Blue Bag Recycling is here, in Franklin TN. This curbside program is for all city of Franklin residents and the only cost is the purchase of the blue bags that you will be using for your recyclables. Just fill the bags with all of your recyclables and place them on the curb with your other containers on trash pick-up day; it is that easy. You do not even have to sort or separate your recyclables; Franklin Solid Waste will do that for you. The only recyclable material not included in this program is glass; you will still have to take your glass to other recycle locations.

Franklin TN recycling could not be made easier. The blue bags are purchased in boxes, just like any other trash bag. That is your one and only expense. When each bag is full, place it beside your other trash on your regular pick-up day and forget all about it. No more separating or deciding where to take each item or if you have enough to even make a full load. All of that has been done for you. Just place your plastics; aluminum, steel or tin; mixed paper like newspaper, old magazines, office paper, envelopes and junk mail; old paper books ; and even cereal and dinner boxes, in the blue bags and that is all there is to it. You can also put out as many full bags as you need; there is absolutely no limit. Any cardboard boxes that you would like to recycle can be broken down and simply placed under the full blue bags.

With blue bags are available at; Lowes; Harpeth True Value; Harris Teeter; Sams Club; Publix; Kroger; Home depot in Franklin and Brentwood; VerdeGoh! General Store; Costco; Whole Foods; and K-Mart, There is no excuse to not take advantage of this program.

The National recycling rate is, unfortunately, less than 30%. We have all become aware of how important it is to recycle, but it does not seem to be happening the way it should. Programs like Blue Bag Recycling can make a huge difference in the rate of recycling in the U.S.  

Franklin TN is one of many cities that are taking the initiative to make recycling easy and affordable. With programs like this across the Country, we can save millions of trees; millions of cubic feet of landfill space and reduce air pollution by over 20%, every year. That means more resources for our children and their children, and cleaner air for everyone. The U.S. uses 25% of the world’s resources, recycling is the only way to continue having what we need available to us.

Franklin, TN, is taking the initiative to bring recycling right to our back doors. By purchasing Blue Bags and using them for your recyclable waste, you can also be part of this program. Recycling has never been easier.