City of Knoxville - Household Hazardous Waste

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW)

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Public Services Division

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Solid Waste Office

HHW Program Goals
HHW Storage & Transportation

David Newman, Waste Facility Manager
Solid Waste Management Facility
Transfer Station - Household Hazardous Waste
Office: 865-215-6700
Fax: 865-215-6711

City of Knoxville and Knox County residents may dispose of household hazardous waste by taking it to the city's Solid Waste Facility, 1033 Elm Street.

The HHW Collection Center will be open Mondays starting on July 6

Hours:
Sun: Closed
Mon - Tue - Thur - Fri: 7:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wed: 7:00 am - 12 Noon
Sat: 8:00 am - 12 Noon
(*Amnesty Sat. until 1:00 pm)

Residents may take up to 20 gallons (20 one gallon cans or 4 five gallon buckets) or 100 pounds per visit.

The city facility accepts:

Adhesives

Air Conditioners (small window units)

Automotive Oil and Fuel (10 gal. limit per day)

Additives

Antifreeze

Bleach

Brake fluid

Car wax and cleaners

Carburetor and Fuel Injection Cleaners

Caulk

Computer systems (limit 2 per resident/quarter)

Cooking grease

Detergent

Drain openers

Flea collars

Fluorescent tubes & compact fluorescent light bulbs

Fungicides/Wood Preservatives

Gasoline

Grease and Rust Solvents

Herbicides

Household batteries (rehcargeable and hazardous. No Alkline)

Household cleaners

Insect repellant

Insecticide

Lead-acid batteries

Lighter fluid

Mercury Thermometers

Mothballs

Oven cleaner

Paint (20 gal. limit per day per container size)

Paint stripper and removers

Paint thinner

Pesticides

Pet spray and dip

Pool chemicals

Propane Cylinders

Rat and mouse poison

Shoe polish

Spot remover

Stain

Starter Fluids

Toilet bowel cleaner

Transmission fluid

Tub and tile cleaner

TVs (limit 2 per resident/quarter)

Varnish

Weed killer

Windshield wiper fluid

Wood and Metal Cleaners and Polishers

Unacceptable Items

Ammunition

Explosives

Industrial, commercial or business generated hazardous waste

Medical waste (needles can be put inside red medical sharp containers or two liter bottles with the lid and placed in your trash container)

Any household hazardous waste in commercial or work vehicles.

Any household hazardous waste from out of county residents.

Any household hazardous waste over 20 gallons or 100 pounds per household.

Materials generated by
any type of business
(Commercial Hazardous Waste)

Non-propane Cylinders

Pressurized Fire Extinguishers

Radioactive Waste
(including smoke detectors)

Unidentifiable Materials

Reduce Through Re-Use
Materials that are in good condition and useable will be set aside at the Collection Center can be picked up by residents free of charge.