Binghampton gets bright idea in streetlight switch: recycling
Kevin Martin disassembles a streetlight at The Binghampton Development Corp. on Thursday, March 30, 2023, that will be recycled for parts and scrap metal. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis is on track to replace 77,000 streetlights with LED bulbs by the end of the year, and as they do, all the old light fixtures are heading to Binghampton.
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Keely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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