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“Life Is But a Stream”
Mrs. Green interviews Jason Tankersley, CEO of The Fairfax Companies.
– Mrs. Green's World, April 2011 Watch Video
“Tank's Green Stuff: Compost and More”
Mrs. Green interviews Jason Tankersley, CEO of The Fairfax Companies. They discuss ways to reuse construction waste, including turning discarded wood into decorative mulch.
– Mrs. Green's World, April 2011 Watch Video
“Green Scene: Creating Sustainable Projects”
The Fairfax Companies, LLC is a small family business started here in Tucson in the late 1980’s by Ron Tankersley. After taking the company over about seven years ago, I decided the company needed to focus on socially responsible and environmentally friendly business strategies.
– Trend Report, October 2009 Read Article
“Landfill owner aims for 80 percent recycling rate for construction detritus”
Outside the car’s seemingly soundproof windows, hardworking guys in hardhats silently sift through the “waste” created by Tucson’s construction and landscaping industries.
– Green Times, October 2009 Read Article (PDF 1.54M)
“Waste Not”
Of the 400 tons of construction waste dumped each day at the Speedway Landfill, owner Jason Tankersley is turning his focus to latex paint buckets, wood pallets, tree trimmings and plastic grocery bags.
– AZStarnet.com Read Article
“Tucson area landfill operator reduces waste, block by block”
In the landfill business, the longer it takes to fill it up, the longer you stay in business...That's why Jason Tankersley, the owner of three landfills in the Tucson area and another in Litchfield Park, spends much of his time thinking about ways to reuse the waste he gets.
– AZBiz.com Read Article
“Fairfax Companies helps Tucson catch-up repurposing waste”
Green practices are beginning to inch into our personal lives and our homes � a positive move, no doubt. But realistically speaking, businesses that are living green day-to-day will ultimately make the biggest impact on the environment and lead the rest of us down the trail of responsibility.
– Insidetucsonbusiness.com Read Article
“Hidden No More”
Almost 100 acres, this land is a hidden mystery to most Tucsonans. All of that is about to change in the spring of 2011, when work begins to extend Sabino Canyon Road south to connect with Kolb Road, just north of the Lowe's shopping center.
– Tucsonweekly.com Read Article
“Landfill serves as landscape material retailer”
It may look like a dump, but Jason Tankersly's changing all that. "It's just my personal philosophy that we need to do what's right and it's just a terrible waste to throw all this stuff in the ground." Not only can you drop off garbage at Tankersly's Speedway Landfill, you can buy some too.
– KVOA.com Read Article
“Composting Service”
You didn't know about these composting sites? Visit www.thefairfaxcompanies.com for the locations, hours and costs. I like to get the compost in bulk because I use so much but you can get it bagged starting the third week in November. It is called "Tank's Green Stuff."
– Thenewsouthwest.com Read Article
“Special Thank You to Jason Tankersley”
– Communitygardensoftucson.org Read Article