Recycle Right Knoxville

Hey Knoxville, do you recycle right?

Why should you recycle right?

"Knox County taxpayers spend almost $2,000,000 per year to transport to and bury waste in a landfill forever while the revenue from the sale of recyclables can sometimes exceed $500,000 per year. Recycling helps offset significant expenses and helps keep taxes low." - From Knoxcounty.org

Items accepted in curbside recycling:

Paper and cardboard

Newspaper, magazines, junk mail
Sticky notes, envelopes (not necessary to remove plastic windows)
Notebooks, office paper with or without staples and tape
Cereal boxes
Cardboard & cardboard tubes
Shredded paper (placed in a paper bag to prevent scattered pieces)
Books

Plastics

Rinsed plastic bottles and lids
Rinsed plastic cups
Rinsed plastic jugs, milk jugs, detergent containers

Metals

Rinsed aluminum cans (*Aluminum foil and baking pans are not accepted materials)
Rinsed steel cans (no aerosol cans)
Rinsed metal lids

Items NOT accepted in curbside recycling:

Glass

Glass (must be taken to a city drop-off center in order to be recycled)

Plastic film & Other problematic plastics

All plastic bags
- Grocery bags
- Bread bags
- Zip-top bags
- Dry cleaning bags
- Chip bags/candy wrappers (nothing with a silver inner lining)
The plastic wrap around many products including: paper plates, napkins, bathroom tissue, diapers, and more
Plastic straws/ utensils
Plastic toys
Styrofoam

Hazardous waste

Batteries
Electronics
Hazardous waste
Latex paint
Medical waste
smoke detectors
Automotive Oil and Fuel
Additives
Antifreeze
Bleach
Brake fluid
Car wax and cleaners
Carburetor and Fuel Injection Cleaners
Caulk
Cooking grease
Detergent
Drain openers
Fire extinguishers
Flea collars
Fluorescent tubes & compact fluorescent light bulbs
Fungicides/Wood Preservatives
Gasoline
Grease and Rust Solvents
Herbicides
Household cleaners
Insect repellant
Insecticide
Lighter fluid
Mercury Thermometers
Mothballs
Oven cleaner
Paint
Paint stripper and removers
Paint thinner
Pesticides
Pet spray and dip
Pool chemicals
Propane Cylinders
Rat and mouse poison
Shoe polish
Spot remover
Spray paint cans
Stain
Starter Fluids
Toilet bowl cleaner
Transmission fluid
Tub and tile cleaner
TVs
Varnish
Weed killer
Windshield wiper fluid

Various household items

Clothing
Ceramics
Dishes
Cords/water hoses
Light bulbs/holiday lights
Mirrors
Trash
Window glass
Yard waste
Wood

Residential Hazardous Waste Drop-off

Got unwanted pharmaceuticals? See drop-off locations.

For all other recyclables not accepted in curbside recycling, visit these Convenience Centers:

County Centers: (recyclables plus garbage, no glass)
Karns (no hazardous waste) 6930 Karns Crossing Ln. (865)215-5865
Carter 8815 Asheville Hwy (865)215-5865
Dutchtown 10618 Dutchtown Road (865)215-5865
Halls 3608 Neal Drive (865)215-5865
John Sevier 1950 W. Gov. John Sevier Hwy (865)215-5865
Powell 7311 Morton View Lane (865)215-5865
Tazewell Pike / Gibbs 7201 Tazewell Pike (865)215-5865
City Centers: (only accept recycling & glass)
South Knoxville 225 W Moody Ave. (865)-215-4311
Downtown Knoxville Recycling Center 227 Willow Ave. (865)215-4311
Northwest Knoxville 4440 Western Ave. (865)-215-4311
East Knoxville 210 Alice St (865)-215-4311
West Knoxville 341 Parkvillage Rd (865)-215-4311

UTK Recycling Center 2121 Stephenson Drive Dock 24 (865) 974-3480

More info on Knoxville Convenience Centers

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This project is funded under a grant contract with the State of Tennessee.