There are 4 article(s) tagged Republic Services:

• June 2023

  • Paper cups now recyclable in Memphis (no, they weren’t before)

    Paper cups are mostly made from a fiber that’s desirable to recycling mills, and there are a growing number of mills that accept plastic-coated paper cups included in bales of other paper materials. 

    By Keely Brewer June 01, 2023

• April 2022

  • Welding and wrestling: The life of ‘King Cobra’ Jimmy Kimble

    In 1990, Jimmy "King Cobra" Kimble snagged the United States Wrestling Association’s Unified World Heavyweight Championship title away from Jerry “The King” Lawler. He also spent 55 years with Republic Services, missing only one day of work for a broken leg. 

    By Drew Hill April 11, 2022

• September 2021

  • Allen coal ash cleanup ‘one document away’ from start

    The second of two online public hearings hosted by the Tennessee Valley Authority is Thursday at 6 p.m. After pausing the process following City Council opposition, TVA is again talking about a detailed plan to move the waste by truck from southwest Memphis to a landfill in Capleville.

    By Bill Dries September 30, 2021

• November 2018

  • Renewable gas firm files $3.3M permit for facility near Memphis landfill

    A company that converts the methane given off by landfills into renewable natural gas apparently has plans for a $3.3 million construction project near the South Shelby Landfill in Memphis, records indicate.

    By Tom Bailey November 14, 2018