike at the landfill.

UPDATES: Middle Point Landfill

Feb 05, 2020 at 02:39 pm by Bryan Barrett

(MURFREESBORO) As part of our ongoing commitment to safe and responsible landfill operations, the Middle Point Landfill team announced infrastructure projects recently complet.... Read More

Permit approved for Middle Point Landfill

Jan 19, 2017 at 11:51 am by Bryan Barrett

The Murfreesboro Postby Sam Stockard The state is giving Middle Point Landfill a permit to treat water from its rock-crushing operation despite opposition from area residents.... Read More

BFI Responds After Murfreesboro Council Rejects Proposed Settlement

Jul 31, 2025 at 09:21 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - BFI Waste Systems of Tennessee released the following statement Thursday (7/31/2025) evening after Murfreesboro City Council voted to disprove the.... Read More

REMINDER: Middle Point Landfill Open House on Wednesday Evening from 5 to 7PM

Sep 19, 2023 at 11:23 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The operators of the Middle Point Landfill will hold an open house event on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 in the MTSU North Commons, ou.... Read More

Landfill Problem Costly for Rutherford Co. and Murfreesboro

Apr 19, 2016 at 08:10 pm by Bryan Barrett

With the forecast of our local population doubling over the next two decades, the closing of the Middle Point Landfill could arrive more quickly than anticipated. Just last mo.... Read More

The Middle Point Landfill closing in near future - where will Rutherford County Waste go?

Mar 29, 2017 at 09:39 am by Bryan Barrett

Murfreesboro and Rutherford County Government continue to search for ideas on what to do with waste when the Middle Point Landfill in Walter Hill reaches capacity in 7 to 10 y.... Read More