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Waste Not Blog
Waste Not Blog

Check the City's Waste Not Blog for updates on the collection of garbage and recyclables and more! For more details, call 311 or visit www.knoxvilletn.gov/wasteandresources.




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February 2017 - Posts
When the City on Jan. 1 stopped accepting glass in the curbside single-stream recycling program, the Solid Waste Office explained that during the processing of recyclables, glass gets broken into smal ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Feb 27, 2017 at 5:56 PM
  
Part of the new garbage collection system requires each household to fit all its trash into the City-issued trash cart. If you are having a hard time keeping your trash to one 95-gallon cart every w ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Feb 23, 2017 at 5:30 PM
  
Q:  Have you seen an increase in tonnage of glass taken to the drop-off recycling centers in January? A:  Way to go Knoxville!!! We calculated the average weight of glass recycled at the five recyc ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Feb 21, 2017 at 5:46 PM
  
Now that everyone has their new wheeled garbage cart, lots of residents have told us they'd like help in getting rid of their old trash receptacles. So this month, Waste Connections has started haulin ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Feb 15, 2017 at 6:45 PM
  
As residents are settling into using their new City-issued garbage carts, they are probably wondering what to do with their old cans. Well, our first suggestion is to repurpose them around your hou ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Feb 02, 2017 at 5:05 PM