Today's News

When Shelby County’s 109 Board proposed a new solid-waste facility and began a series of public meetings in mid-January, a consistent question emerged: Can we get curbside garbage pickup and recycling in Shelby County?

The Shelby County Fiscal Court’s legislative committee will meet with the board Thursday to discuss the possibility of Shelby’s joining the ranks of surrounding counties that do provide that service to residents.

It was literally standing room only at the Waddy Ruritan Club on Tuesday night, when more than 100 people gathered to express their concerns about a plan to move the county’s solid-waste center from Waddy to Shelbyville.

With all the seats full and many standing and lining the walls, 109 Board Chair Rusty Newton heard an ear-full about how the community doesn’t to lose the center, especially if it would mean a long drive to Shelbyville to dump their trash.

The discussion about how best to handle solid waste in Shelby County – including a proposed new facility – began a countywide tour this week, giving residents an opportunity to ask questions about how their garbage would be handled and how much that could cost them.

Residents who plan to take their trash to the new waste collection facility planned for just west of Shelbyville will have to pay 2 to 5 cents per pound to do so.

The facility, which would replace the current convenience center in Waddy, will be built at 920 Windhurt Way on 25 acres that cost taxpayers $2.5 million.This new facility would combine waste-collection and recycling, and the Recycling Center on 7th Street and the Convenience Center in Waddy would close.