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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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Turn Trash into Treasure: Start Composting

United States residents produce a lot of waste. As of 2010, the USDA estimated our country’s annual food waste to be 30-40 percent. In addition to food, there is usable waste from lawn and landscaping ... more»

Posted by ptravis On May 06, 2020 at 12:52 PM

Celebrating Earth Day Apart Together

When the first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970, it brought environmental consciousness to the national headlines for the first time. Half a century later, this day is as important as ever ... more»

Posted by ptravis On Apr 21, 2020 at 4:06 PM

Reduce Through Reuse

Written by CAC AmeriCorps Service Member Lauren Watson A landfill. Jani, Yahya (2018). Linnaeus University. Retrieved from https://lnu.se/en/meet-linnaeus-university/current/news/2018/landfills-- ... more»

Posted by pmelnik On Apr 20, 2020 at 9:48 PM

Current COVID-19 Updates & Spring Cleaning 2020

With the warmer weather and many of us at home, now is a great time to think about Spring cleaning! If you find yourselves cleaning out closets and pruning bushes, please keep these current COVID-19 ... more»

Posted by pmelnik On Apr 09, 2020 at 11:37 PM

What's Your Solid Waste I.Q.? - Curbside Recycling

1. What is the proper way to recycle empty plastic bags or plastic films (like sandwich bags and plastic wraps)? A. Plastic bags/films are not recyclable. - INCORRECT. Plastic bags/films can be ... more»

Posted by tmcdonell On Dec 28, 2018 at 10:19 AM

What's Your Solid Waste I.Q.? - Curbside Trash Pickup

1. Which of the following photos depicts a cart that will not be emptied due to overflow? a. Lid slightly propped up – INCORRECT. According to the policy outlined in the City’s contract wit ... more»

Posted by tmcdonell On Nov 13, 2018 at 2:35 PM

What's Your Solid Waste I.Q.? - Bulky Waste

1. When is bulky waste collected? a. At the same time as weekly curbside pickup. INCORRECT. If a Waste Connections driver is able to collect a bulky waste item at the time of trash collectio ... more»

Posted by tmcdonell On Sep 14, 2018 at 4:10 PM

City Begins Delivery of 1,521 New Recycling Carts

A dozen households in North Knoxville neighborhoods received new recycling carts before 10 a.m. this morning. The two-man public service team of Cody Foster and Dustin Hinshaw had their list an ... more»

Posted by ptravis On Jun 08, 2017 at 12:53 PM

Videos: Quick and Efficient Trash Collection Vs. Back-Breaking Manual Pickups

For four months, City officials have been talking about the benefits of the new 60,000 wheeled trash carts and how they're a key component in modernizing and improving the City’s household garbage c ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Apr 06, 2017 at 1:01 PM

Big Difference: Clean Sorted Glass Vs. Commingled Low-Quality Glass

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

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