NASHVILLE, TN – Waste Management (WM), a top company of environmental services in Middle Tennessee, right now announced a 3-12 months, $300,000 commitment to Tennessee Point out College (TSU). The pledge, initial unveiled by Dr. Glenda Glover, President of TSU, and Don Gentilcore, Mid-South Area Director of Disposal Operations for WM, in the course of halftime of TSU’s homecoming soccer game this night will emphasis on environmental sustainability study, and supplying scholarships and internships for college students attending TSU.
“We appreciate the assist from Waste Administration and the opportunities this partnership will develop for the College and our pupils,” stated Dr. Glover. “Scholarships, internships and investigation will be the most important target of our collaboration as we perform for the ongoing good results of TSU learners.”
WM owns and operates Southern Services Building and Demolition (C&D) Landfill & Eco Park (Southern Providers), a 183-acre, additional than 30-calendar year-outdated web-site situated off of Briley Parkway in Nashville. Southern Solutions is house to each the only C&D landfill and C&D recycling facility in Davidson County. The quantity of C&D waste, which contains elements like concrete, brick, steel, and asphalt, has practically doubled in the past decade as Nashville’s expansion and development has accelerated, though the recycling fee has reduced.
To help take a look at choice solutions and tactics to address this developing problem, $150,000 of WM’s $300,000 dedication will be directed in the direction of investigate performed by learners and school from TSU’s Faculties of Agriculture and Engineering in conjunction with the company’s Center Tennessee staff members focused on diversion and recovery of C&D resources to lower landfill squander. For illustration, projects may possibly analyze the capability of source separation, incorporation of recovered components for use in new builds and procedures and methods for managing debris generated during catastrophic events in Middle Tennessee.
“We are happy to do the job with TSU to undertake revolutionary research and explore new techniques to sustainability,” said Gentilcore. “WM collaborates with Metro Nashville on many strong waste administration initiatives, and we are fully commited to supporting the region’s sustainability targets. But individuals targets are bold. TSU, with its excellent keep track of file in the environmental sciences, is an ideal lover as we look for to determine prolonged-expression remedies to sustainably take care of the region’s C&D waste stream.”
The remaining $150,000 from WM will be directed toward mainly need to have-based scholarships for up to 10 learners each individual year attending TSU from the Nashville region. Beginning in tumble 2022, TSU will choose qualified students to obtain the scholarships and administer the plan. On top of that, WM will give up to four paid out summer internship prospects for TSU pupils for every calendar year across the company’s company features in the southeast.
To understand far more about WM’s sustainability attempts, take a look at sustainability.wm.com/.

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