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FIRST UTILITY DISTRICTof Knox County966-9741

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GreenDirectory

BUILDING & MAINTENANCEAA-Air Co.

1001 Katherine Ave, Knoxville, TN 37921865-689-5290, aa-airco.com, aa-air@aa-airco.com

Barber McMurry architects623 Lindsay Place, Knoxville, TN 37919

865-934-1915, bma1915.com, info@bma1915.com

Barcwood1820 Wrights Ferry Road, Knoxville, TN 37919

865-755-2119, barcwood.com

BBN/TENN. Sales Inc.3537 Papermill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37909865-637-7666, bbntennsales@bellsouth.net

Blue Ridge Commercial Carpet Specialists200 Butterfly Way, Knoxville, TN 37924

865-809-4400, blueridgeccs.com, blueridgeccs@yahoo.com

Brewer Ingram Fuller Architects Inc.Cherokee Mills, 111 N. Concord St., Knoxville, TN 37919

865-525-2707, breweringramfuller.commail@breweringramfuller.com

Carol R. Johnson Associates Inc.524 S. Gay St., Ste. 201, Knoxville, TN 37902

865-522-2752, crja.cominfo@crja.com

Cleaning Authority of Knoxville11000 Kingston Pike, Ste. 6, Knoxville, TN 37934865-288-0080, knoxville.thecleaningauthority.com

Cope Associates Inc.2607 Kingston Pike, Ste. 5, Knoxville, TN 37919

865-694-9000, cope-associates.comcopehr@cope-associates.com

Design Innovation Architects402 S. Gay St., Ste. 201, Knoxville, TN 37902

865-637-8540, dia-arch.com, info@dia-arch.com

Eco Clean Carpet SolutionsP.O. Box 24422, Knoxville, TN 37933

865-691-5556, knoxclean.com, info@knoxclean.com

Eco-Logical Pest ManagementP.O. Box 23230, Knoxville, TN 37933

865-406-52391, ecologicalpest.com, valerie@ecologicalpest.com

Elizabeth Eason Architecture2524 S. Gay St., Ste. 301, Knoxville, TN 37902

865-525-9066, eearchitecture.com

Ferguson Enterprises6422 Deane Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37919

865-531-8550, ferguson.com

Fulghum MacIndoe & Associates Inc.10330 Hardin Valley Road, Ste. 201, Knoxville, TN 37932

865-690-6419, fulghummacindoe.com

Interstate Mechanical Contractors3200 Henson Road, Knoxville, TN 37921865-588-0180, interstatemechanical.com,

imcinfo@interstatemechanical.com

Johnson and Sons Carpet Gallery4821 N. Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37918

865-281-0002, johnsonandsonscarpet.com,karpetgallery@comcast.net

■ ALAN SLOANasloan@farragutpress.com

Many of those plastic soda bottles yourecycle in a single-stream curbside contain-er, perhaps, will find new life as high-qualityGeorgia carpet.

Companies such as Waste Managementand Waste Connections take it from yourcurbside recycling bin, then other compa-nies such as Tennessee American RecyclingLLC, prepare it for a “bailed” path toAsheville, N.C., for further sorting andpreparation before reaching the PeachState.

“We use No. 1 PET plastic,” said JennyCross, global sustainability director withMohawk Industries, Inc. based in Dalton,Ga., about what amounts to “around threebillion bottles a year that come in” to beconverted into carpet.

Cross said Mohawk is one of “three of usin the industry” among major carpet manu-facturers “that recycle bottles” into carpet.Mohawk receives plastic bottles at itsSummerville, Ga., recycling plant “typicallybailed up. We get them from all over NorthAmerica, we’ll purchase from all over.”

“We do another sort of them because

sometimes you’ll get cans in a bail or you’llget a milk jug, which is not what we’re look-ing for,” Cross added. “As well as the colorseparation.”

“The color you have in a Mountain Dewbottle is green, that doesn’t do very well foroff-white or beige carpet. So we’ll separatethat out and put that in a darker color.”

Clear plastic bottles “can go into any-thing, clear will take any color,” Cross said.“It’s those that already have some color thatare a bit restricted in the darker shade.

“Then we’ll chop everything up … itmakes it in to what we call flake, so it’s littleflakes,” Cross added. “And it goes into awasher at that point to clean. It goes into ahot water bath.”

“A bottle has three different plastics in it:the bottle itself, then you have the label andthen you have the cap. We have to separatethose out.”

Though all three components are “groundup at the same time,” the carpet-makingPET bottle portion, upon being washed, “willgo to the bottom,” Cross said. “And every-thing else floats to the top.”

The ground up and floating plastic — from

New life forplastic bottles

Companies recycle waste into carpet

See PLASTIC on Page 7

Top left: Each minute,14,000 plastic bottlesbecome Mohawk’sEverStrand carpet fiber.Here you see the plasticbottles as they are bun-dled together and pre-pared for sorting.Top right: Mohawk is oneof three major recyclers ofplastic bottles in the floor-ing industry. Here you seethe sorting machine,grouping the bottlesaccordingly in preparationfor grinding them intochips.

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Johnson Architecture Inc.2240 Sutherland Ave., Ste. 105, Knoxville, TN 37919

865-671-9060, jainc.comdjohnson@jainc.com

Joseph Construction Co.203 Letterman St., Knoxville, TN 37919

865-584-3945, josephconst.com, eastman@josephconst.com

MACTEC9725 Cogdill Road, Knoxville, TN 37932

865-588-8544, mactec.com

McCarty Holsaple McCarty Inc.550 W. Main St., Ste. 300, Knoxville, TN 37902

865-544-2000, mhminc.com, marketing@mhminc.com

Michael Brady Inc.299 N. Weisgarber Road, Knoxville, TN 37919

865-584-0999, michaelbradyinc.com, mbi@mbiarch.com

Mr. Handyman of West Knoxville118 N. Peters Rd., Ste.223, Knoxville, TN 37923

865-293-0080, mrhandymanknoxville.com,allen.ellison@mrhandyman.com

My Plumber Inc.118 N. Peters Road, Knoxville, TN 37923

865-617-4596, myplumbertn.com

Perfection Group6816 Barger Pond Way, Knoxville, TN 37912

865-938-4822 ext. 1802

Quantum Environmental &Engineering Services

126 Dante Road, Knoxville, TN 37918865-689-1395, qe2llc.com, info@qe2llc.com

Service MasterClean6634 Central Ave. Pike, Ste, H, Knoxville, TN 37912

865-281-0220, servicemasterclean.com

Smee + Busby Architects29 Market Square, Ste. 201, Knoxville, TN 37902

865-521-7550, smeebusby.com

Smith and Associates GeothermalP.O. Box 5921, Knoxville, TN 37928865-546-1476, smithgeothermal.com,

smithassocgeo@bellsouth.net

Seckman Reid Inc.144 Market Place Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37922

865-560-9622, ssr-inc.com

Studio Four Design Inc.414 Clinch Ave., Knoxville, TN 37902

865-523-5001, s4dinc.comgterry@s4dinc.com

Team McIn-Kowski, Keller Williams Realty5616 Kingston Pike, Ste. 201, Knoxville 37919

865-237-5289, knoxvillehomeexpert.com

The Benefield Richters Co.516 Union Ave., Knoxville, TN 37902865-637-7009, benefieldrichters.com

The Cleaning Authority1100 Kingston Pike, Ste. 6, Knoxville, TN 37934865-288 0812, knoxville.thecleaningauthority.com

thecleaningauthority@charter.net

BUSINESS TECHNOLOGYBMC - Business Machines Co.3132 Morris Ave., Knoxville, TN 37909

865-525-4262, 4bmc.com, info@4bmc.com

Claris Networks608 Mabry Hood Road, Ste. 100, Knoxville, TN 37932

865-251-5555, clarisnetworks.com,info@clarisnetworks.com

Institute for a Secure and SustainableEnvironment

311 Conference Center Bldg., Knoxville, TN 37996865-974-4251, isse.utk.edu, isse@utk.edu

Streamline Group11020 Solway School Road, Ste. 101, Knoxville, TN 37931

865-622-9212, sgllc.net, info@sgllc.net

■ HEATHER BECKhbeck@farragutpress.com

“Organic” has become a hot topic, amarketing campaign and a groceryshopping key word in recent years, butcommercial vegetable extension spe-cialist at The University of Tennessee,Annette Wszelaki, wants consumers toeducate them-selves on what theword reallymeans.

And on what itcould mean fortheir own back-yards.

“People have aperception that itcan be more nutritious and better foryou to eat organic. And I use the word‘perception’ because that’s not neces-sarily the case,” Wszelaki said.

Grocery store studies of organic ver-sus conventionally grown fruits and veg-etables often have conflicting resultsbecause so many other factors influ-ence those foods — where it wasgrown, how far it traveled, how long it

sat in the grocery store, the type of soilit grew in, and the variety of each veg-etable.

“There is that perception, but thereis no good evidence one way or another.It’s extremely hard to do a study andcompare the two,” Wszelaki said.

One of the best ways to eat healthyfood — and to control what’s in or onyour fruits and vegetables — is to growit yourself.

Wszelaki said she’s seen a resurgencein backyard gardens, due both to therecession — as people look for inex-pensive ways to acquire healthy food —and the local food movement.

“You know, everybody used to have agarden. And now people are comingback around to that because they missthat connection to their food,” Wszelakisaid.

“There’s a lot of satisfaction in grow-ing your own garden. You can go outand say, ‘I grew this tomato from a tinyseed.’ It’s very satisfying,” she added.

Growing food at home likely isn’t afad, she said, since it builds upon thelocal food movement and the desiremany have to know where their food

comes from. In addition, growing foodat home means knowing exactly what is— or is not — in it.

“And we see more and more foodsafety outbreaks than we ever didbefore, and that’s partially because ofthe global nature of our food systems,”Wszelaki said.

Organic gardening at home differsfrom conventional gardening in that itdoesn’t rely on chemical fertilizers, pes-ticides or herbicides.

That typically means no traditional20-20-20 supplements providing nitro-gen, phosphate and potassium toplants. Instead, plants are supplement-ed with compost and natural sources ofthose minerals, such as bone or bloodmeal or the like.

Pest management might include pes-ticides that have been approved fororganic use, or might include biologicalcontrols, such as Bacillus thuringiensis,a microbial insecticide Wszelaki saidshe uses in UT garden, to kill caterpil-lars on cabbages.

“It’s very safe, but it stops those

Defining“Organic”Wszelaki wants consumers toeducate themselves on what the word really means

Wszelaki

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Thermocopy of Tennessee Inc.3505 Sutherland Ave., Knoxville, TN 37919

865-524-1124, thermocopy.com

Hart Graphics10228 Technology Drive, Knoxville, TN 37932

865-675-1600, hartgraphics.com, info@hartgraphics.com

Smith & Hammaker133 N. Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917865-637-7881, smithandhammaker.com

info@smithandhammaker.com

Virtual Interactive Center106A W. Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902

865-524-8888, vic.com, info@vic.com

CUSTOMER SERVICEEdFinancial Services

P.O. Box 36014, Knoxville, TN 37930865-342-5500, edfinancial.com

ENERGYConstruction Science Investigation

4016 Guinn Road, Knoxville, TN 37931865-332-3495, thegreenbuilder@comcast.net

ECO-Aire10820 Parkgate Lane, Knoxville, TN 37934

865-671-7198, ecoaire1@gmail.com

FLS EnergyP.O. Box 20468, Knoxville, TN 37940

865-705-4049, flsenergy.com

Genera Energy2450 E.J. Chapman Drive, Ste. 216, Knoxville, TN 37996865-974-8258, generaenergy.net, info@generaenergy.net

Gooddeal Technologies3428 Johnson Road, Knoxville, TN 37931

865-694-8439

Green Earth Services1316 Willow Grove Drive, Knoxville, TN 37932

865-769-7337, ezsolarbiz.com, ed@ezsolarbiz.com

Green Home Solutions228 W. Jackson Ave., Knoxville, TN 37902865-441-8731, greenhomesolutionsllc.com

info@greenhomesolutionsllc.com

Green River2800 Aqua Lane, Knoxville, TN 37931

865-919-7464, greenriver.biz

Green River LLCP.O. BOX 52085, Knoxville, TN 37950

865-216-3998, greenriver-llc.com, service@greenriver-llc.com

GreenWorks kvarKnoxville, TN 37918

865-386-6623, greenworkskvar@comcast.net

Hawkeye Solar6724 Papermill Road, Knoxville, TN 37919

865-247-6044, hawkeyesolar.com, info@hawkeyesolar.com

caterpillars from feeding on vegeta-bles,” Wszelaki said.

Herbicides traditionally aren’t usedin organic gardening because they onlyslow weed growth, rather than stop it.

But in organically-accepted herbi-cides, high-acetic acid vinegar is anexample.

“It burns everything down, but then itwill recover. But you certainly wouldn’twant to get that in your eye or anything,because it could be just as harsh assomething else,” Wszelaki said.

In general, organic gardening takes aholistic look at your garden as a whole,rather than on using chemicals to pro-vide one benefit at a time.

Wszelaki said cover cropping — thepractice of planting a crop such as

clover or rye grass over soil that other-wise would be bare between cash cropplantings — is one example.

“You might plant it to prevent ero-sion, if you’re in an area with erosionproblems, but in the meantime it willprevent soil erosion ... it’ll also chokeout other weeds ... when you till itunder, it will improve the organic mat-ter in your soil,” Wszelaki said.

Cover crops also can bring in benefi-cial insects, and cover crops that arepart of the legume family fix nitrogeninto the soil.

“All of those things overlap, becausein an organic system, you’re not spray-ing a fungicide, you’re doing these otherproduction techniques that don’t just doone thing, they do a multitude ofthings,” Wszelaki said.

Another example is crop rotation, ornot planting the same vegetables, or

vegetables in the same family, in thesame spot year after year. Crop rotationcuts down on diseases and insect infes-tations.

“So you have tomatoes in there oneyear, and you rotate out of the tomatofamily the next year, and you might havepumpkins,” Wszelaki said.

Pumpkins have different root systemsthat work the soil differently, feed ondifferent nutrients and cover the soil,preventing weeds. The next year, thesame bed might be ready for a crop suchas carrots, which grows differently thaneither pumpkins or tomatoes.

“All of these things fit together, andit’s really a holistic system. It’s not amagic bullet. It’s intentionally doingthings to build your soil, attract benefi-cial insects and just get your system tonaturally work together,” Wszelaki said.

OrganicFrom page 4

Top: Ladybugs are among the mostpopular beneficial insects for con-trolling pests in your garden.Above: A view of the UT AgResearchOrganic Crops Unit off John SevierHighway.

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Johnson Controls6101 Industrial Heights Drive, Knoxville, TN 37909

865-388-3060, johnsoncontrols.com

Knoxville Utilities BoardP.O. Box 59017, Knoxville, TN 37950

865-524-2911, kub.org, roach@kub.org

On Earth Energy GroupKnoxville, TN, 865-986-7594

Precision Window Tint Seats 'N Stuff207 Center Park Drive, Ste. 2130, Knoxville, TN 37922

865-966-8468, precisiontinttn.com, info@precisiontinttn.com

Sustainable Future201 Ogle Ave., Knoxville, TN 37920865-851-8192, sustainablefuture.biz

Tennessee Valley Authority400 W. Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902

865-632-2101, tva.gov

Window Tint of Tennessee10525D Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37922

865-692-3260, windowtinttn.com, craig@windowtinttn.com

EVENT PLANNINGAbove the Rest Balloon & Event Designs

1801 Grenada Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37922865-719-8110, abovetheresteventdesigns.com,

dianna@abovetheresteventdesigns.com

Corporate Services & Events Inc.P.O. Box 18049, Knoxville, TN 37928

865-540-3800, fantasycasinoevents.cominfo@fantasycasinoevents.com

FINANCIAL SERVICESAsset Planning Corp.

234 S. Peters Road, Ste. 102, Knoxville, TN 37923865-690-1231, assetplanningcorp.com

Coulter & Justus9717 Cogdill Road, Ste. 201, Knoxville, TN 37932

865-637-4161, cj-pc.com, info@cj-pc.com

Home Federal Bank515 Market St., Knoxville, TN 37902

865-541-6373, homefederalbanktn.com

TVA Employees Credit Union, KnoxvilleP.O. Box 15994, Knoxville, TN 37902

865-544-5616, tvacreditunion.com/index1.html

FOOD, LODGING & TRAVELEarth Fare Catering

10903 Parkside Drive, Knoxville, TN 37934865-777-3837, knoxville400@earthfare.com

140 N. Forest Park Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37919865-558-1432, knoxville405@earthfare.com

Econo Lodge Inn & Suites7424 Strawberry Plains Pike, Knoxville, TN 37924

865-932-1217econolodge.com/hotel-knoxville-tennessee-TN131

Enterprise Rent-A-Car8810 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37923

865-693-5939, enterprise.com

Holiday Inn World's Fair Park525 Henley St., Knoxville, TN 37902

865-522-2800, holidayinnworldsfairpark.com

Knoxville Convention Center701 Henley St., Knoxville, TN 37902

865-522-5669, knoxvilleconventioncenter.com

La Costa on Market Square31 Market Square, Knoxville, TN 37902

865-566-0275, lacostaonmarketsquare.com

Shoney's Restaurants of Knoxville9720 Parkside Drive, Knoxville, TN 37922

865-690-6331, shoneys.com

The Lunchbox Market & Cafe9050 Cross Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37923

865-690-5040, lunchboxeventcatering.com/index.html

Three Rivers Market937 N. Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917865-525-2069, threeriversmarket.coop

gm@threeriversmarket.coop

GOVERNMENTCity of Knoxville

400 Main St., Room 581, Knoxville, TN 37902865-215-4430, cityofknoxville.org/sustainability

sustainability@cityofknoxville.org

GREEN PRODUCTSAqua Clear Water Systems

10523 Kingston Pike, Ste. D, Knoxville, TN 37922865-694-1725, aquaclearws.com

Cartridge World2121 Cumberland Ave., Ste. 103, Knoxville, TN 37916

865-525-3706, cartridgeworldusa.com

Cartridge World of Knoxville9430 S. Northshore Drive, Ste. 103, Knoxville, TN 37922

865-690-4465, cartridgeworld.com/usa/usa555

Grainger Industrial Supply6500 Baum Drive. Knoxville, TN 37919

865-588-2956, grainger.com

Green Home Systems2527 Chukar Road, Knoxville, TN 37923

865-237-5252

Kelsan Inc.5109 N. National Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914

865-525-7132, kelsan.biz, thinkgreen@kelsan.biz

Links Corrugated Pallets9111 Cross Park Drive, Ste. D254, Knoxville, TN 37923

865-470-4329

NuCycle Toner & Ink11164 Outlet Drive, Knoxville, TN 37932

865-525-8020, nucycle.com, info@nucycle.com

Office Furniture Outfitters1817 Grand Ave., Knoxville, TN 37916

865-524-3003, ofoknox.cominfo@ofoknox.com

Rapid Refill8079D Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919

865-694-4465, rapidrefill.commanager.224@rapidrefillink.net

The Center for Clean Products311 Conference Center Bldg., Knoxville, Tennessee 37996

865-974-8979, isse.utk.edu/ccp/index.htmlcleanproducts@utk.edu

Tindell's Building Materials7751 Norris Freeway, Knoxville 37938

865-922-7751, tindells.com

Watkins Products Independent Distributor394446 Darlene Bishop

103 Fox Road, Knoxville, TN 37922865-983-1988, watkinsonline.com/dbishop

dbishop@watkinsonline.com

Workspace Solutions10445 Cogdill Road, Knoxville, TN 37932865-671-5052, workspacesolutionsinc.com

mike@workspacesolutionsinc.com

HEALTH CAREParkwest Medical Center

9352 Park West Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37923865 373-1000, treatedwell.com

INFORMATIONBeaver Creek

Watershed AssociationP.O. Box 652, Knoxville, TN 37849

beavercreekwatershed.org

DiscoverET.orgKnoxville, TN

865-456-7969, discoveret.orgcontact@discoveret.org

EarthFestKnoxville, TN

knox-earthfest.org

Fort Loudon Lake Association956 Volunteer Landing Lane, Knoxville, TN 37915

865-523-3800, fllake.org, info@fllake.org

Keep Knoxville Beautiful100 S. Gay St., Ste. 103, Knoxville, TN 37901

865-521-6957, keepknoxvillebeautiful.orginfo@keepknoxvillebeautiful.org

Tennessee Clean Water Network123A S. Gay St., Knoxville, TN 37902

865-522-7007, tcwn.org, info@tcwn.org

www.GreenVillageGreen.com11130 Kingston Pike, Ste. 1-150, Knoxville, TN 37922

865-271-9348, greenvillagegreen.com

MEDIADoubleJay Creative

3839 Martin Mill Pike, Ste. 201, Knoxville, TN 37920865-246-1334, doublejaycreative.com

Knoxville News Sentinel2332 News Sentinel Drive, Knoxville, TN 37921

865-342-6765, knoxnews.com

MEDICALCherokee Health Systems

2018 Western Ave., Knoxville, TN 37921865-544-0406, cherokeehealth.com

NONPROFITGirl Scout Council

of the Southern Appalachians1567 Downtown West Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37919

865-688-9440, girlscoutcsa.org

Helen Ross McNabb Center201 W. Springdale Ave., Knoxville, TN 37909

865-329-9095, mcnabbcenter.org

Ijams Nature Center2915 Island Home Ave., Knoxville, TN 37920

865-577-4717 ext. 16, ijams.org

Knoxville's Community Development Corp.901 Broadway NE, Knoxville, TN 37917

865 403-1100, kcdc.org/en/Home.aspx, info@kcdc.org

PAPER PRODUCTSAthens Paper Co.

4715 Middle Creek Lane, Knoxville, TN 37921865-584-7400, athenspaper.com

Xpedx5900 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37909

865-584-5741, xpedx.com

PROFESSIONAL SERVICESArmstrong Relocation/

United Van Lines1600 Prosser Road, Knoxville, TN 37914

865-546-3441, armstrongknoxville.com

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

265 Brookview Centre Way, Ste. 600, Knoxville, TN 37919865-549-7000, bakerdonelson.com

bakerdonelson@bakerdonelson.com

Laurie Birt Court Reporting, Professional Court Reporting Services

10128 El Pinar Drive, Knoxville, TN 37922865-805-9253, lcbassociates.org

laurie@lauriebirtcourtreporting.com

LBMC10024 Investment Drive, Knoxville, TN 37932

865-691-9000, lbmc.com

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RECYCLINGAdvanced Polymer Recycling

200 W. Springdale Ave., Knoxville, TN 37917865-521-5094, apr-tn.com, ebales@apr-tn.com

Dept. of Solid Waste, City of KnoxvilleRoom 465, City County Bldg., Knoxville, TN 37902

865-215-4311, ci.knoxville.tn.us/solidwaste/recycle.asp,jhoma@cityofknoxville.org

Knoxville Recycling Coalition3624 Vandeventer Ave. NW., Knoxville, TN 37919

865-525-9694, knoxvillerecycles.org

Master Battery6915 Office Park Circle, Knoxville, TN 37909

865-249-7382, masterbattery.com,will.kegley@masterbattery.com

Rock-Tenn Co.1323 Proctor St., Knoxville, TN 37921

865-522-6120, rocktenn.com

Southeastern Laser1738 Louisville Drive, Knoxville, TN 37921

865-675-5900, southeasternlaser.com, info@southeasternlaser

SP Recycling Corp.2824 Hoitt Ave., Knoxville, TN 37919

865-523-6397,sprecycling.com/Locations/VATNKYPlants/KnoxvilleTN/tabid/113

/Default.aspx, stephanie.kitts@spnewsprint.com

TnWaste Recycling46618 Rutledge Pike, Knoxville, TN 37924

865-546-6311, tnwaste.com, info@tnwaste.com

Waste Connections2400 Chipman St., Knoxville, TN 37917

865-522-8161

Waste Management2552 Western Ave., Knoxville, TN 37921

865-525-0529

TRANSPORTATIONEast Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition

311 Conference Center Bldg., Knoxville, TN 37996865-974-3625, eerc.ra.utk.edu, jgoverly@utk.edu

Enterprise Oil5201 N. Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37921

865-558-0533, enteroil.com, website@enteroil.com

EVTennessee8300 Rudder Falls Way, Knoxville, TN 37919

865-679-8732, LeslieAnn@LeslieGrossman.com

Green Car & Courier10101 Westland Drive, Knoxville, TN 37922

865-329-7616, knoxvillegreencar.com

Greenlee's Bike Shop1402 N. Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917

865-522-8228

Harper's Bike Shop118 Northshore Drive, Knoxville, TN 37919

865-588-5744, harpersbikeshop.com,info@harpersbikeshop.com

Knoxville Area Transit1135 Magnolia Ave., Knoxville, TN 37917

865-215-7800, ci.knoxville.tn.us/kat, smonett@katbus.com

Landmark International Trucks Inc.4550 Rutledge Pike, Knoxville, TN 37914

865-637-4881 ext. 3124, landmarktrucks.cominfo@landmarktrucks.com

Premier Transportation1500 Breda Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918865-694-0304, premiertransportation.net

info@premiertransportation.net

Smart Trip400 Main St., Ste. 403, Knoxville, TN 37902

865-215-2916, knoxsmarttrips.orgsmarttrips@knoxtrans.org

the caps and labels —either is sold or used “asbacking” for the carpet,Cross said.

After the bottle flakes are dried, “Westart to do a process that we call extrud-ing, which just makes it into a fiber,”Cross said.

Also having plants in North Carolina,South Carolina and elsewhere in Georgia,“Then we take it to another plant to makeit into a yarn,” Cross said. “Then anotherplant to make it into a carpet. Dalton[plant] probably has … the physical car-pet making process,” which includes“dyeing and finishing.”

Cross said it’s an industry process to

make recycled plas-tic into carpet on a

demand basis. “We don’tkeep a lot of inventory,

we’ll make it as it goes as weget the purchases.” “On average, we say a square

yard has about 30 bottles in it,” Crosssaid. “We make a number of differentstyles of carpet from this.”

The job of Tennessee AmericanRecycling is to compact and bail “house-hold plastics,” obtained from curbsiderecyclers, along with “cardboard, allkinds of paper,” said Clark Lindsey, com-pany president. “No glass.”

Saying recycling has grown, “That sin-gle-stream has really made a differencein the amount of recyclables,” Lindsaysaid about simply combining all types ofacceptable recyclables into one bin.

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Above: Here the plastic bottles have been ground into chips. Next, they will bevigorously cleaned, cut into pellets and extruded into premium carpet fiber.

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