Interview with Willard Burton, Lillian Wheeler, March 1, 2007

Partial Transcript: Okay, this is Dale Johnson with Eastern Kentucky PRIDE and today I am talking to Lillian Wheeler--and, I'm sorry, could you--

Segment Synopsis: Wheeler gives her background information, talking about growing up in Magoffin County (Ky.). Burton then talks about his background, including information about his childhood in Johnson County (Ky.). They then talk about the water and plumbing available in their childhood homes, as well as how their families disposed of trash.

Keywords: Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE) Coordinators; Garbage; Land fills; Mining; Oil; Quilts; Restaurants, fast food; Solid waste managers; Special Projects and Programs Coordinators; Sulfur

Subjects: Blaine (Ky.); Childhood; Coal mines and mining.; Environmentalism--History.; Environmentalism--United States--History.; Environmentalism--United States.; Environmentalism.; Environmentalists.; Fast food restaurants.; Gasoline; Johnson County (Ky.); Letcher County (Ky.); Litter (Trash); Magoffin County (Ky.); Paintsville (Ky.); Plumbing.; Refuse and refuse disposal.; Sewerage.; Waste disposal; Waste disposal sites; Water; Wells; Whitesburg (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: Um, so, I guess, let's talk about the--Johnson County, then.

Segment Synopsis: Wheeler talks about her early work as Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE) Coordinator, a job which she began in 1999. Burton then talks about his work in Johnson County (Ky.), which he began in 1986 as a landfill manager. They then talk about the current waste management program in Johnson County (Ky.), which includes mandatory garbage collection and fines for illegal dumping.

Keywords: Apple Valley Sanitation; Big Run Landfill; Brian L. Skaggs; Buy backs; Complaints; Dumpsters; Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE); Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE) Coordinators; Ecology officers; Garbage collection, mandatory; Johnson County Road Department; Paint; Participation rates; Skaggs, Brian L.; Solid waste; Solid waste coordinators; Special Projects and Programs Coordinators; Tires; Transfer stations; Trash pick up, mandatory; White goods

Subjects: Ashland (Ky.); Courts; Environmental law.; Environmentalism--History.; Environmentalism--United States--History.; Environmentalism--United States.; Environmentalism.; Environmentalists.; Johnson County (Ky.); Judges; Letcher County (Ky.); London (Ky.); Pike County (Ky.); Refuse and refuse disposal.; Waste disposal; Waste disposal sites

Partial Transcript: Um, that reminds me, uh, tires.

Segment Synopsis: Wheeler talks about Johnson County (Ky.)’s program for tire disposal. She then talks about the problem of illegal dumping and the Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE) grants that help to clean them up. Burton then discusses the problem of roadside litter, which he feels now surpasses illegal dumps.

Keywords: Buy backs, tire; Commonwealth Clean Up; Dumps, illegal; Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE); Eastern Kentucky Power Cooperative; Laurel Ridge (Ky.); Littering; Super grants; Tire amnesty programs; Tires; Waste disposal

Subjects: Ashland (Ky.); Environmental protection; Environmentalism; Environmentalism--History.; Environmentalism--United States--History.; Environmentalism--United States.; Environmentalism.; Environmentalists.; Grants; Johnson County (Ky.); Litter (Trash); Pollution.; Refuse and refuse disposal.; Waste disposal; Waste disposal sites

Partial Transcript: Um, what i--uh, I hadn't thought about this until recently, before, but when you're out picking up a real busy--

Segment Synopsis: Wheeler talks about the assistance she receives from police and fire departments in the area of traffic control for roadside clean ups. Burton then talks about his admiration for the Johnson County (Ky.) constable, as well as a story involving a man cited for drunk driving and criminal littering. Next, Wheeler talks about her county’s utilization of the septic system improvement program, before returning to a story about a young boy who enjoys participating in roadside clean ups. The pair then talk about the pitfalls of using children to clean up roadside litter, as well as the use of inmates.

Keywords: Adults; All Terrain Vehicles (ATV); Backhoes; Budgets, congressional; Cars; Children; Constables; Contamination, fecal; Courts, fiscal; Deposits; Ditches; Drug paraphernalia; Drunk driving; Kentucky Division of Waste Management; Kentucky Division of Water; Litter abatement; Littering; New York; PRIDE Clubs; Restaurants; Road department; Schools; Septic systems; Sewers; Solid waste coordinators; Towing; Traffic control; Volunteers; Water

Subjects: Division of Water Resources; Environmental law.; Environmental protection; Environmentalism; Environmentalism--History.; Environmentalism--United States--History.; Environmentalism--United States.; Environmentalism.; Environmentalists.; Fire departments; Hazard (Ky.); Inmates of institutions; Johnson County (Ky.); Kentucky. Division of Water Quality Kentucky.; Law enforcement; Letcher County (Ky.); Litter (Trash); Paintsville (Ky.); Pike County (Ky.); Plumbing.; Police; Pollution.; Refuse and refuse disposal.; Roads; Septic tanks; Sewerage.; Voluntarism; Volunteers; Waste disposal

Partial Transcript: Huh. And the, the--I haven't heard much talk about this Commonwealth Clean Up before. Is this a state-wide thing?

Segment Synopsis: Wheeler and Burton talk about the collaborative clean up efforts in Johnson County (Ky.). Burton talks in depth about the littering problem in the county. Wheeler then talks about the people who have contributed to these clean up efforts.

Keywords: Commonwealth Clean Up; Courts; Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE); Hal Rogers; Kentucky; Kentucky Environmental Cabinet; Kiwanis Club; Littering; Movie theaters; Newspapers; Restaurants, fast food; Roadside Litter Month; Rogers, Howard Dallas “Hal”; Solid waste; Spring clean up; Volunteer of the Month; Volunteering; Wal-Marts

Subjects: Blaine (Ky.); Environmental protection; Environmentalism; Environmentalism--History.; Environmentalism--United States--History.; Environmentalism--United States.; Environmentalism.; Environmentalists.; Fast food restaurants; Johnson County (Ky.); Kiwanis International; Lawrence County (Ky.); Litter (Trash); Martin County (Ky.); Morehead (Ky.); Morgan County (Ky.); Paintsville (Ky.); Pollution.; Refuse and refuse disposal.; Rogers, Hal; Taxation; Tourism; Voluntarism; Volunteers; Wal-Mart (Firm); Waste disposal; West Liberty (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: Yeah. That, um--well, I guess, um, what I wanted to ask about was the solution now for the future.

Segment Synopsis: Wheeler talks about educating young people about environmental causes. The two then talk about Hal Rogers, who supported environmental clean up in Kentucky.

Keywords: Carol Cox; Cox, Carol; Dumps, illegal; Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE); Hal Rogers; Homemakers; Littering; PRIDE Clubs; Rogers, Howard Dallas “Hal”; Straight pipes

Subjects: Children; Cox, Carol; Education; Environmental education.; Environmental protection; Environmentalism--History.; Environmentalism--United States--History.; Environmentalism--United States.; Environmentalism.; Environmentalists.; Generations; Homemakers; Litter (Trash); Rogers, Hal; Schools; Septic tanks; Somerset (Ky.); Waste disposal