Knox County Tennesee

Knox County provides eight drop-off centers for residents to bring their recyclables. Operation of the convenience centers is paid for through Knox County property taxes, so there is no extra charge for bringing materials for disposal at this time. You can help to keep your tax dollars lower by recycling!

State law requires that Knox County reduce its waste 25 percent. Please do your part to comply with this law. You will also conserve valuable landfill space and save resources and energy by recycling.

• Plastic (labeled # 1 or #2 on bottom of container)
• Newspaper (except Tazewell Pike and Karns centers)
• Aluminum cans
• Steel cans
• Glass (clear, green, and brown)
• Cardboard (only at Dutchtown, Forks of the River, Halls, and John Sevier Centers)
• Mixed paper (only at Halls, Forks of the River, and John Sevier centers)
• Scrap metal
• Used motor oil and filters
• Antifreeze
• Yardwaste (only at Halls, Forks of the River, and Knox County Greenwaste Facility)
• Car batteries

• Tazewell Pike: 7128 Tazewell Pike: MAP
  Tazewell Pike at Fairview Road, ½ mile from intersection of Emory Road and Tazewell Pike just before Gibbs School
• Carter: 8815 Asheville Highway: MAP
  Near 4-Way Inn (Kitts Road) on Asheville Highway before you go across overpass on right
• John Sevier: 1810 John Sevier Highway: MAP
  John Sevier Highway at Twin Creek Road, approximately one mile east of traffic light at Martin Mill Pike on John Sevier Highway
• West Center: 10618 Dutchtown Road: MAP
  Lovell Road exit off of I-40. Go north on Lovell, turn right on Lexington, and left onto Dutchtown road. Center is located on right hand side about ½ mile down the road.
• Karns: 6818 Oak Ridge Highway: MAP
  Located between Schaad Rd. and Ball Rd.
• Powell: 1514 West Emory Road
  Emory Rd. at railroad crossing.
• Forks of the River: 3106 Water Plant Road: MAP
  Take Asbury Road off of John Sevier Highway. Go left at National Drive. Go left at Water Plant Road
• Halls: 3608 Neal Drive: MAP
  Take Neal Dr. off of Highway 33/Maynardville Highway, behind Halls Cinema 7 and Kmart.

*Hours of operation at the Convenience Centers are Monday thru Friday 8-6 and Saturday 7-3.

• Knox County Greenwaste Facility: 8707 Joe Daniel Road: MAP
  Off of Oak Ridge Highway, just east of Pellissippi Parkway.

• Batteries
  Auto: Convenience centers and Household Hazardous Waste Facility
  Rechargeable; cell phone: Household hazardous waste facility
  All others (alkaline, AA, AAA, C, D, etc.): non-toxic, place in trash
• Cell Phones
  Knoxville Recycling Coalition 525-9694
  Staples 560-3150
• Computers
  Household Hazardous Waste, residential only, limit 2 systems
  Businesses with 100 or more, contact 5R Processors Recycling Center for proper disposal at 865-457-1621
• Ink Cartridges
  Cash 4 Cartridges 984-9020
  NuCycle Technologies 525-8020
  Staples 560-3150
• Restaurant Grease
  Valley Protein 933-3481
• Tires
  Convenience centers (limit is 4 tires per person per year)
  Tire Corral (truck tires=$1, car tires=$0.50) 523-8473

• Clothing
  Goodwill Industries 588-8567
  Knox Area Rescue Ministry 521-7766
  Salvation Army 524-1329

• Habitat for Humanity 523-3539