City of Knoxville - Recycling

RECYCLING

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FOR GENERAL SOLID WASTE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY BY DIALING 3-1-1.

John Homa
Solid Waste Project Manager
jhoma@cityofknoxville.org
Room 465, City County Building
Phone: 311
Fax: 865-215-4688
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The City of Knoxville, in cooperation with Kroger, Food City, Goodwill, Waste Connections, and Advanced Polymer 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 eight 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:

Starting December 11, 2007, the City will be accepting containers labeled from 1 to 7 at recycling centers. It must have the recycling symbol with a number in the center as examples shown.

#1-#7 plastic containers (Must have a recycle logo labeled on container)

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, 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:

Certain types of narrow-neck plastic containers, 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

Supercenters are located at:

Kroger Stores

2217 Broadway - Broadway Shopping Center: More Info | Get Directions

5003 Broadway - Fountain City: More Info | Get Directions

4440 Western Ave. at Clinton - I-640 Plaza: More Info | Get Directions

4918 Kingston Pike - Knox Plaza: More Info | Get Directions

5425 Clinton Hwy is closed and we are looking for a new location in the area

Goodwill Collection Centers

225 W. Moody Ave: More Info | Get Directions

Corner of Magnolia Ave. & Alice - across from Chilhowee Park: More Info | Get Directions

341 Parkvillage Rd.: More Info | Get Directions

Look for a new Goodwill location in the coming months at 820 Metler Dr. that will replace the center at Clinton Hwy.

Downtown

Downtown Recycling Center, 400 State St.: More Info | Get Directions

At these locations, Knoxvillians can also recycle aluminum cans, newspaper, clear glass, brown glass, green glass, steel cans, #1 to #7 plastics, cardboard and mixed paper.

DROP-OFF CENTERS

There are two unattended recycling drop-off centers operated in association with Food City stores in the city.

The drop-off centers are located at:

Food City Stores

5941 Kingston Pike: More Info | Get Directions

2939 Alcoa Hwy: More Info | Get Directions

At these Food City locations, aluminum cans, mixed paper, newspaper and #1-#2 plastics are accepted. The Alcoa Highway store also accepts cardboard.