Rutherford County is receiving a special grant from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The grant is from over $6 million approved to support community recycling in a statewide effort to reduce landfill waste. Rutherford County will have a cut of over $300,000.
In Rutherford County:
* $141,200 will be used to cover the cost of oil pumps, used oil collection tanks and more.
* Over $56,000 will be earmarked for recycling electronics and consultant fees.
* $100,000 will be utilized at the Rockvale Convenience Center for compactors, receiver boxes, education manuals, just to name a few items.
* $7,040 will be spent on new metering / monitoring software.