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The nine directors and city chiefs were approved without a single no vote Tuesday. Public Works director Robert Knecht’s reappointment drew some criticism from council members, prompting a two-week delay.
For the first time ever, the City of Memphis is also looking for a composting service who could also compost biosolids — the sludge created by treating domestic wastewater — to save local landfill space.
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.
Davis has been a key player in the latest changes to the city’s solid waste division. His nomination goes to the Memphis City Council next week.
Thecouncil scorecard looks at the moves of city chief operating officer Doug McGowen to head Memphis Light Gas and Water Division and Chandell Ryan to the number two post at City Hall as well as a primer on both positions.
MLGW is currently requesting proposals from various providers for a possible move to a new electric power provider.
Mayor Jim Strickland has been dropping hints about his budget proposal that include more of the unexpected adjustments the city budget has taken over the past two years because of the pandemic.
Interim city solid waste director Chandell Ryan said the citywide system has now caught up and is ready to move ahead with a new trial system in the area that includes Berclair, Chickasaw Gardens and Binghampton.
A low vaccination rate is just one of the problems the city faces as it wrestles with chronic problems surrounding solid waste disposal.
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.
For the past 13 weeks, city solid waste crews have been combining recyclables with other waste in a single collection because of the large number of crew member out with the COVID-19 virus or those in quarantine for possible exposure to the virus.
The link to city information on the “rebalance” includes a map to find your home as well as an app with reminders of the 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.
The city's response to a backlog in picking up leaves reveals just how politically volatile the city's most basic service can be -- and has been -- for decades.
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The dispute involves the city's effort to catch up on a backlog of autumn leaves that include weekend work and the use of private contractors to clear the backlog by the end of the month.
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