Rutherford County, Tennessee

is one of the fastest growing in the country – most especially in Murfreesboro, the County seat, with a current population of 136,000. “Rutherford County is trying to address the number one issue that’s facing our County and that is our current landfill issue and waste stream,” Ketron explains. “Our landfill receives trash from 23 different counties in the Tennessee area, Metro Nashville, included. So, we’re talking several million people’s trash coming into the landfill located in my County. So, we’re looking to see what our best alternatives are, and we want to set the standard in Tennessee for handling solid waste.” Recently, Ketron visited several recycling and composting facilities in California and returned with a plan to replicate what he saw there. “Our landfill’s capacity is anywhere between six and eight years, but we need to start now; just to build a facility will take a couple of years,” he opines. “So, we’re looking at composting making up 60 percent – turning trash into dirt, and then, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE ALMOST 100 YEARS OF SERVICE WE HAVE PROVIDED TO THIS COMMUNITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING MANY MORE. 16 PUBLIC SQUARE NORTH P.O. BOX 884 MURFREESBORO, TN 37133 615-893-5522 www. mborolaw .com Hudson, Reed & McCreary, PLLC attorneys at law & H R M