Portland, Tennessee Blog

Yes, it is available in Portland City Limits. However, you must PURCHASE the trash can, which runs $40 something. It is NOT provided. But it is a one time purchase. If you get lucky, maybe the previous resident left theirs behind. But it is their's to take with them! Welcome!

Chris,
Yes Portland provided garbage pick-up. It's about 12 dollars extra on your utilities bill each month. They pick up the trash weekly and the garbage can is provided so you can roll it down to the road. That's the only requirement...you have to take it to the road. They also have people that come around and pick up the sticks. You have to gather them from your yard and put them in a pile by the road and they will come by and pick them up.

Hope that helps :)

Are garbage services provided for pickup in neighborhoods in Portland? Just moving there and need to know.

Thanks.

Relative to Mike's comment about "Fluff:" yes, the cost of transporting garbage is huge.

It is approximately 50 miles from Gallatin to the dump in Russellville, Ky., and it's about 100 miles to the plant that makes Fluff in McMinnville, Tenn.

Did anybody [Sumner County and/or City of Portland] do a feasibility study to compare the two costs?

Since it is up to us to take care of our garbage in a responsible way, it might be worth the extra cost to transport it to McMinnville.

It would make an interesting study. The results should be presented to the voters to decide.

Remember that Portland is a Three-Star Community, and this is the kind of issue Three-Star Communities face on a regular and responsible basis.

This was sent to me by a friend....I believe it is all very true!!!

In the year 2005, the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in the United States, and said, "Once again, the earth has become wicked and over-populated and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build another Ark and save two of every living thing along with a few good humans."
He gave Noah the blueprints, saying, "You have six months to build the Ark before I will start the unending rain for 40 days and 40 nights".
Six months later, the Lord looked down and saw Noah weeping in his yard but no ark.
"Noah", He roared, "I'm about to start the rain! Where is the Ark?"
"Forgive me, Lord," begged Noah. "But things have changed. I needed a building permit. I've been arguing with the inspector about the need for a sprinkler system. My neighbors claim that I've violated the neighborhood zoning laws by building the Ark in my yard and exceeding the height limitations. We had to go to the Development Appeal Board for a decision. Then the Department of Transportation demanded a bond be posted for the future costs of moving power lines and other overhead obstructions, to clear the passage for the Ark's move to the sea. I argued that the sea would be coming to us, but they would hear nothing of it.
Getting the wood was another problem. There's a ban on cutting local trees in order to save the spotted owl. I tried to convince the environmentalists that I needed the wood to save the owls. But no go!
When I started gathering the animals, I got sued by an animal rights group. They insisted that I was confining wild animals against their will. As well, they argued the accommodation was too restrictive and it was cruel and inhumane to put so many animals in a confined space.
Then the EPA ruled that I couldn't build the Ark until they'd conducted an environmental impact study on your proposed flood.
I'm still trying to resolve a complaint with the Human Rights Commission on how many minorities I'm supposed to hire for my building crew.
Also, the trades unions say I can't use my sons. They insist I have to hire only Union workers with Ark building experience.
To make matters worse, the IRS seized all my assets, claiming I'm trying to leave the country illegally with endangered species.
So, forgive me, Lord, but it would take at least ten years for me to finish this Ark."
Suddenly the skies cleared, the sun began to shine, and a rainbow stretched across the sky.
Noah looked up in wonder and asked, "You mean, You're not going to destroy the world?".
"No," said the Lord. "The government beat me to it."

"FLUFF" is agood idea, but we need a location near by. The cost to transport garbage is huge. Maybe we could talk someone in to starting one up.

A very nice solution is already here, and it is in Tennessee, just south of Nashville. I wonder if anybody in Sumner County government even thought about this option. It was well documented in the montly magazine from CEMC. For details on the company, please see: www.wastaway.com.

It is sad, that in a day when peolpe are looking to be more efficient, that we cannot find reasonable solutions for our trash. We should be able to convert our waste back into usable energy with very little effort.