Marshall County Recycling information
The Marshall County Refuse District provides for the primary collection and disposal of household solid waste for approximately 12,000 households in Marshall County.
Collection is accomplished at 10 staffed convenience centers equipped with 20-40 "green boxes." These centers are conveniently located for minimum travel for all residents.
Hours for these centers:
Convenience Center: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Central Center: Monday - Thursday 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM,
Friday - Saturday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Area Locations:
Central Center / Landfill 835 Benton-Briensburg Road
For more information on these centers, contact Frankie Sledd at (270) 527-3173.
Waste in the collection "green boxes" is transferred to the Refuse District's compactor trucks and then carried to contained landfills for proper disposal. Presently the Waste Path site in Calvert City is used. In case of emergency, the Waste Management site in Graves County is used.
The Refuse District grew from a 4.5 acre site in 1969 with no convenience centers to encompass approximately a 100 acre site of the now closed landfill and 9 other convenience centers located throughout the county. The former landfill site which was properly closed now has monitoring wells to assess ground water effect, and currently serves as home for the Marshall County Refuse District, Marshall County Recycling Center, the Kentucky Department of agriculture, Environmental Resource Center and Warehouse, and the Marshall County Animal Shelter.
Initially, "green boxes" were placed strategically throughout the county in numerous locations. In the mid 90s, the convenience center concept evolved with clean, fenced, lighted, and supervised sites.
The Marshall County Refuse District works with the Kentucky Division of Waste Management to help eliminate illegal dumping by identifying and assisting the cleanup of illegal open dump sites. (These sites are identified by the work of county personnel.)
Once identified, these sites are assessed as to size, type of waste, environmental impact as to severity of human health risks, ownership, etc.
Generally the first time a site is noted it will be cleaned at no expense to the property owner. However, recurrences of illegal dumping will be cleaned at the owner's expense and can result in a citation.
The cleanup of litter from the public roads within the county is performed daily by 2 or more crews that rotate from road to road depending on litter concentrations. All roads and city streets are picked up a minimum of three times per year. Some areas are picked up more frequently.
Community service inmates from the correctional facility are used as much as possible in this program. Cooperation with the jailer and the court system are necessary to efficiently operate the program.
Aurora: in the spring during mid March
West Marshall: in the fall during October
East Marshall: planned in spring 2005
Gilbertsville: TBD
Waste tires are accepted at the convenience centers throughout the year. However, special tire cleanup days are scheduled at least twice a year.
Once every three to four years, the Recycling Department cooperates with the Kentucky Division of Waste Management, Kentucky Department of Transportation, the cities, and other agencies to promote a Tire Amnesty Weekend. This entails a concentrated effort to locate and recycle as many tires as possible from various sources.
From trees:
At the present time, wood such as tree trunks, logs, limbs, etc. are accepted from residents. These products are processed into firewood whenever possible using mainly community service inmates. Cooperation from the jailer and their employees and other court systems is essential in order for this program to work efficiently. The firewood is then distributed to the needy by Marshall County Caring Needline.
(l-r) Charlie Edwards, Danny Newton, Doug Dotson, Bub Johnson, Dale Hargrove, Virgil Puckett
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Doug Dotson, Chairman |