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Almost 5,000 pounds of hazardous waste collected

Posted at 9:31 pm October 14, 2022
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Almost 5,000 pounds of hazardous household waste was collected at a drop-off event in Anderson County this month.

The Household Hazard Waste drop-off on October 1 was sponsored by Anderson County Solid Waste Management Department and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. They collected 4,798 pounds of household hazardous waste, a press release said.

The TDEC collection report indicated 1,874 pounds of poisonous material (e.g., pesticides) was dropped off that day by area residents at the collection site in Oak Ridge. Other hazardous materials collected included 664 pounds of oil-based paint, 769 pounds of non-hazardous liquid, 616 pounds of flammable liquid, 460 pounds of corrosive material, 289 pounds of aerosol containers, and 61 pounds of fluorescent tubes.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Solid Waste Management Department, Blockhouse Valley Recycling Center, hazardous waste, household hazardous waste, TDEC, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

Blockhouse Valley Recycling Center now open 6 days per week

Posted at 11:24 am October 15, 2019
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 1 Comment

The Blockhouse Valley Recycling Center, on Blockhouse Valley Road in South Clinton, has expanded the hours that it is open to the public, a press release said.

The recycling center, once open to the public only on Wednesdays and a few Saturdays each month, is now open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays, the press release said.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Government Tagged With: Anderson County Solid Waste Management, Blockhouse Valley Recycling Center, Geoff Trabalka

New animal holding facility gives AC a place to keep strays, other dogs

Posted at 4:16 am February 1, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Anderson County officials and volunteers celebrate a new animal holding facility on Blockhouse Valley Road in Claxton that will be used to hold strays and other dogs. Pictured above is a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was updated at 10:20 a.m.

CLAXTON—A new animal holding facility in Anderson County gives the county a place to hold stray dogs and dogs held for other reasons, such as animals rescued or taken away from crashes, drug busts, and drunken driving arrests, officials said Friday.

The new 12-kennel Anderson County Animal Holding Facility is on Blockhouse Valley Road in Claxton, at the Blockhouse Valley Recycling Center.

It helps the county deal with a shortage of space elsewhere, including at the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter, Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank said.

It’s not a shelter yet, but that’s part of the long-term plan. Officials and volunteers said the holding facility is just the first step for them. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Government, Pets Tagged With: Anderson County, Anderson County Animal Holding Facility, Anderson County Commission, animal holding facility, B.A.R.K., Bettering Animal Rescue in the Knoxville area, Blockhouse Valley Recycling Center, Blockhouse Valley Road, Brian Porter, Clinton High School, Eagle Bend Manufacturing, Ed Steinebach, Eileen Slater, Jimmy Miller, NOAH Companion Animal Center, Oak Ridge Animal Shelter, ribbon-cutting, Robert McKamey, Robin Biloski, S.A.R.G., Shelter Animals Rescue Group, Terry Frank

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