RECYCLING

Dial 3-1-1 to Access City Services If your wireless or landline phone carrier cannot directly access the City's 3-1-1 Call Center, you can reach us by dialing 865-215-4311. Public Services Division Neighborhood Codes Enforcement Solid Waste Office Keep Knoxville Beautiful Knoxville Recycling Coalition Map of Recycling Centers Protect the Planet Recycling Batteries Recycling Centers Recycling Computers Recycling Facts Recycling Events Recycling Questionable Items Recycling Thermometers Recycling Winners Solid Waste Mgmt Facility Unwanted Medicines Collection Helpful Holiday Tips Christmas Tree Recycling Tips to Reduce Holiday Waste FOR GENERAL SOLID WASTE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY BY DIALING 3-1-1. John Homa Solid Waste Project Manager jhoma@cityofknoxville.org Room 470, City County Building Phone: 311 Fax: 865-215-4688 Map of Recycling Centers The City of Knoxville, in cooperation with Kroger, Food City, Goodwill, Waste Connections, and Rock-Tenn Recycling, operates 11 recycling centers. The recycling centers are divided into two categories depending on the types and number of materials accepted. RECYCLING DROP-OFF SUPERCENTERS There are nine recycling drop-off supercenters in the city that are operated in conjunction with Kroger and Goodwill Industries. The Centers are open 24 hours a day. Attendants from Goodwill staff the Supercenters from 9 AM to 5 PM. The supercenters collect: Since December 11, 2007, the City has been accepting plastics labeled from 1 to 7 at it's recycling drop off centers. Containers must have the recycling symbol with a number in the center as examples shown. #1-#7 plastic containers (Usually have a recycle logo labeled on container) Other examples of plastics taken at the centers: Plastic grocery bags, heavy plastic wrap such the type that comes over paper towels or toilet paper, plastic straws, blue or other colored plastics or bags with the recycling triangles, thin plastic wrap such as syran wrap, cereal bags from the inside of cereal boxes, plastic bottle lids with no triangle, plastic clear storage bags and trash bags such as Hefty, Glad etc. Please rinse out all containers. Examples of what plastics we cannot take: Mixed containers such as those for nuts that have some plastic and some paper board and are difficult to separate, Styrofoam even with the recycling triangle, Styrofoam peanuts. aluminum cans steel cans mixed paper - any type of material that is 100 percent paper including phone books, catalogs, magazines,white and colored ledger paper, white and colored note pad paper and stationary, copy paper, NRC forms, sticky notes, envelopes with or without plastic windows, fax paper, manila folders, hanging folders (remove metal bands), paperboard such as cereal boxes, tissue boxes, shredded paper, etc., and paper bags. books (hard-bound books - books and covers can be recycled in the mixed paper bins) clear glass brown glass green glass cardboard (flattened) newspaper (including inserts) reusable household goods household batteries (lithium, ni-cad, and rechargeable only) Not Recyclable: Mylar (i.e., shiny silver plastic) things such as potato chip bags or a foil bag to keep items cold/hot. Aluminum foil or pie plates Plastic containers that hold hazardous waste such as pesticides/herbicides, motor oil and antifreeze bottles Window glass, broken windshields, light bulbs or any type of porcelain or pottery material such as plates or pots. Carbon paper, and Styrofoam Milk cartons and food and orange juice containers made of paper and coated with a chemical material inside and or outside. No Medical Waste. Insulin Sharps or Sharps containers are NOT accepted either inside plastic bottles or by themselves. These items can be disposed of in your household trash inside plastic bottles or through a proper disposal management company. NORTH Kroger at Broadway Shopping Center - 2217 Broadwayr: More Info | Get Directions Kroger at Fountain City - 5003 Broadway: More Info | Get Directions Kroger at I-640 Plaza - 4440 Western Ave. at Clinton: More Info | Get Directions Kroger at Metler - 820 Metler Dr.: More Info | Get Directions SOUTH Goodwill at W. Moody Ave. - 225 W. Moody Ave: More Info | Get Directions Food City at Alcoa Hwy. - 2939 Alcoa Hwy (unattended): More Info | Get Directions EAST Goodwill at Chilhowee Park - 210 Alice St. (Corner of Magnolia Ave. & Alice - across from Chilhowee Park): More Info | Get Directions WEST Kroger at Bearden Knox Plaza - 4918 Kingston Pike - Knox Plaza: More Info | Get Directions Goodwill at Cedar Bluff - 341 Parkvillage Rd.: More Info | Get Directions Food City at Bearden - 5941 Kingston Pike (unattended): More Info | Get Directions DOWNTOWN Downtown Recycling Center - 400 State St.: More Info | Get Directions