There are 5 article(s) tagged Al Lamar:

• May 2021

  • Director leaves Memphis’ solid waste division

    Al Lamar’s departure follows complaints about solid waste services in Cordova, Hickory Hill and East Memphis. The problem led the city to cancel its contract with Waste Pro.

    By Bill Dries May 10, 2021

• February 2021

  • Hickory Hill and Cordova to get new solid waste pickup schedule

    Both areas of the city are part of Area E on the city’s solid waste map, an area that has had problems with solid waste service even before the pandemic.

    By Bill Dries February 03, 2021

• April 2019

  • Memphis overhauls curbside trash collection system

    The city is rolling out a new curbside collection system for garbage and debris beginning May 1.

    By Omer Yusuf April 10, 2019

• January 2019

  • Tire redemption program learns rules of the road

    For the third time in seven years, Memphis and Shelby County are mounting a tire redemption and recycling drive that has some strict rules of the road based on the first two tries.

    By Bill Dries January 08, 2019

• December 2018

  • Lamar to lead new city solid waste division

    A former joint staff doctrine planner at the Pentagon and Williams Sonoma executive will run the city’s newly formed Solid Waste Division and carry out Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s bid to improve the city’s garbage pickup services.

    By Bill Dries December 12, 2018