Clean Up the Harpeth River

3:15 pm | Tuesday, Mar 15th
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The City of Franklin is working with the Cumberland River Compact for several Harpeth River clean-up efforts beginning in April.  Funding for this project was made available from a $55,000 Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Special Litter Reduction Grant. The City is providing $11,000 towards the project. Half of the grant funding was used in 2013-2014 to promote and market the City’s Blue Bag curbside recycling program.

The first of multiple river and stream clean-ups will begin on Saturday, April 2, 2016 from 9am -12pm. The Cumberland River Compact is organizing efforts to remove trash and debris from our waterways. Volunteers will canoe the Downtown Franklin section of the Harpeth River and remove litter. Bulky items will be tagged and removed at a later date if possible. Stream clean-ups for Liberty Creek and Sharp Branch will also take place this spring.

“This is a terrific opportunity for the community to come together to assist in reducing litter from our beautiful blue-way, the Harpeth River,” said City Administrator Eric Stuckey.  “We are fortunate to partner with the Cumberland River Compact who has a strong track record in organizing these Spring cleanings across the Middle Tennessee area, we are privileged they have chosen to work with the City on the Harpeth River.”

For more information and to sign-up please go here: https://crc.kindful.com/register/3rd-annual-spring-cleaning-2016.

Recycle in Franklin

3:24 am | Monday, Feb 1st
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From the City of Franklin: It’s easy to do! No sorting or separation is required. Just place your clean recyclables into blue transparent plastic bags and set them out for collection on your scheduled collection days.

Blue Bags are available at many local retailers in your trashbag aisle.  Including Publix, Kroger, Lowes, Home Depot, Harpeth True Value, Handy Hardware, Sams, Costco and Walmart.

The Recycling Division does NOT collect glass, Styrofoam or other household waste. These items must NOT be placed in your blue bag. Glass is accepted for recycling at Williamson County Recycling Centers located throughout the County.

  • Blue Bags are collected on your normal collection day. Please have your Blue Bags placed curbside  by 7 a.m. on your collection day.
  • Your Blue Bags should be placed five (5) feet from your regular garbage containers.
  • Do not use bags of another color because they will not be collected. Only correct material placed in the Blue Bags will be collected as recyclables.
  • If you have large pieces of cardboard, we ask that you break the cardboard down flat and place the blue bags on top of the flattened cardboard. All cardboard boxes that are not broken down and/or contain styrofoam, glass, or other household waste will be collected with your regular trash and not recycled.
  • Information on recycling electronics can be found on our BOPAE webpage.
  • Those living outside the city limits of Franklin, should contact Williamson Recycles for information on recycling in Williamson County.
  • If you have questions about the Blue Bag program, please email the department at sanitation@franklintn.gov or call (615) 794-1516.

County provides several locations for recycling Christmas trees

3:12 pm | Friday, Jan 8th
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Herald Reports

Williamson County residents have several locations where they can take their cut Christmas trees for recycling and several sites are accepting them through January.

The City of Franklin is accepting trees through Feb. 1 at Jim Warren Park, Liberty Park, and Fieldstone Park, as well as offering curbside service. Brentwood residents have until Jan. 15 to take their trees to Crockett Park, Granny White Park or River Park, and in Fairview trees can be taken to Bowie Park Nature Center until Jan. 31.

In addition, trees can be taken to convenience centers throughout the county.

Trees should be free of lights, ornaments, tinsel, tree stands, plastic wrapping and nails.

For more information, visit www.williamsonrecycles.org.