CLINTON, TN – Mayor Terry Frank is releasing data on the amount of litter collection made in Anderson County for the two months of May and June so that citizens understand the volume handled on a regular basis:

  • 60 pounds of aluminum
  • 26 pounds of glass
  • 1,063 pounds of paper
  • 1,470 pounds of other trash
  • 3,276 pounds of litter total
  • 22 illegal dump sites picked up

A total of 14,600 pounds of recycling material was collected during the March through June timeframe.

Fifty volunteers with Keep Anderson County Beautiful spent more than 131 hours collecting litter and materials to be recycled, in addition to assistance provided by the Museum of Appalachia and Lake City Elementary Environmental Club.

Additionally, three cigarette butt receptacles were deployed in the Main Street Shopping Center in Oak Ridge. KACB distributed car receptacles to residents.

KACB also assisted children in arranging and planting annual plants around Norris Middle School’s flagpole in the Norris Summer Recreation Program and gave each child a planted pot to take home.

“Thank you so much to KACB and everyone who is volunteering their time to help keep our county clean and beautiful,” said Frank. “They are tremendous assets to our community.”

Progress in the collection of litter in Anderson County is being made with the help of a grant funded annually by the Tennessee Department of Transportation Litter Grant Program and financial support from the Anderson County Board of Commissioners.  In Anderson County, the Litter Grant is also a partnership between the Solid Waste Management Department, the Sheriff’s Department, private contractor CC Litter, and Keep Anderson County Beautiful.

Outside of the $52,000 annual state Litter Grant, the Anderson County Commission, for the last several years, has funded an additional $18,250 each fiscal year to support – through the contracted service with CC Litter – more litter pickup efforts in the county. A portion of the state grant each year is required to be spent on litter prevention education. All 95 counties in Tennessee receive Litter Grants from the State each year.

Several citizens also volunteer throughout the year for litter pickup activities. Anderson County makes the tools available through its Adopt-A-Road Program. To learn more, visit online at https://www.litterfreeintennessee.org .

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