Jackson, Tenn. Names Derek Marshall as City’s Recycling Coordinator

The Tennessee Recycling Coalition hopes to address the state’s trash output through recycling with the help of the new Recycling Coordinator, Derek Marshall.

Derek Marshall, a Jackson, Tenn. native, will be the recycling coordinator for the city of Jackson with plans to promote education and find cost-effective opportunities to recycle waste sustainably.

“Just basically, increasing awareness and also expanding education within our community about recycling. The most important thing to me would be education. Educating the city and the citizens more about recycling and keeping some of this stuff out of landfills,” said Marshall.

“Right now, we are in a research stage and collecting data to see how well the City of Jackson is doing with our recycling. As of right now, we feel we’re doing well by keeping some of this stuff out of the landfill and collecting it here.”

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