Pending and Final Permit Documents for Review

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Division of Land Protection (Division), Waste Management Branch (WMB), will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, to receive comments on its tentative decision to issue a solid waste disposal facility permit major modification for the Caraway Hills South Class III Landfill lateral expansion and contour revision.

The facility, identified as the Caraway Hills South Class III Landfill (DML270000051), is located in Gibson County at 128 Gold Medal Road, Milan, Tennessee (latitude 35.926474/longitude -88.79541). This permit would allow construction, operation, closure, and post-closure care of the Class III disposal facility for the disposal of farming wastes, landscaping and land clearing wastes, construction/demolition waste, shredded automotive tires, and/or certain wastes having similar characteristics and approved in writing by TDEC. No hazardous wastes, as regulated by the Tennessee Hazardous Waste Management Act (Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-212-101, et. seq.) and the Rules adopted pursuant to the Act, shall be accepted for disposal at this facility. The official responsible for operation of the facility is Mr. Ryan Knight, Caraway Hills Landfill, LLC, 128 Gold Medal Road, Milan, TN 38358 (731) 225-1979.

The Division has made a preliminary determination that this proposal meets the applicable requirements of Tennessee Rule Chapter 0400-11-01, Solid Waste Processing and Disposal. Pending consideration of any comments received during the 45-day comment period ending on Friday, August 28, 2026, the Division intends to issue this permit.

The hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at the Milan Public Safety Training Center, 6501 Telecom Drive, Milan, TN 38358, as well as via video-teleconference. Information on how to join online is provided below. From 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM (Central), an informational session will be held. The public may inspect and discuss the permit application, draft permit, fact sheet, plans, and other materials with the Division and with representatives of the applicant. There will also be an opportunity for comments to be recorded or written and submitted during this time. The formal hearing will begin at 6:00 PM (Central). First the Division will explain its tentative decision to issue the permit. The applicant's representative will describe the proposed facility. The Division will then receive oral comments on the permit draft from the public.

The Division invites the public to review and submit comments on this proposal at the public hearing and during the 45-day comment period ending by 4:30 PM on Friday, August 28, 2026. Paper copies may be reviewed  at the Division’s Central Office at Davy Crockett Tower, 7^th Floor, 500 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243 (615) 532-0780, or the Mildred G. Fields Memorial Library located at 1075-A E Van Hook Street, Milan, TN 38358, the TDEC Jackson Environmental Field Office, 1625 Hollywood, TN 38305 (731) 512-1300. 

To comment on the draft permit, contact Ms. Abigail Moseley in the Division’s Central Office at the Davy Crockett Tower, 500 James Robertson Parkway, 7th Floor, Nashville, TN 37243 (615-917-5879), email Abigail.Moseley@tn.gov. Comments must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2026, to assure consideration.

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings (or review the file record) should contact the Division Human Resource (HR) liaison Rachel Meredith at (615) 981-4426 or Rachel.E.Meredith@tn.gov to discuss any auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitate such participation. Contact may be in person, by writing, telephone, or other means, and should be made no less than 10 working days prior to the event, to allow time to provide such aid or services. Contact the state’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator (1-866-253-5827) for further information. Hearing-impaired callers may use the Tennessee Relay Service (1-800-848-0298).

If it is hard for you to read, speak, or understand English, TDEC may be able to provide translation or interpretation services free of charge. Please contact (615) 532-0780 for more information.

Environmental Resource Holdings, LLC, corporate successor to Occidental Chemical Corporation, has taken ownership of the existing Occidental Chemical Corporation Class II landfill. The Class II disposal facility is in post-closure care and located at 970 Santa Fe Pike, Columbia, TN 38401 (latitude 35.649007/longitude -87.049405). The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s (TDEC), Division of Land Protection – Waste Management Branch (DLP-WMB) approved a change in the identity of the owner for the Class II landfill, pursuant to Rule 0400-11-01-.02(6)(a) of Tennessee's Solid Waste Program Processing and Disposal Regulations. As part of this transfer of ownership identity, the facility name has not changed. The identity of the operator has changed from Occidental Chemical Corporation to Environmental Resource Holdings, LLC. The final decision to issue the permit modification was made on Thursday, June 9, 2026.

Paper copies may be reviewed at the TDEC Columbia Environmental Field Office at 1421 Hampshire Pike, Suite 100, Columbia, TN 38401 (931) 380-3371 and the TDEC DLP-WMB Central Office, Davy Crockett Tower, 500 James Robertson Parkway, 7th Floor, Nashville, TN 37243 (615) 532-0780. Questions or comments may be directed to the WMB Solid Waste Permitting Manager, Nickolaus Lytle, at the TDEC Central Office at Nickolaus.Lytle@tn.gov or (615) 854-4581.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Division of Land Protection (DLP) - Waste Management Branch (WMB), has issued a permit major modification to the City of Memphis. The Tier II compost facility, identified as Earth Complex Composting and Recycling Center (CMP790000011), is located in Shelby County at 2389 Hennington Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee (latitude 35.064473 N/longitude -90.14416 W).

This permit would allow for expansion and continuance of construction, operation, and closure of the Tier II composting facility for waste materials classified as ground yard waste from commercial landscapers, the general public, and public works organizations, as well as pre-consumer and post-consumer food waste originating from residential, commercial, and industrial sources, including, but not limited to, homes, restaurants, produce packing, animal processing, and grocery stores, and/or certain wastes having similar characteristics and approved in writing by TDEC. This major modification specifically allows compost operations to extend onto two adjacent parcels adding the potential for 9.2 acres of additional operational area. No hazardous wastes, as regulated by the Tennessee Hazardous Waste Management Act (Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-212-101, et. seq.) and the Rules adopted pursuant to the Act, shall be accepted for disposal at this facility. The official responsible for operation of the facility is Mr. Philip Davis, City of Memphis Solid Waste Director, 125 North Main Street, Room 628, Memphis, TN 38103 (901) 576-6872.

The WMB made the draft of this permit available for review during a 45-day public comment period which ended on June 1, 2026. The WMB received no oral or written comments during the above-mentioned public comment period.

The final permit and response to comments are posted to the final page of the Permit Documents section of Dataviewer linked below. Two locations also have paper copies available for review:

For questions, contact the facility’s official responsible for operation or DLP’s Solid Waste Permitting Manager: 

On February 23, 2026, K&B Tennessee Holdings, LLC took over operational control of GrafTech Advanced Graphite Materials, LLC Class II disposal facility at 791 Santa Fe Pike, Columbia, TN 38401 (latitude 35.6381/longitude -87.0578). GrafTech Advanced Graphite Materials, LLC will continue as the permit holder. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) approves the change for the Class II landfill, pursuant to Rule 0400-11-01-.02(6)(a) of Tennessee's Solid Waste Program Processing and Disposal Regulations as a minor permit modification to the permit for the GrafTech Advanced Graphite Materials, LLC Class II Landfill (IDL600000047).

Paper copies may be reviewed at the TDEC Columbia Environmental Field Office at 1421 Hampshire Pike, Columbia, TN 38401 (931-380-3371), and the TDEC Division of Land Protection Central Office, Davy Crockett Tower, 500 James Robertson Parkway, 7th Floor, Nashville, TN 37243 (615-532-0780). Questions or comments may be directed to the Solid Waste Permitting Manager, Nickolaus Lytle, at the TDEC Central Office at Nickolaus.Lytle@tn.gov or 615-854-4581.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has issued a permit major modification to Knoxville Landfills, LLC. The facility, identified as Riverside C&D Class III Landfill (DML470000011), is located in Knox County at 3330 Delrose Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee (latitude 35.980347 N/longitude -83.867839 W). 

This permit allows construction, operation, closure, and post-closure care of the Class III disposal facility for the disposal of farming wastes, landscaping and land clearing wastes, construction/demolition waste, shredded automotive tires, and/or certain wastes having similar characteristics and approved in writing by TDEC. No hazardous wastes, as regulated by the Tennessee Hazardous Waste Management Act (Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-212-101, et. seq.) and the Rules adopted pursuant to the Act, shall be accepted for disposal at this facility.

Solid Waste made the draft of this permit available for review during a 45-day public comment period, which ended on January 5, 2026.  Solid Waste has prepared a Response to Comments document, which summarizes comments received during the public comment period.

The final permit and response to comments are posted online. Visit the links below to access documents and the facility information in the Dataviewer. Two locations also have paper copies available for review:

For questions, contact the facility’s official responsible for operation or DLP’s Solid Waste Permitting Manager: 

The Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), after a 45-day comment period ending on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, terminated the solid waste disposal facility permit issued to Gateway View, LLC. The facility, identified as Gateway View, LLC Class II Landfill (IDL330000102), is located in Hamilton County, adjacent to and to the north of 2701 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee (latitude 35.034014/longitude -85.323659).

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has issued a permit major modification to Knoxville Landfills, LLC. The facility, identified as Poplar View Class III Landfill (DML470000057), is located in Knox County at 1730 McMillan Station Road, Knoxville, Tennessee (latitude 36.04703 N/longitude -83.80235 W).

This permit would allow construction, operation, closure, and post-closure care of the Class III disposal facility for the disposal of farming wastes, landscaping and land clearing wastes, construction/demolition waste, shredded automotive tires, and/or certain wastes having similar characteristics and approved in writing by TDEC. No hazardous wastes, as regulated by the Tennessee Hazardous Waste Management Act (Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-212-101, et. seq.) and the Rules adopted pursuant to the Act, shall be accepted for disposal at this facility.

Solid Waste made the draft of this permit available for review during a 45-day public comment period, which ended on September 15, 2025. Solid Waste has prepared a Response to Comments document, which summarizes comments received during the public comment period.

The final permit and response to comments are posted online. Visit the links below to access documents and the facility information in the Dataviewer. Two locations also have paper copies available for review:

For questions, contact the facility’s official responsible for operation or DLP’s Solid Waste Permitting Manager: 

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has issued a permit major modification to the City of Lawrenceburg. The facility, identified as the Lawrenceburg Class III Demolition Landfill (DML500000024), is located in Lawrence County on Grinnell Road, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee (Latitude 35.2054 N/Longitude -87.3827 W). This major modification will result in the reshaping of the existing sediment pond, construction of modified perimeter ditches and other drainage features, and the subsequent addition of final cover to close the landfill. This modification does not add additional air space or capacity to this landfill.

This permit would allow closure and post-closure care of the Class III disposal facility for the disposal of farming wastes, landscaping and land clearing wastes, construction/demolition waste, shredded automotive tires, and/or certain wastes having similar characteristics and approved in writing by TDEC. No hazardous wastes, as regulated by the Tennessee Hazardous Waste Management Act (Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-212-101, et. seq.) and the Rules adopted pursuant to the Act, shall be accepted for disposal at this facility. The official responsible for the operation of the facility is Mr. Gary Wayne Hyde, City of Lawrenceburg Solid Waste Director, 2126 Baler Drive, Lawrenceburg, TN 38464 (931-766-0900).

Solid Waste made the draft of this permit available for review during a 45-day public comment period, which ended on October 27, 2025. Solid Waste received no oral or written comments during the above-mentioned public comment period.

The final permit is also available at two locations:

For questions, contact the facility’s official responsible for operation or DLP’s Solid Waste Permitting Manager: