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Being a resident of north Davidson county, I have grown accustomed to our community being at the tail end of any discussion to improve the quality of life. Likewise, I am sure somebody gave careful consideration before making this decision:

Myatt Drive Recycling Drop-off Site Relocated. Metro’s community recycle drop-off site on Myatt Drive in the Rivergate area has been relocated behind the fence of the nearby Rivergate Recycling property at 630 Myatt Drive, and is open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. To access the drop-off bins, residents should enter the main Rivergate Recycling gate; the recycling containers are along the fence on the right side of the property behind the scale house.

Who do they expect to be able to drop off between the hours of 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.? If most Nashvillians are like us, recycling is a weekend project. That is unless you live in a community within the imaginary ring surrounding downtown called the Urban Services District. Inside the ring, your property taxes pay for trash pickup and curbside recycling. Outside of that ring, you must take care of your own trash (usually a contract with one of the waste companies) and take your recycling to one of these drop of centers.

Another post on the same site touts how that same Urban Services District has now been extended down to the “Lot-Formerly-Known-As-Starwood” almost to LaVergne. At least those developers dismantling what is left of a middle Tennessee icon have the city pick it up at the curb.

So why is it that North Nashville cannot have curbside recycling?


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