THE KNOXVILLE COMPOST PROJECT
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BattleField Farms, City Possum Farm, and the City of Knoxville's Waste & Resources Management office with support from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation launched the Knoxville Compost Pilot Project in February 2022. Residents and nearby restaurants can now drop off their food scraps to be composted and repurposed into soil.
Before dropping off your food scraps, please review the Yes/No list below and then take the quiz to test your knowledge! Upon successfully completing the quiz, you will receive a code. You will need this code to unlock the combination padlocks on the food scraps bins; please save it for future reference.
DROP-OFF LOCATION:
The Old City Recycling Drop-Off Center
227 Willow Ave, underneath the interstate
Attended daily from 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
YES
• Fruits
• Vegetables
• Coffee Grounds
• Paper Coffee Filters
• Eggshells
• Nut Shells
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Located at the
Old City Recycling Center:
227 Willow Ave. |
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NO
• Cooked Food
• Oils, Fats, Grease
• Meat, Seafood, Bones
• Dairy (Cheese, Butter, Yogurt, Mayo, etc.)
• Bread, Rice, Grains
• Leaves or Brush
• "Compostable" Bags, Cups, Bowls, Utensils, Bioplastics, etc.
• Anything Plastic (Produce Stickers, Bags, Styrofoam, etc.)
• Animal Waste / Litter
• Charcoal
• Tea Bags
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| TIPS FOR COLLECTING YOUR FOOD SCRAPS
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You can collect your food scraps in any lidded container placed on your kitchen countertop or underneath your sink. If you prefer to make less frequent trips to the drop-off site, store your scraps in the refrigerator or freezer to prevent odors.
If you are producing a lot of food waste, an inexpensive 5-gallon bucket with a sealing lid placed on a porch, in a garage, or near your outdoor trash will keep pests out and smells in.
A printed copy of
the Yes/No list on your fridge will help you and your family remember which food scraps are accepted.
Setting a weekly alert on your phone can help remind you to take your food scraps to the drop-off before they're too fragrant.
| ADDITIONAL KNOXVILLE AREA RESOURCES AND OTHER COMPOST AUTHORITIES |
UT Knox County Extension Office
UT Gardens - Resources & Occasional Composting Classes
UT Master Gardeners - Organic Gardening & Compost
Keep Knoxville Beautiful - Composting: Heaps of Fun
Ijams - Living Clean & Green Compost Diagram
Borderland Tees' Butterfly Garden
Beardsley Farm & CSA
Living Earth - Compost & Soils
Hines Fine Soils - Compost & Soils
ShareWaste - Compost Connection Service