Going green gets the Shelby County Correctional Center national recognition
Recycling crew leader Jasper Netter dumps recycled paper into a bailing machine on Sept. 25, 2019, at the Shelby County Correctional Center, which has been recognized as a model for green prisons in Tennessee. Their initiatives include solar panels to heat water, new technology to dehydrate food waste, LED lighting throughout the facility and a recycling program for all the Shelby County offices. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Deputy Director Bailey Waits holds the remaining byproduct, which smells vaguely of coffee, from a food waste dehydrator as he talks about the new machine on Sept. 25, 2019, at the Shelby County Correctional Center, which has been recognized as a model for green prisons in Tennessee. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Recycling crew leader Jasper Netter delivers recycled paper to the Shelby County Correctional Center, which has been recognized as a model for green prisons in Tennessee. Their initiatives include solar panels to heat water, new technology to dehydrate food waste, led lighting throughout the facility and a recycling program for all the Shelby County offices (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Division Director Anthony Alexander (left) and Deputy Director Bailey Waits talk about the conservation program at the Shelby County Correctional Center, which has been recognized as a model for green prisons in Tennessee. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Deputy Director Bailey Waits talks about the recycling program at the Shelby County Correctional Center, which has been recognized as a model for green prisons in Tennessee. Their initiatives include solar panels to heat water at the facility, new technology to dehydrate food waste and led lighting throughout the facility. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Recycling crew leader Jasper Netter talks about the process behind recycling paper on Sept. 25, 2019, at the Shelby County Correctional Center, which has been recognized as a model for green prisons in Tennessee. Their initiatives include solar panels to heat water, new technology to dehydrate food waste, LED lighting throughout the facility and a recycling program for all the Shelby County offices. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Recycling, energy conservation and other green initiatives at the Shelby County Correctional Center have gained the facility national recognition from an accreditation organization.
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Linda A. Moore
Linda A. Moore covers education, South Memphis and Whitehaven. A native of South Memphis, Linda has covered news in Memphis and Shelby County for more than 20 years and was formerly a reporter with The Commercial Appeal.
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